you should be fine as far as driveability is concerned since its not like it can get sucked into the engine.

You can drive till you're on E and drop the fuel tank and try to get it out. Other than that, no idea.

You can probably find a diagram on HMAService.com

 

You could take the back seat out, remove the fuel pump, and see if you see the srew in the tank somewhere. But yeah, it's not going to do any damage, and it won't get sucked up if you just leave it in there.

 

if you have the time i would take the fuel pump out and use a magnetic grabber.

 

If you remove the back seat you will be able to fish it out through the fuel pump access door. It really shouldn't be a problem, the screw won't make it through the fuel filter. Don't drive yourself too crazy over this.

 

Agreed, it's a 15-20 process to get to the tank. Just lift up the rear seat and the pump's right there, shouldn't be a problem to get out once you have pump assembly out of the way.

 

Once you get the fuel pump removed, just turn the car upside down and shake it around a bit until the screw falls out.

 

+1

 

lol nice nice....


If you have time take out the back seat and open up the tank, otherwise don't worry about it. I wouldn't even do anything unless you can hear it or something, it's not going to do any damage for the trouble it will be to take it out.

 

I just wanted to be sure that it somehow wouldn't get sucked up and clog a pump or filter along the way (or make a bunch of noise for that matter.

I have one of those 4lb magnetic sticks (the type that bend, etc) but I don't like the idea of fishing it around in the gas tank while i'm inside the vehicle. Something about magnets coming in contact with metal and having the potential of creating a spark in front of 7 gallons of gasoline. I don't need to see something on myth busters to know a bad idea when i hear one. I'll wait until i'm out of gas to try this.

 

Actually, waiting until the tank is empty would be more dangerous then when the tank is full. You will have much more fuel vapor in the tank at empty and the vapor is what is flammable, not so much the fuel itself. If you fill a bucket with gasoline and throw a match into it, it will go out but if you let the gas sit and develop vapor, it will flash fire. This was demonstrated to us in Fire Fighting School.

Also, if I'm not mistaken, a magnet hitting the metal of the tank will not cause a spark. It's a natural grounding effect, for lack of a better way of putting it.

 

I was thinking along these lines myself, just wasn't positive and didn't want to give wrong info.