I just got a "new" 1998 C70...love the car, will never drive anything else - unless I really broke it and I have to go for the ford aspire I deserve.
The car has 84,000 miles, so I figured I should change the plugs, cap, rotor and wires. I removed the spark plug cover, the one that bolts on with 6 bolts. Everything went OK, but when it was time to put the cover and screws back, I dropped one of the screws behind the engine. I had removed the black pipe that goes over/to-the-right of the spark plug cover, and I'm pretty sure the bolt went right into the now open/exposed silver orifice in the back of the engine (closer to the driver). The arrows in the picture indicate the bolt, and where it fell (just imagine it without the pipe on top).
I tried to fish it out with a magnet, but no luck. So I started the car. Seems to run fine. Drove it home from the folks - no problems. I even got confident and stepped on it - no problems.
So...what have I done? Do I NEED to worry about this bolt, or is there some magical screen that will prevent it from being sucked into the turbo when conditions call for it? Is that even the turbo that it fell into? I appreciate any input you might have, many thanks.
Rob