dealer left tool under hood

Grimlock85 · 11-19-2014, 01:34 PM

Hi guys,

So I went to the dealer for a coolant leak, got it all fixed. Normally i always check under the hood before leaving, but this time around I just didn't have the time. When I got home, I popped the hood and there was a screwdriver left in there. I let my service adviser know, and he told me to bring it by and they'll check to be sure nothing happened.

Should I seriously be concerned that something bad could of happened? I honestly didn't notice anything and I probably would of never noticed anything if I didn't open the hood. Anything I should ask for?

Billup · 11-19-2014, 01:42 PM

Is it Snap On? Keep it.

I've left quite a few tools under the hoods of some cars when I was a mechanic, never really cared if they returned.

Nothing would have happened though, unless it somehow magically ended up by a belt or pully, but you would know instantaneously. Where exactly did you find it under the hood?

ShocknAwe · 11-19-2014, 01:54 PM

Pretty funny. Highly unlikely anything happened. Free screwdriver.

Grimlock85 · 11-19-2014, 01:58 PM

Yah I really don't think its serious, a part of me doesn't even want to bother going to the dealership again to have them look at it. But, I figure I might as well go and see what they do/say about it.

I found it between the coolant tank and the edge of the hoodline. The first thing i did, was look at the underside of the hood to see if it was dented in.

MightyMouseTech · 11-19-2014, 02:12 PM

Damn, you almost got a free tool!

Have done that before, no big deal.

Actually forgot a magnetic trouble light under a car. Car came back a year later for an alignment and it was still there. Still works too'

Billup · 11-19-2014, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by nom_nom_time

Yah I really don't think its serious, a part of me doesn't even want to bother going to the dealership again to have them look at it. But, I figure I might as well go and see what they do/say about it.

I found it between the coolant tank and the edge of the hoodline. The first thing i did, was look at the underside of the hood to see if it was dented in.

LOL, honestly, I wouldn't even bother going back. I'm sure they forgot about the screwdriver by now. They likely won't do anything about it, because there's only a few ways it can create some real damage.

nine times out of ten, a screwdriver is set somewhere offset from anything that could be damaged in the first place, unless the mech has no idea what's going on. It would take a lot more than the tool being there to make some damage.

I'd take the screwdriver and hold onto it as a piece of history. Hell, you could use it to fix something on your car yourself. Instant gratification.

Jockey · 11-19-2014, 07:18 PM

I have had that happen before. Snap-on ratchet. I kept it

NorthernDancer · 11-19-2014, 07:36 PM

If dealer within 15 minutes or so, I would return it and complain a little bit. They may offer up a free oil change or something.

angrybaker · 11-19-2014, 07:51 PM

I had an alignment done and about a week went by and I went to put something into the trunk, there were two sandbags (15kg) each in there. Called the alignment shop and they had left them in there.

e36addict · 11-20-2014, 07:25 AM

Being a tech, I've gotten lots of free tools under hoods.. Even had some of my own return after being gone for months

ejm3 · 11-20-2014, 09:55 AM

Yeah a few years ago I got a nice wrench they left in my car!

jsmonet · 11-20-2014, 04:54 PM

never give back the free tool!

inFamousKicks · 11-21-2014, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyMouseTech

Damn, you almost got a free tool!

Have done that before, no big deal.

Actually forgot a magnetic trouble light under a car. Car came back a year later for an alignment and it was still there. Still works too'

Lmaoo

zx10guy · 11-22-2014, 07:38 PM

I had a mechanic leave a nut driver in one of my cars, but I also had one steal a torx driver I forgot I left on the floor of the same car too. I guess that balances things out.

I did find a Snap On ratchet in the middle of a road I was driving on. I assume it was from the auto shop which was about 50 feet from where I found the ratchet. I almost ignored it until I kept thinking it looked like a tool. So I stopped the car and ran back to where it was and scored.

DSSG · 11-22-2014, 08:49 PM

You should only worry if they left a ham sandwich! They'd want that baby back for sure!

Ed P · 11-22-2014, 10:26 PM

If they leave a tool under your hood it's your tool.

Kinda like finding an umbrella.

11-19-2014, 01:34 PM	#1
Grimlock85 Private First Class 38 Rep 168 Posts Drives: m3 / 135i Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (2)	dealer left tool under hood Hi guys, So I went to the dealer for a coolant leak, got it all fixed. Normally i always check under the hood before leaving, but this time around I just didn't have the time. When I got home, I popped the hood and there was a screwdriver left in there. I let my service adviser know, and he told me to bring it by and they'll check to be sure nothing happened. Should I seriously be concerned that something bad could of happened? I honestly didn't notice anything and I probably would of never noticed anything if I didn't open the hood. Anything I should ask for?
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Billup Banned 472 Rep 928 Posts Drives: Your mum crazy. Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Baconopolos Island iTrader: (0)	Is it Snap On? Keep it. I've left quite a few tools under the hoods of some cars when I was a mechanic, never really cared if they returned. Nothing would have happened though, unless it somehow magically ended up by a belt or pully, but you would know instantaneously. Where exactly did you find it under the hood?
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ShocknAwe 1Addict 3233 Rep 7,893 Posts Drives: E82 Mutt, M57 Truck Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Charleston iTrader: (22)	Pretty funny. Highly unlikely anything happened. Free screwdriver. __________________ 2010 135i 6MT Jet Black N54/3 FE82 Mutt \| BUILD THREAD \| GARAGE SALE
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11-19-2014, 01:58 PM	#4
Grimlock85 Private First Class 38 Rep 168 Posts Drives: m3 / 135i Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (2)	Yah I really don't think its serious, a part of me doesn't even want to bother going to the dealership again to have them look at it. But, I figure I might as well go and see what they do/say about it. I found it between the coolant tank and the edge of the hoodline. The first thing i did, was look at the underside of the hood to see if it was dented in.
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MightyMouseTech Major General 4338 Rep 6,196 Posts Drives: 13 135i 6MT LeMans Blue MSport Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada iTrader: (0)	Damn, you almost got a free tool! Have done that before, no big deal. Actually forgot a magnetic trouble light under a car. Car came back a year later for an alignment and it was still there. Still works too'
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Jockey Brigadier General 3445 Rep 4,981 Posts Drives: 992 C4S Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Park City, UT iTrader: (1)	I have had that happen before. Snap-on ratchet. I kept it
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NorthernDancer Colonel 848 Rep 2,276 Posts Drives: 08 Sedona 128 & 06 330xiT 6MT Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ottawa On Canada iTrader: (3)	If dealer within 15 minutes or so, I would return it and complain a little bit. They may offer up a free oil change or something.
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angrybaker Private First Class 1 Rep 120 Posts Drives: black 135i 2009 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: san francisco iTrader: (1)	I had an alignment done and about a week went by and I went to put something into the trunk, there were two sandbags (15kg) each in there. Called the alignment shop and they had left them in there.
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e36addict Captain 137 Rep 952 Posts Drives: 2013 X1 35iX Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Tim @ BMW of Dallas iTrader: (5)	Being a tech, I've gotten lots of free tools under hoods.. Even had some of my own return after being gone for months __________________ 13 X1 35iX, 98 Z3 2.8, 01 M Coupe, 96 Z3 1.9 DASC, 95 318ti, 13 smart fortwo
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ejm3 Major 200 Rep 1,075 Posts Drives: 2012 135 Convertible 6MT Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Connecticut iTrader: (0)	Yeah a few years ago I got a nice wrench they left in my car! __________________ 2012 135 Convertible 6MT 2017 Acura MDX
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11-22-2014, 07:38 PM	#14
zx10guy Brigadier General 5150 Rep 3,241 Posts Drives: 2013 135i Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: DC iTrader: (0)	I had a mechanic leave a nut driver in one of my cars, but I also had one steal a torx driver I forgot I left on the floor of the same car too. I guess that balances things out. I did find a Snap On ratchet in the middle of a road I was driving on. I assume it was from the auto shop which was about 50 feet from where I found the ratchet. I almost ignored it until I kept thinking it looked like a tool. So I stopped the car and ran back to where it was and scored.
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DSSG Banned 8 Rep 195 Posts Drives: 2012 BMW 135i M Sport Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Cleveland, OH iTrader: (0)	You should only worry if they left a ham sandwich! They'd want that baby back for sure!
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