I was working under the bonnet and somehow managed to lose an 8mm socket and it managed to go somewhere in the radiator fans cowling, im sure i could feel it but could not get hold of it and it disappeared. I have tried a magnet to try and coax it out but it has just disappeared, the fan turns freely so i don't know what to do. Will it break the fan or will it get spat out? Any advice?

 

what car?

 

dont matter what car it is a foreign object needs to be out the way in order to avoid damage so strip the fan down and find it mate safer in the long run,

 

agree, but if i knew what car it was then i might be able to help with the easiest way to take of the fan or cowling