Rattle from Son spilling jelly beans on top of battery

[DanCar]

My Son spilled jelly beans in the car. I asked him to clean it up immediately while we were stopped. I failed to inspect and he didn't do a good job and at least one jelly bean fell below the carpet on top of battery? Rattles when making sharp turns. Haven't been able to find it and get it out. Should I try to remove a seat? Scheduled service for 2 weeks from now, soonest available.

 

[DanCar]

The estimate came back from Tesla. $918 to get the jelly bean out.

 

[father_of_6]

That's an expensive jelly bean!! Maybe you could send a mouse in after it? Or just live with the noise.

My youngest son left a banana peel on the back seat of my M3 and I didn't even notice. It sat there for a day. I'd like to say "no more food in the car", but it's unlikely we can stick to that rule.

No more candy though!

 

[cbdream99]

That will come out from his allowance

 

[Predation]

Get strong vacuum and suck. Some people have had luck even getting a slip stick out.

 

[stopcrazypp]

The estimate came back from Tesla. $918 to get the jelly bean out.

Yeah, the "official" way of getting things out of that area is pretty much disassembling everything on top, which takes a lot of time (and labor tends to be expensive these days). If it was metal, I had luck with a magnetic inspection mirror (a screw bit fell in and I was able to retrieve it this way).

As another mentioned, maybe try a vacuum? If you can get the jelly bean isolated to a general area near one of the holes in the carpet, that would probably help.

 

[dmurphy]

Is it possible it’s in the air vent? There’s a vent under the drivers’ seat. I had someone drop a nickel in there one time; had to be a bit of a contortionist but I got it out.

There really should be a grate covering that vent!

 

[Candleflame]

i know your pain, i dropped a crocodile clip in the underpan of the car when i changed the airfilter. thankfully it doesnt rattle but it made me think how easy it is to lose something in there. i covered the bottom airvents hence as well.

Personally I'd perhaps ask a plumber if hed be willing to stick an endoscope into the belly of the beast and in the airvents and see if he can take it out.

 

[mswlogo]

Just leave it. It will melt on a hot day and glue itself some where. Shouldn’t hurt anything. Maybe go drive it hard then supercharge.

 

[dmurphy]

i know your pain, i dropped a crocodile in the underpan of the car when i changed the airfilter. thankfully it doesnt rattle but it made me think how easy it is to loose something in there. i covered the bottom airvents hence as well.

Personally I'd perhaps ask a plumber if hed be willing to stick an endoscope into the belly of the beast and in the airvents and see if he can take it out.

USB endoscopes are fairly cheap on Amazon — I’d probably even go that route. They’re useful to have.

 

[Candleflame]

USB endoscopes are fairly cheap on Amazon — I’d probably even go that route. They’re useful to have.

they are but no retriever arm with it unfortunately.

 

[dmurphy]

they are but no retriever arm with it unfortunately.

True, but those are also inexpensive if needed. May not be, once you figure out where it is. Unfortunately many years of attending carnivals tells me I’m not good with the claw!

https://a.co/d/bUFoH8J

 

[blackT3$!@]

The estimate came back from Tesla. $918 to get the jelly bean out.

Get some all weather floor mats that have raised edges. They will keep spilled items on the mats for easier cleanup. That is one expensive jelly bean!

Just leave it. It will melt on a hot day and glue itself some where

This is what I would do. It will eventually melt on a hot day when the interior of the car gets 140+ degrees. Enjoy the sound, one day your children will be gone and you will miss the joyous little things in life your children brought you.

 

[Altes]

True, but those are also inexpensive if needed. May not be, once you figure out where it is. Unfortunately many years of attending carnivals tells me I’m not good with the claw!

https://a.co/d/bUFoH8J

Tape the claw to the endoscope

 

[MP3Mike]

Or maybe put some duct tape inside out on the end of a paint stick, put it in the hole and then driver around hoping that the jelly bean will stick to the tape.

 

[DanCar]

USB endoscopes are fairly cheap on Amazon — I’d probably even go that route. They’re useful to have.

Ordered, thanks so much!!!

 

[dmurphy]

Ordered, thanks so much!!!

Awesome! You'll find so many crazy uses for it -- looking inside walls, up chimney flues, behind wheel wells, all sorts of random places. Nifty little device; one of those "I didn't need it till I had it" kinda thing!

Keep us posted!

 

[blackT3$!@]

Awesome! You'll find so many crazy uses for it -- looking inside walls, up chimney flues, behind wheel wells, all sorts of random places. Nifty little device; one of those "I didn't need it till I had it" kinda thing!

Keep us posted!

What is a crazy use you have used it for? Can you snake it down your throat and see your stomach?

 

[dmurphy]

What is a crazy use you have used it for? Can you snake it down your throat and see your stomach?

Bee hunting under the deck was fun.

Haven’t stuck it down (or up) any body parts. I think I’d want a “made in the USA” sticker on that device.

 

[father_of_6]

What is a crazy use you have used it for? Can you snake it down your throat and see your stomach?

You definitely could... but bowel perforation is deadly.