As I was attempting to spray throttle cleaner into throttle valve, the small red plastic hose shot off the can and into the engine! Tried to retrieve, but can't see it-(I know, rookie mistake)- any ideas on how to get it out? What are the risks if I don't get it? Tried starting and opening throttle to blow it out, but no luck. HELP!
2003 V40

 

Worse case you have to buy an intake gasket set and remove the intake. The good thing? You can really clean out the throttle body and intake when it's removed. :-)

Short of removing the intake you could remove the fuel injectors and blow compressed air into the fuel injector holes to try and blow it back toward the throttle body. This has it's own set of issues if you've never removed fuel injectors before.

I personally would not run the car and hope for the best.

 

Thanks hudini-I ended up using a stick with double sided carpet tape, opened the throttle, and fished it out. Wow-talk about making a job harder than it needs to be, at least I got a good look inside!