iceburg501

I will try to use this opportunity to get hands-off with the engine and might lead to making small upgrades myself. The support from your responses has me creating the following game plan to remove the intake manifold. Wanted to verify my plan to ensure I dont overlook a critical step. Photos with comments on the parts I believe need to be removed: https://imgur.com/a/fDSyZXI Feedback appreciated

This YouTube video illustrates what I was trying to do on my WRX: https://youtu.be/m7Xt_bsmvqg The pix here illustrate the hole I dropped the object into: https://imgur.com/a/pr1AIKq Assuming I described the issue using the correct terminology, are any of these instructions relevant to the removing the intake manifold? https://www.i-club.com/forums/engine-power-ej25t-sti-2006-wrx-90/need-help-intake-manifold-removal-270683/ http://ken-gilbert.com/wrx/STi_Manual/02. ENGINE SECTION (STi)/01. FUEL INJECTION (FUEL SYSTEMS)/03. Intake Manifold.pdf

Please point me to instructions on how to remove the intake manifold, since I haven't started the engine its most likely in the manifolds. I assume driving the car to a mechanic will cause damage to the engine with a 2 inch plastic part inside the intake manifolds. I searched the web and youtube and cant find something just for this piece. Regarding the snake oil Seafoam spray, I was spraying it and starting the engine and the exhaust was white which supposedly meant dirt was coming off the throttle body. Simply parroting the marketing materials here but saw the white smoke out the exhaust pipe, thought the stuff was working. Learned my lesson, want the quickest way out of this mess.

The Subaru dealer recommended a $400 Throttle body service which prompted this DIY project. I will wait till the morning to see if I can eye ball the object and then try the gadget you recommended. If not where I can get instructions (bare minimum) to get the intake manifold removed to get to the fallen object. Hoping their is a way to only remove the top portion of the manifold without completely removing the entire thing.

Looking for help recovering a plastic hook object I dropped into the intake tract from the Seafoam Throttle body spray. I dropped into the airflow sensor hole (thats connected to the intake manifold). I removed my airflow sensor and sprayed a throttle body cleaner into the intake tracts, in the process the plastic 'hook guide' that is designed to bend the spray cleaner straw came lose and fell inside the airflow sensor hole. Didn't turn the engine on after the object fell inside, please give this noob instructions and the fastest way to recover the object from the intake tract. Pix for your reference: (vehicle: 2016 WRX) https://imgur.com/a/pr1AIKq Thx in advance. I feel like an idiot that messed up something so simple.