while taking off my exhaust manifold which is quite heavy w/the turbo on it i somehow cut the o-ring on the bottom of the oil return line and it had to fall into the nice hole in the oil pan but this is onhy a partial piece about the size a fingernail is across

so is this really bad?
are there screens that will catch it?
what about taking the pan off? too much trouble?


i need help my 164E needs my attention

thanks
matt