JFairman,
I took a magnet and went in the hole and no ball for sure. Thank you for the detail though. I am glad this is over. I am wondering if this is what cause the small oil leak from the turbocharger connection to the intercooler pipe? When the boost comes in, maybe too much oil was comimg without the ball bearing? I will go on the HWY and bring the boost in and see if it is still leaking a little bit of oil or not.