What is this?

[Krabby]

Any idea what this is. I removed an OBD reader and I heard something fall. This is what I found. Thoughts?

 

[Clark Kent]

Any idea what this is. I removed an OBD reader and I heard something fall. This is what I found. Thoughts?

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Is it squishy?
It looks like dried silicon/sealant that has been pushed out the nozzle of a caulking gun. Maybe something left over from production or post-production maintenance.

 

[Tazzieman]

A plastic trim plug of sorts.
Someone can do a deep dive into the workshop manual?

 

[Krabby]

Not squishy at all. It’s a hard plastic.

 

[Clark Kent]

A plastic trim plug of sorts.
Someone can do a deep dive into the workshop manual?

'Plug' and 'deep dive' should never be seen together. Just sayin'...

 

[Clark Kent]

Not squishy at all. It’s a hard plastic.

It doesn't look finished enough to be a production part. My next guess is some sort of production line widget. A temporary alignment pin that gets removed and discarded. Maybe dashboard installation.

 

[Rupert]

Your truck must have been built on Friday after lunch….LOL!

 

[INEOS OG]

The real question is what was happening with the OBD port and what did you plug-in? And what did you find?

 

[Granite Deer]

Any idea what this is. I removed an OBD reader and I heard something fall. This is what I found. Thoughts?

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[Tazzieman]

Definitely an exercise ball plug!

 

[Clark Kent]

Definitely an exercise ball plug!

@Krabby must be the 2nd owner

 

[Krabby]

The real question is what was happening with the OBD port and what did you plug-in? And what did you find?

After filling the tank I tripped a CEL. I used my MX+ to clear the code and when I removed the reader that thing fell from somewhere in that general area.

 

[Shopkeep]

Looks like a variation of one of these push retainer clips from GM, maybe the top has been snapped off by a trim tool.

 

[INEOS OG]

After filling the tank I tripped a CEL. I used my MX+ to clear the code and when I removed the reader that thing fell from somewhere in that general area.

I was hoping for something far more sexy, like you were able to access the inner sanctum of truth and reset the service notification.

 

[Happyoldgit]

Clearly it is the inner core of a second generation Mk5a flux capacitor core that has broken free from the optical windings.

 

[Tazzieman]

Further conversations with IA/Ineos chemicals suggest the piece has detached from one of the grouting brushes. See video for a simple explanation.

View: https://youtu.be/bfhzo9OMfIg?si=GosxCNh6NgOcuuc_

 

[sheel]

Any idea what this is. I removed an OBD reader and I heard something fall. This is what I found. Thoughts?

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Interesting, same thing happened to me in the first couple weeks of ownership. Never figured out where the specific location it came from, but def under the driver's side footwell, LHD.

 

[Glen]

I don’t know what they look like - is it possibly a windshield alignment pin that was lost/discarded during a windshield replacement?