What did I find in my splash guard?

[wengenstein]

I was under my 540i today getting ready to flush my coolant when I noticed something odd in the rearmost splash guard. I took it down to find this odd piece of something just sitting there. It wasn't attached to anything and it did not appear to fit anywhere nearby. Am I going insane? Did my indy forget something last time he was under there? :) Can anyone identify this part? It's pictured below.

http://www.geocities.com/bmacado0/IMG_2100.JPG

Aparently it was made in the USA...
http://www.geocities.com/bmacado0/IMG_2101.JPG

http://www.geocities.com/bmacado0/IMG_2102.JPG

I cleaned it up for the pictures.. :)


Dennis

[simon-york]

Just a shot in the dark - it's not part of a clutch centring tool is it?

Simon Daubeney, York UK

[AllanS]

I dunno, but I found a spare coolant level sensor in mine once :)

[632 Regal]

looks like some sort of centering tool part... give it back and maybe youll get a better deal next time you go in for service.

[winfred]

looks like part of some sort of seal/bushing/bearing driver

[Mr. BILL]

Could it be a broken idler pulley or belt tensioner? I had a bad idler pulley and found it down there.

[all2kool]

Road debris, likely not from your car?

[632 Regal]

Road debris, likely not from your car?