Look what I found in my airbox!

Look what I found in my airbox!

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tinoproductions

Original Poster:

142 posts

153 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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Car was running a bit rough at the top end so decided to change filters and clean the MAF sensor.
Opened the airbox and found this, perfectly dried out!
What's the weirdest thing anyone has found living/dead in their car?

KardioKate

1,584 posts

155 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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What, er, is it?

Shaw Tarse

31,544 posts

204 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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KardioKate said:
What, er, is it?
Lunch!

tinoproductions

Original Poster:

142 posts

153 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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A dried Gecko!

Locke

1,279 posts

185 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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I once found a dead bird in the fairing of my motorcycle but that beats my story. That must be one good induction system. What car do you drive?

anonymous-user

55 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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I was gonna say, species-dependant £10k fine... but then saw you're in Italy...! smile

odyssey2200

18,650 posts

210 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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I wa sonce called to a garageto investigate a customers car that was not running very well under load.

Once we had removed the carried bag load of dog biscuits from the air filter it went a lot better.

tinoproductions

Original Poster:

142 posts

153 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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CLK 230 Kompressor

10K fine...for what, he decided to make my airbox his permanent abode! laugh

SWoll

18,512 posts

259 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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I remember a story about a Peugeot 205 T16 back in the days of Group B rallying getting back to service after a stage and finding 3 fingers from a spectators hand stuck arounf the front grill/headlight.

If you watch how close the nutters used to get it's hardly a suprise.

bazza1000

294 posts

153 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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That's crazy wasn't expecting to see that, poor little thing.

Bet your car is running like a dream now.

SWoll

18,512 posts

259 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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Locke said:
I once found a dead bird in the fairing of my motorcycle but that beats my story. That must be one good induction system. What car do you drive?
A Cobra?

Sorry..getmecoat

anonymous-user

55 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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tinoproductions said:
CLK 230 Kompressor

10K fine...for what, he decided to make my airbox his permanent abode! laugh
Over here, if you kill a great crested newt without having first made reasonable checks that none are present, (forgetting the fact there are more of the little fkers than earthworms) then you could get slapped with a £10k fine...

However, once dead, if you cut the crest off with a pair of scissors, then no evidence = no crime.

tinoproductions

Original Poster:

142 posts

153 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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Opulent said:
Over here, if you kill a great crested newt without having first made reasonable checks that none are present, (forgetting the fact there are more of the little fkers than earthworms) then you could get slapped with a £10k fine...

However, once dead, if you cut the crest off with a pair of scissors, then no evidence = no crime.
Ah, I see.
Its ok, here we don't have ANY laws (I jest, none are enforced), let alone ones protecting little animals (please see our prime minister for a classic example of how society rewards criminals). rolleyes

KrazyIvan

4,341 posts

176 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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Would have been more impressed if you lived in slough and sucked up that little critter :P

Not myself, but a family friends cats lost a leg, they found it a few weeks later in the engine bay, seems the poor cat was in the engine bay when they went to go out one day, and it didnt get out in time. It did live for a long time after but got itself a new name "Pod" (as in tripod, think it was call Mr Flufy bks or some ste before)

anonymous-user

55 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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KrazyIvan said:
Would have been more impressed if you lived in slough and sucked up that little critter :P

Not myself, but a family friends cats lost a leg, they found it a few weeks later in the engine bay, seems the poor cat was in the engine bay when they went to go out one day, and it didnt get out in time. It did live for a long time after but got itself a new name "Pod" (as in tripod, think it was call Mr Flufy bks or some ste before)
eek

(ETA the injury not the name)