Took car to local dealer Friday for Oil/Filter/Rotate Tires etc. Nothing unusual found. Today I washed the car and as always I clean under the hood with a damp rag. Found a reddish silicone rubber hat shaped item sitting on top of the engine and I don't see anywhere obvious that it should go. Here's a few pictures of it from various angles - http://www.dicombox.com/4Views.jpg. Any ideas what the heck this is would be appreciated.

 

what yr and model , and tranny do u have? looks like it goes to the nipple of a slave cylinder for a manual tranny.

 

It's a 2004 V6 Auto.

 

wierd, never saw anythign like it,

 

i think they just dropped that. those plugs usually come on new parts like slave or master cylinders, to plug up the openings.

but i could be wrong as i dont own an 04 accord, so maybe its a part of the car?

 

It's pretty "used" looking but I have looked everywhere easily accessible without a lift, there is nothing even resembling a place for it. I'll call em on Monday. Very irritating. Yes I agree it's maybe not even part of the car. We shall see.

 

could it be a radiator bushing by any chance, or could it be a plug that came out of the new filter, like a protective cap almost...

 

Turns out it was a protective plug from a year ago when the trans was replaced, where it was all this time is a mystery to me.

 

good thing it's nothing bad.