What is this part???

deboy922 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 04, 2014 1:54 pm

I replaced the passenger-side valve cover gasket on my 2003 Liberty. As I was getting ready to torque the valve cover bolts, I noticed a small metal cylinder (see attached pics) resting on top of the engine by one of the coil packs. Anyone know what this part is? Please help. Thanks.

HedsIc · **Posted:** Mon Aug 04, 2014 3:29 pm

I have that exact same mouse at work....

Gageraid · **Posted:** Mon Aug 04, 2014 9:03 pm

Doesn't look like an engine part I'm familiar with.

JeepMorrison · **Joined:** Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:34 am **Posts:** 1236

We have a mouse like that too, ours always ends up with a stuck wheel.....weird

Sent with the power of children's screams!!!

John3:17 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 05, 2014 7:55 am

Thats a "Whatsit" goes right next to the "Watchamacallit"!

:seuss:

deboy922 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 05, 2014 12:46 pm

Gageraid wrote:

Doesn't look like an engine part I'm familiar with.

I am hoping that it is not an engine part. I hate it when I have some surprise part that I do not know what it is, or where it goes. About the only other work that I have done on top of the engine is changing the spark plugs, but I still can't think of a part like this.

Glad my mouse is drawing some attention :-)

It has been a good one, and the wheel spins nicely :-)

Gageraid · **Posted:** Tue Aug 05, 2014 10:57 pm

How's the valve cover gasket treating ya now? Easy install?

JdubKJ03 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 05, 2014 11:24 pm

perhaps a spark wire electrode or??????????

deboy922 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:21 am

Gageraid wrote:

How's the valve cover gasket treating ya now? Easy install?

The new valve cover gasket fixed my oil leak. I no longer have smoke rolling out from under the hood at every stop light and when I park.

I only changed the passenger side. It tested my novice mechanical skills. I struggled with the heater hoses and the plastic clips that hold them. I tried to minimize the spilling of coolant, so it was a little slow removing the overflow tank and hoses (and I still spilled coolant). It is kind of a puzzle fishing out the top cover and reinstalling it. After doing it once, I could do it again in about 1 hour, but it took me about 4 hours the first time (yes, I am a little slow). But I am very glad that I did it and wish that I would have replaced it a year ago to fix the smoking.

Gageraid · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:44 am

Good to know.
My last vehicle needed the gaskets replaced all the time until I just decided to buy better valve covers.
How many miles are on your KJ?

deboy922 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2014 2:43 pm

Gageraid wrote:

Good to know.
My last vehicle needed the gaskets replaced all the time until I just decided to buy better valve covers.
How many miles are on your KJ?

145,000 miles

HedsIc · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2014 3:56 pm

4x4kayak2112 wrote:

We have a mouse like that too, ours always ends up with a stuck wheel.....weird

Sent with the power of children's screams!!!

Same here!

OP, Sorry, no clue what that is. It looks familiar but I just have no clue what it would be. Maybe something a friend picked up off the ground and was messing with, Sat it down there while you was working on teh vehicle and just left it there. Had a friend do that to me with a screw driver once.

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2014 8:57 pm

Looks like left over copper tube some one was using to splice vac/emission hose together with after they found a crack

Or crap that bounced up into the engine compartment off the road, i caught someone's coffee travel mug on top of my manifold once, had to pull over and remove it when it started melting and sinking

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