What is this plastic part?

[Paros]

I found this plastic "part" under my engine after installing a new clutch.
Any idé what it can be (it looks like a small spark plug cap)?

[speedmachine]

are you sure it came from your car? It looks like a sparkplug cap of a moped...

[benyeats]

I think it is a breather pipe cover that fits onto the gearbox housing. 

If looking from the wheel toward the gearbox its position is at about 10 o'clock. 

I know all this as about 20 minutes ago I was inspecting my car whilst the tyres were being changed and thought "I wonder what that part is".....

[Paros]

I agree that it seems to be a breather pipe, but whichone?
The breather pipe located just under the Cable that comes from the shiftlever has already a breather pipe that is slightly larger.
So, where does this belong? 

[smokin]

It looks similar to the gearbox breather but mine's rubber not plastic and as you say yours is still in situ. I can't think of anything on mine that looks like that. Maybe more pictures from different angles might help. Any metal contacts inside or just a lump of plastic?

[Paros]

It's in rubber (not plastic that I wrote earlier).
No metal inside, just rubber...

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[Al a Star]

its a insulator cover off a live wire (starter or alternater)

[Paros]

[quote="Al a Star"]
its a insulator cover off a live wire (starter or alternater)
[/quote]

Do you have a picture where I can find those?

[smokin]

I don't have anything like that on mine. I agree with Al what it looks like,  but having stripped my beast down to its bones over the winter,  I can't think where that might belong on a mk2 300

[turbo911]

is it a bong

[Lane]

[quote="Paros"]
[quote="Al a Star"]
its a insulator cover off a live wire (starter or alternater)
[/quote]

Do you have a picture where I can find those?
[/quote]

Not from an Atom, but illustrates it at least:

[Monza]

if this part is closed at one end, it's perhaps a part going in the butterfly area to close a "pipe".

[AtomMadStew]

Cover to main alternator or starter motor wire usually

[meladdo]

[quote="turbo911"]
is it a bong
[/quote]




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