Help, anyone know what this is?

[cmc]

Hi all

I was reversing onto my drive today and when I parked up I spotted something sitting on the drive in front of the bonnet. I've got a feeling that it's dropped off the underside of the car but can't be sure.

Up until today and for the last 6 months I have been getting a vibrating noise under load which I thought was the heat shield rattling off the exhaust but when I checked that was secure. It's sounds like a drone/ rattle when you accelerate.

This noise has now gone and I'm wondering whether it has anything to so with this part?

The part is rubber and looks like a cylinder that has now split in two.

Any thoughts/ help on what it is would be appreciated. Pics below.

cheers

cmc

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[LEE69]

Anti roll bar mount?
Steering rack mount?

 

[Crafoo]

Not a rubber hanger from the exhaust is it?

 

[T108]

looks like front antiroll bar bush, im guessing if the rattling has stopped the whole bush clamping bracket has also departed.

arb bush

 

[T108]

hmm not so sure now looking back at your pictures, does look a bit like an exhaust rubber

 

[cmc]

Cheers guys for all the response. I'll try and get it up on a ramp to have a look around and ask a mate who is a mechanic what he thinks it is.

Cmc

 

[MJ]

Looks like one of the pieces of sponge that's normally stuffed into the chassis to stop the fuel pipes moving about.