Revolver

Yesterday I had occasion to have a good look under the front of the car for the first time (the Canberra boys will know why!!!!).

Discovered a chip packet wedged in a round hole about 30-40mm in diameter about 50mm or so back from the leading edge of the bash-tray(??). Appeared to be deliberately cut into the tray.

Anyone have a similar hole - if so, what the hell is it for??

Tim Tam

for the Mazda mechanics to store their rubbish after servicing your car.

mikeyr

ROFL!!! Ok it's going ot be one of those posts..

"It's the Hamster's escape hole...compulsory after the challenger disaster". :D

Revolver

Very funny. Yeah whoopee!!

I'm actually being serious for a change.

Anyone know more about this hole-thing than the two "comedians" and is prepared to flaunt their vast knowledge of all things RX8?

Lock & Load

Whats a bash tray do you mean the gap were the second oil cooler should go ??

Take a pic of your hole and posted i am sure some of the more **** forum members will get excited and respond to your question .LOL :p

cheers
michael

mikeyr

Fair enough, I've had a look at the manual but need a better "description" of location and item and or photo.

M

Revolver

Thanks guys. I'll try to be more specific when I get a chance to look under again (not a daily driver for me and getting it out of the garage in daylight doesn't usually happen during my miserable working week).

Getting a clear shot may be difficult (not to say my complete ignorance about uploading same) - how about some measurements?

timbo

I had a look and, if it's the hole to the pax side of the baffle/bash/barge panel, it gives access to a plug in the radiator -- I guess to make draining the cooling system easy to do without removing all that plastic. IMHO, no damage will occur if you choose to store your empty chip packets there :D

xxup

It it large enough to store an empty can containing a chip packet???

Revolver

Thanks Timbo - you're a gentleman and a scholar.

and no, xxup, it isn't big enough for the can but I did notice a coldy holder hanging from a piece of wire while I was under there!! :D :D :D

BVD

I wonder...

Could the packet have been put there to catch a chip off the old block?

aaargh....

Amazing what can get stuck under cars. A while back a forum member spent days trying to trace an odd smell and eventually found a plastic bag wedged somewhere on his exhaust system.

timbo

That was me... :o

BVD, those jokes .....