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  1. 08-16-2003, 07:42 PM #1
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    have you found rubberbands in your engine compartment

    I was looking under the hood, and there is a rubber band holding my steering linkage to a heat shield on the exhaust manifold.
    that one looks like its kind of cooked.
    then there is another one up by the radiator.
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    I had one around my oil filler cap, do you think it might
    be a conspiracy?
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  4. 08-16-2003, 09:43 PM #4
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    Originally posted by rumble
    I had one around my oil filler cap, do you think it might
    be a conspiracy?
    Mine too (seriously). I took mine off and the seat of the pants meter revealed no loss in performance, so it has stayed off.
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    Originally posted by martyo
    Mine too (seriously). I took mine off and the seat of the pants meter revealed no loss in performance, so it has stayed off.
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  6. 08-16-2003, 09:52 PM #6
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    I ordered mine rubber band delete.
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  7. 08-16-2003, 11:47 PM #7
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    none in the engine compartment. Just one around the center rear seatbelt buckle.
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    An interesting side note: this isn't the same forum I used to post on for years, and I've been doing a lot of reading over the past 48 hours on both sites. Looks like there's been a serious splintering. I never thought it'd be possible for this to happen to a group of owners of a car model that sold no more than 14000 copies over 2 model years. Kind of scary, when thinking of the scale. Makes one think that maybe it'd be a good idea to do some introspection and think about what each of us needs to do to build a solid community, analyze what it is we're all honestly looking for by belonging to this community.
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  8. 08-17-2003, 05:14 AM #8
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    I found one in mine, except it was just hanging out around one of the lines coming out of the engine. It wasn't holding anything in place, it was just sorta there. Removed with no negative results thus far!
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    You know the only rubber band i have found was in the rear seat area. Holding the seatbelt strap. I have found numerious little plastic caps, and rubber plugs loose in the engine compartment. When i got the car home after i bought it, i really checked the engine area. I found these plastic thingies floating around under the intake on the top of the engine. Now, i just leave them in the glove compartment to compare with other marauder owners. I think they are factory plugs that should have been discarded when the engine was installed, but who knows.
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    Be careful removing the rubberbands may void warranty
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  11. 08-18-2003, 07:13 AM #11
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    I've had a few here and there inside the engine compartment, darn little freeloaders..I set mine free.
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    I had one on top of the engine near the EGR valve.........along with some rat doo-doo..........
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    I had a total of four: three in the engine area and one on the rear seat belt. I don't really care for bland-colored beige rubber bands, so I returned 'em for a rebate.
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    Originally posted by troopcar
    I had a total of four: three in the engine area and one on the rear seat belt. I don't really care for bland-colored beige rubber bands, so I returned 'em for a rebate.
    I didn't realize we were allowd to count the ones inside the car too. If so, add three more to my count!!
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  15. 08-18-2003, 08:18 AM #15
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    TSB #123654M addresses this condition, so rush over to your friendly MM dealer ASAP before they snap and suck up into the air intake and clog up the catalytic convertors.

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