Loose bar in the engine compartment

[TexasGrrl]

I'm dealing with the 12V ports not working and was reading here about fuses. I opened the hood to look for the fuse box there and look what I found! I have an appointment with a dealership tomorrow to have it corrected. How do you think that got loose?

 

[Suburbazine]

Someone changed the air filter and forgot to reassemble the chassis braces.

 

[Hueydriver]

Someone changed the air filter and forgot to reassemble the chassis braces.

Exactly!

 

[TexasGrrl]

To change the air filter? wow, that's a weird design. Thanks for telling me what the heck is was!

 

[HawaiiPD]

DIY, the bolt is metric 8mm x 1.25 thread about 3/4" long with a 12 mm head. Go to a hardware store and spend less than $1.00 to get it.
Buy a 12 mm wrench and install, less than $20.00 to DIY.

 

[Suburbazine]

To change the air filter? wow, that's a weird design. Thanks for telling me what the heck is was!

The bar itself is really for suspension rigidity to keep the struts from pushing the unibody inwards on bumps. There's a matching bar system going to the firewall under those plastic rails that look like they seal the engine bay.

 

[carguy75]

I'm dealing with the 12V ports not working and was reading here about fuses. I opened the hood to look for the fuse box there and look what I found! I have an appointment with a dealership tomorrow to have it corrected. How do you think that got loose?


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Someone probably forgot to tighten the bolt after changing the air filter; like mentioned above.

I would just buy a new bolt from the dealer to have a matching bolt.

 

[dcrob95]

Someone probably forgot to tighten the bolt after changing the air filter; like mentioned above.

I would just buy a new bolt from the dealer to have a matching bolt.

I dropped one of the bolts when changing the air filters a couple months ago. It couldn't have gone far but it was lost.. I preferred a matching bolt as well. It was $1.37 at the dealer. Cheapest dealer part I ever bought!