What is this pad?

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doughboy52

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2013 CX-5 Touring FWD Sky Blue

• Sep 18, 2018

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Does anyone have an idea what this pad is? It dropped out from the car when I removed the shrouding underneath to drain transmission fluid. Measures about 3" x 6" and is about 1/4" thick, filled with what looks like fiberglass. I don't remember seeing it anywhere under the hood. My only thought is the shop dropped it from somewhere when they were diagnosing an emissions CEL. Some sort of heat shield seems likely, as some have pointed out.

 

Last edited: Sep 25, 2018

ColoradoDriver

2014 CX-5 Touring AWD - 132k miles

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Denver, CO

• Sep 18, 2018

• #2

Just did 3 transmission drain/fills myself. I don't recognize that at all.

 

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CX-5um

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13' CX-5 and 16' Mazda6 both Touring w/Tech/Bose

• Sep 18, 2018

• #3

Hopefully someone isn't using your CX-5 as a mule to transport drugs. Check under your rear seats for an AK-47 or something LOL

 

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doughboy52

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2013 CX-5 Touring FWD Sky Blue

• Sep 18, 2018

• #4

CX-5um said:

Hopefully someone isn't using your CX-5 as a mule to transport drugs. Check under your rear seats for an AK-47 or something LOL

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Heh, my wife is the primary driver of the car, so I don't know what's going on with it most of the time!

 

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erhayes

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2022CX5 PP

• Sep 18, 2018

• #5

It appears to be a heat protector for something. Ed

 

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Nelson de Leon

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CX5

• Oct 4, 2018

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erhayes said:

It appears to be a heat protector for something. Ed

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Yeah looks like it peeled off from the heat shield.

 

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doughboy52

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2013 CX-5 Touring FWD Sky Blue

• Oct 17, 2018

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I took it to the parts department, who went into the shop and asked the master mechanic on shift. Apparently it's some sort of heat shield from the catalytic converter and they've seen them fall out during oil changes and other work on CX-5s. Said not to worry about it (dunno) Odd that Mazda put something on that isn't attached firmly and that their master mechanics think isn't completely necessary.