# Why wedge cardboard next to my 2017 Accord's engine? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** transmissions, accord, honda\ **Created:** [April 17, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wedge-cardboard-next-to-my-2017-accords-engine/176197 "2021-04-17T13:24:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BCGreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@BCGreen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BCGreen)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wedge-cardboard-next-to-my-2017-accords-engine/176197/1 "2021-04-17T13:24:46Z")
why would someone put a small piece of cardboard wedged on the side of my engine? ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wedge-cardboard-next-to-my-2017-accords-engine/176197/2 "2021-04-17T15:01:03Z")
I don’t know. But , why do people cross wire spark plugs of their “friend’s” cars? All I can recommend is to lock your car to prevent this type of practical joke. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wedge-cardboard-next-to-my-2017-accords-engine/176197/3 "2021-04-17T19:36:35Z")
Got a pic of location? ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wedge-cardboard-next-to-my-2017-accords-engine/176197/4 "2021-04-17T20:25:02Z")
did you just get the car and find it? is it oily? could of used it as a temporary funnel and forgot about it. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wedge-cardboard-next-to-my-2017-accords-engine/176197/5 "2021-04-19T12:05:01Z")
Why do men climb the highest mountain? Why swim the deepest sea? Why do bears defecate in the woods? Because they can. Same for the cardboard. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wedge-cardboard-next-to-my-2017-accords-engine/176197/6 "2021-04-19T19:39:01Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > Why do bears defecate in the woods? They don’t. Bears poop in the field and throw it into the forest. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wedge-cardboard-next-to-my-2017-accords-engine/176197/7 "2021-04-20T13:07:54Z")
Car is probably under warranty. I see no reason why any owner would touch the motor at this time. It’s a fairly new Honda. They rarely breakdown. OP did not say where cardboard was. Or size. 3”x3”? 15”x20”? Is it clean? Oil stained? ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wedge-cardboard-next-to-my-2017-accords-engine/176197/8 "2021-04-20T14:17:34Z")
It’s probably no longer under warranty it’s a 2017 model year, quite possibly sold to the customer in late 2016 Why wouldn’t an owner “touch the motor” already . . . ? ---
**Author:** ![BCGreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@BCGreen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BCGreen)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wedge-cardboard-next-to-my-2017-accords-engine/176197/9 "2021-04-20T15:45:08Z")
Car still under warranty. Might have been done the day before when I took it in for an oil charge. The cardboard was clean. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wedge-cardboard-next-to-my-2017-accords-engine/176197/10 "2021-04-20T15:53:37Z")
OK , you are still under warranty but you still have not given enough detail for anyone to even guess why the cardboard was there . Such as where it was , how big , folded or near what part and did you have some service done . ---
**Author:** ![BCGreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@BCGreen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BCGreen)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wedge-cardboard-next-to-my-2017-accords-engine/176197/11 "2021-04-20T15:56:30Z")
Yes, I had an oil change done the day before. Small 3x3. Very clean must have been recently done. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wedge-cardboard-next-to-my-2017-accords-engine/176197/12 "2021-04-20T16:02:52Z")
It seems the logical thing would to ask the oil change place this question . Of course I would just remove the cardboard and find something else to worry about. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wedge-cardboard-next-to-my-2017-accords-engine/176197/13 "2021-04-20T16:28:56Z")
The top from an oil filter box, throw it in the trash. No warranty claim needed.