Car ate bird, but where's the bird?

The Automotive Enthusiast · 06-20-2013, 02:36 PM

My car ate a bird coming home and I saw the feathers stuck in my intake(Still a couple stuck in the intake on the left side) I was able to take the majority of the feathers that got stuck in the top black honey comb grille out. Where's the bird? I can't find it for the life of me. I'm assuming it's still stuck somewhere in the engine bay? The feathers in the intake won't harm the engine, will it?

Thank you.

Richbot · 06-20-2013, 02:51 PM

Probably in the bottom of airbox. Remove the airbox cover, cook and enjoy

Echo M3 · 06-20-2013, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by PoweredBy///M

My car ate a bird coming home and I saw the feathers stuck in my intake(Still a couple stuck in the intake on the left side) I was able to take the majority of the feathers that got stuck in the top black honey comb grille out. Where's the bird? I can't find it for the life of me. I'm assuming it's still stuck somewhere in the engine bay? The feathers in the intake won't harm the engine, will it?

Thank you.

Did your car burp after?

Just kidding. That's what your air filter is for. Might not hurt to remove your air filter and clean it (or have someone do this for you), though. I would imagine the worst case scenario would be a clogged air filter. Perhaps others can chime in on this.

tdott · 06-20-2013, 03:05 PM

or it could have just bounced off the car and onto the road.

RBB · 06-20-2013, 03:06 PM

I believe I saw a thread a couple months ago where a bird got sucked in through the intake and was in a guy's airbox. I'd have to guess it's in there. You'll definitely want to take care of that when you get home.

The Automotive Enthusiast · 06-20-2013, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by tdott

or it could have just bounced off the car and onto the road.

Then how did I get feathers in my engine bay and in my intake? and the honeycomb grille on the top?

And1M3 · 06-20-2013, 03:06 PM

Op the same thing happen to this person as well and he found it in the air intake box.

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...highlight=bird

The Automotive Enthusiast · 06-20-2013, 03:07 PM

How can I remove the airbox?

elm3 · 06-20-2013, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by PoweredBy///M

How can I remove the airbox?

You just need to remove the lid, not the whole box. Look at the lid and the screws, just loosen the screws and remove the lid. The bird is probably underneath the filter. Hope this helps.

The Automotive Enthusiast · 06-20-2013, 03:22 PM

One of the screws fell under the car.

Anyway to get it out?

elm3 · 06-20-2013, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by PoweredBy///M

One of the screws fell under the car.

Anyway to get it out?

They usually stay attached to the lid. You might have to get your bottom engine cover off, it might be laying on it. Unless you have a magnet that you can slide under your engine and see if you can fish it that way?

mdosu · 06-20-2013, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by PoweredBy///M

One of the screws fell under the car.

Anyway to get it out?

lol! just a comedy of errors for you today huh?

you're better off just buying a replacement screw. Even at a hardware store, just bring in another airbox screw and you just need to match the screw pattern and length.

or you can go to the dealer

Stainless 45 · 06-20-2013, 03:38 PM

Try adjusting your M3's diet to include more protein, the car is obviously trying to tell you something.

lsmkr01 · 06-20-2013, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by PoweredBy///M

One of the screws fell under the car.

Anyway to get it out?

Your not suppose to remove the fasteners completely for that exact reason (live and learn). You can just have one missing until you can stop by a hardware store and have it replaced. Let us know what you find in there.

The Automotive Enthusiast · 06-20-2013, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mdosu

lol! just a comedy of errors for you today huh?

you're better off just buying a replacement screw. Even at a hardware store, just bring in another airbox screw and you just need to match the screw pattern and length.

or you can go to the dealer

To add insult to injury, my Allen wrench fell down there too. Now I need to figure out if I can get a magnet and get it back. I can see it.

mdosu · 06-20-2013, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by PoweredBy///M

To add insult to injury, my Allen wrench fell down there too. Now I need to figure out if I can get a magnet and get it back. I can see it.

alright, take a step back, wipe the sweat off your brow, deep breath, drink some water...now go and unscrew that box and get that bird out...lol

The Automotive Enthusiast · 06-20-2013, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by mdosu

alright, take a step back, wipe the sweat off your browl, deep breath...now go and unscrew that thing...lol

It didn't fall into the intake, it fell next to it. I need a magnet to fish it out. FML!

4M · 06-20-2013, 05:45 PM

It the category of "it could be worse" - some of you may remember this one from a few years back in Germany. . .

Longboarder · 06-20-2013, 05:52 PM

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It the category of "it could be worse" - some of you may remember this one from a few years back in Germany. . .

wtf is that????

Chriskm3 · 06-20-2013, 05:55 PM

Some of the comments are hilarious

MMM3PWR · 06-20-2013, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 4M

It the category of "it could be worse" - some of you may remember this one from a few years back in Germany. . .

wtf is that????

I second than... Looks like Inner bowels from a medium sized animal

4M · 06-20-2013, 06:28 PM

That would be about 140 lbs worth of deer

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