2019 Hyundai Santa Fe - something stuck in engine guard

[Urshurak776]

Hi all,

I was checking my son’s cars this morning and he was checking oil. I noticed something sticking out of engine guard under car. It was some foam. I can’t see anything looking in engine bay with flashlight. Maybe something he picked up driving?

 

[97prizm]

It looks like it's a rear engine seal or gasket for a corner or back of the engine. The bottom looks like it sits in a track and was glued into something.

 

[Rand]

It looks like it's a rear engine seal or gasket for a corner or back of the engine. The bottom looks like it sits in a track and was glued into something.

Seal or gasket? Its open cell foam
looks like what I jam between the windows when the window ac is installed.

 

[Jetronic]

comes from the radiator

 

[Urshurak776]

Thanks all. I’ll take a good look around when I get a chance. Initial look I couldn’t see where it would go. I agree it looks like the foam I would use on an AC install in a Window unit. Radiator seems plausible.

 

[D60]

If radiator such things are often not included or used with aftermarket replacements down the road, so I wouldn't worry.

Honestly, as long as you don't have body parts caught in your grille you're doing well

 

[Jetronic]

If radiator such things are often not included or used with aftermarket replacements down the road, so I wouldn't worry.

Honestly, as long as you don't have body parts caught in your grille you're doing well

True you're supposed to get those elsewhere, but hardly anybody does.

It's to prevent the air from bypassing the radiators

 

[Triple_Se7en]

I just pulled off a long string of that exact same stuff from my 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.4 three weeks ago.
I thought my underside picked it up from the road somewhere. I removed the small panel underneath to the oil filter and drain plug a few years ago and thought that's where the foam got caught-up into.

 

[Urshurak776]

Thanks all. It’s been raining last two days so haven’t had a chance to look yet.

 

[Urshurak776]

I just pulled off a long string of that exact same stuff from my 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.4 three weeks ago.
I thought my underside picked it up from the road somewhere. I removed the small panel underneath to the oil filter and drain plug a few years ago and thought that's where the foam got caught-up into.

Have you noticed any issue from the foam missing?