I was putting my mini up on jacks to remove some road debris that got stuck under my car. One of the jack stands slipped from the jack mount and punched a hole through a section of plastic. Some of this black carbon 'rice' material fell out.

I suspect it's some sort of sound deadening material. Has anyone seen this before and is this something I should be concerned about and try to replace the affected area?

I took it for drive after I got it all cleaned up and removed the original debris with no issues or increased cabin noise.

 

That may have been you charcoal canister ...

PART: 1

RealOEM.com - Online BMW Parts Catalog

01 - Activated Charcoal Filter
Part Number: 16126766392
Old price: $250.92


You should be getting a Fuel System Vacuum Leak code soon ...

 

Interesting suggestion! If so, much better that destroyed than punching a hole in the unibody undercarriage or a large divot (depending on shape of the jack stand saddle). Rather than $250 for new, I see AllMag has used for $50 (less 20% coupon code today) which would be a cheap fix...

 

That's it! THANK YOU.

Absolutely agree! It was a couple of minutes of panic that resulted in... what is all this? It was a bit of a mess to clean but so much better than many alternatives.

Just placed an order for the one on AllMag. Appreciate the assist.

 

Thank you so much for the link.

 

it was. Thank you.

Just got my first code for that as well. Waiting for it to arrive.