I was changing the oil in the Corolla today, and this thing fell into the oil drain pan. I have no idea what it is. The car drives fine without it.

Maybe it read a book on Colin Chapman or something.

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2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Looks like a body mount part. Lose a few more and fly

Look where the body used to be bolted to the frame or unibody supports something.

Try a dedicated Corolla forum perhaps? They know the cars better, I would think.

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Yeah, I was posting it here for the humor value more than for wisdom... .

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2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

D'oh!

Your sense of humor is still loco...

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Excellent .

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Maybe someone changed your plug-wires and left that behind.
It looks like one of those rubber seals from the tip of one of the Toyota plug-wire extensions that go down into the valve cover.

Happy Motoring, Mark

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Is it hard or soft? (Oh yes, this will lead to comments)

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That looks like the gimbal balancer bushing. Very important and expensive to fix. Its tied into the blinker fluid so you had better get it fixed

I liked the Colin Chapman reference. My first thought on reading the title was this has something to do with a Lotus Europa.

And just guessing here, but...

That looks like a hose connection for connecting two hard plastic hoses. Or perhaps it fits under the air cleaner and is connected to the PVC valve or something like it?

I doubt that, looks like the left handed smoke bender to me.

I think that it's a cupcake - the napkin is a clue...

Or by the table cloth it may be a part from the Pizzarias oven. Try tasting it, that may help figuring it out.

Looks like a valve seal to me....

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