Part dropped off of 2007 Prius... or not?

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    I parked my 2007 Prius, turned it off, got out, and when I put my foot on the ground I heard a noise like something dropped out of my engine onto the pavement. When I looked I found this part on the ground under the front of the car near the driver's side wheel:



    It's black plastic, has "HMI" and "Made in USA" printed on it, and looks designed to allow fluid to flow through it. It contains a small ball held in place with a wire, with some orange-colored residue inside.

    After some fruitless Google searches, I decided to post here. Do you think this fell out of my Prius, or is it unrelated?
     
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    Can you confirm if its kinda have some oil stained on em? I want to know if its something not related to the hydraulics of the car
     
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    It doesn't look oily at all.
     
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    Approximately how long is it? Photos do not give much size perspective.

    It looks like it has an O ring or gasket on top and a spring loaded pin below.

    Since the Prius was made in Japan, I would be surprised to find US made parts in it unless something had been replaced.
     
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    Has it got something like a thread wind round it?
     
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    It's 4 inches long and 3/4 of an inch wide.

    There are no springs; those are plastic threads.
     
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    It has outside plastic threads on both ends, and the bottom end has a plastic collar screwed onto the plastic threads. I don't see any inside threads.
     
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    made in usa? on a car assembled in japan? its not from your prius imo...
     
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    Yeah, the "Made in the USA" aspect was giving me the same doubts. Thanks for the help, everyone.
     
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    agreed, not from your car.
     
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