Cabin filter is behind the glovebox... I've seen more in the glovebox than under the hood..
Rodents nesting in air filter....awesome.
So the yesterday I decided to check my air filter randomly. This is what I found:
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A mixture of sticks, feathers, canvas string, weeds, cotton batting and some metal shavings. I kinda freaked out, thinking holy hell how did my car even breathe through all that
it's not just sitting on the top either...it's deep into every little groove.
I took my mom's Soul up to Auto Zone to get a new filter and then took the car up to the dealership today filter in hand. They immediately said it was some kinda mouse/rodent nesting in my car. That's comforting.
I'm 99% sure this is happening at work and not home. My car is parked 4 nights a week at work in a garage sometimes without being moved for up to 48 hours. I'm going to tell them they need to set traps or exterminate or whatever in the garage but I'm kinda freaking out. I typed "Mice nesting in air filter" into Google and I got tons of horror stories about mice destroying wiring and dying in the filters and causing nasty smells and yeah just total gross stuff. I'm thinking of parking my car outside while I'm at work but that sucks because I like the safety of the garage.
Should I put a little screen over the intake part?? Also I've read a lot about mice in cabin air filters...I should probably check that too but I'm not sure where it is lol.
Ugh this is so annoying.
A mixture of sticks, feathers, canvas string, weeds, cotton batting and some metal shavings. I kinda freaked out, thinking holy hell how did my car even breathe through all that
it's not just sitting on the top either...it's deep into every little groove. I took my mom's Soul up to Auto Zone to get a new filter and then took the car up to the dealership today filter in hand. They immediately said it was some kinda mouse/rodent nesting in my car. That's comforting.
I'm 99% sure this is happening at work and not home. My car is parked 4 nights a week at work in a garage sometimes without being moved for up to 48 hours. I'm going to tell them they need to set traps or exterminate or whatever in the garage but I'm kinda freaking out. I typed "Mice nesting in air filter" into Google and I got tons of horror stories about mice destroying wiring and dying in the filters and causing nasty smells and yeah just total gross stuff. I'm thinking of parking my car outside while I'm at work but that sucks because I like the safety of the garage.
Should I put a little screen over the intake part?? Also I've read a lot about mice in cabin air filters...I should probably check that too but I'm not sure where it is lol.
Ugh this is so annoying.
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Hey btw let your co-workers know what happened to your car too lol. See if their cars had any mice make nests in their engine compartments because I'm curious to know if the Koup attracts mice more than other cars. Like the reason I had mice is because I left my Koup on my driveway as opposed to the garage because it was more convenient. But at the time my parents had their cars, a 2001 Hyundai XG 300 and a 2004 Honda Pilot also in the driveway but their cars never had any mice build a nest in their engine compartments. I think I'm going to buy a cat and put him on a leash that's attached to my grille on my Koup when I come home
Yeah to my knowledge they crawled up the intake. Here in a little bit I'll be checking the cabin air filter. I really hope there's nothing in there too.
I've never seen a mouse at work. (It's just a regular garage like at a house, not a parking garage) but that doesn't mean that there aren't any. I reallllllly don't think it's from at home because I've never had a problem with any other car and neither has my mom. And also there's like 545345 strays running around this neighborhood. I like the idea of just tying a cat to the car hahah.
If I put moth balls in the engine bay will I have to remove them when I drive? Otherwise they'll just fall out, right? I'm not really sure how I'd go about doing that. During the weekends I drive my car multiple times a day so that'd be annoying, but the car is also parked at home so it should be ok.
I'm calling my work on monday and making them send someone over to exterminate and if for some reason there's more issues with my car I'm gonna fight to have them pay for it. I'm thinking of parking in the front on the far end of the driveway until I know the mice are gone from the garage But I hate parking my car outside!
I've never seen a mouse at work. (It's just a regular garage like at a house, not a parking garage) but that doesn't mean that there aren't any. I reallllllly don't think it's from at home because I've never had a problem with any other car and neither has my mom. And also there's like 545345 strays running around this neighborhood. I like the idea of just tying a cat to the car hahah.
If I put moth balls in the engine bay will I have to remove them when I drive? Otherwise they'll just fall out, right? I'm not really sure how I'd go about doing that. During the weekends I drive my car multiple times a day so that'd be annoying, but the car is also parked at home so it should be ok.
I'm calling my work on monday and making them send someone over to exterminate and if for some reason there's more issues with my car I'm gonna fight to have them pay for it. I'm thinking of parking in the front on the far end of the driveway until I know the mice are gone from the garage
But I hate parking my car outside!
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