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Old 09-21-2007 | 03:31 PM
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Something dead in cabin air intake

This morning I wentout to get in my car in "stink" After searching for a bit I pulled out the cabin filter behind the glove box and looks to be a mouse nest, little turd was bringing dog food up there. I cleaned it out but don't know if the little bugger is still in the intake somewhere.

How do I locate where the air intake is for the cabin, have to figure a way to blow this out.

Any help please?
Old 09-21-2007 | 03:35 PM
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Jesus, how often do you drive your car? I've heard horrific stories of the little @#$! doing extensive/expensive damage to ECU wiring harnesses and the like.
Old 09-21-2007 | 04:19 PM
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Believe it or not, pest exterminators will service cars if you pay them.
Old 09-21-2007 | 06:13 PM
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WOW thats amazing. Did you take a picture? I just changed my filter today.
Old 09-21-2007 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by RDM
How do I locate where the air intake is for the cabin, have to figure a way to blow this out.

Any help please?
You could glue cheese and mouse traps around the intakes.
Old 09-21-2007 | 07:17 PM
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You could glue cheese and mouse traps around the intakes.
Should be a groundbreaking mod...
Old 09-21-2007 | 08:08 PM
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So he has Mousepower?! I guess it's better than gerbil-juice?!
Old 09-21-2007 | 08:10 PM
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good lord man.. thats crazy...

Keep us posted... how often do u drive ... i know someone asked this already but i ddint see an answer
Old 09-21-2007 | 08:17 PM
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I had the same problem with a 96 toyota camary driven 60 miles everyday to work. It took alot of decon rat traps to get rid of them and one came in through the cold air intake vent and was killed when the heater blower motor was turn on. They also ate a new set of spark plug wires and I had to put a mesh screen on the stock cai tube so they wouldn't make anest in the airfilter box anymore. 6 more mice were killed and I sold the car shortly after that.
Old 09-21-2007 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by mightymax5
I had the same problem with a 96 toyota camary driven 60 miles everyday to work. It took alot of decon rat traps to get rid of them and one came in through the cold air intake vent and was killed when the heater blower motor was turn on. They also ate a new set of spark plug wires and I had to put a mesh screen on the stock cai tube so they wouldn't make anest in the airfilter box anymore. 6 more mice were killed and I sold the car shortly after that.
good lord...

do u guys live in the country side or something??? guess ill take smog in la over dead rats etc in my car any day
Old 09-21-2007 | 08:28 PM
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With all the building of new subdivisions and any near by cornfields being plowed the mice look for new homes.
Old 09-22-2007 | 05:22 PM
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This happened to my friends E420. The mouse/rat whatever it was chewed through a whole bunch of wires. Anyways a couple thousand dollars at the stealership and we were back in business.
Old 09-25-2007 | 09:21 AM
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How often do u drive ... i know someone asked 1 like this but i ddint see an answer
Old 09-26-2007 | 10:28 AM
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