The little buggers have decided to take up home in my engine. I park my car in a non-heated garage, and this past week, I have had to pull out TWO mice nests. The thing that sucks is that they are using the insulation from the firewall to make the nests, so they are potentially dangerous to the rest of the engine (wires, hoses, etc.). It I catch the little buggers, I'll stick them in the exhaust pipe after a good hard drive...see how they like the heat then Anyone else ever dealt with this? Any suggestions?? Thanks in advance.

 

might as well add mice in your signature hehe. well I usually look under the hood alot so theres no time for anything to infest.

 

We used to have a subaru svx. We discovered we had mice in the engine when the car was having some motor problems. Took it to the dealer. He ended pulling the engine to replace 4 different harnesses and a bevy of hoses. Thank god for warranty. We dont live at that house anymore but at the time we promptly got an exterminator.

 

he just started parking in his garage shortly after they chewed thru one of his hoses.

 

yeah, mice used to nest in my heating system and stuff. i removed all the crap and stuff and put out traps next to my car. that stopped them good.

 

best engines in the World !

 

 

Bingo! My friend also has a Maxima, but he left it parked for 2 weeks or so, during the winter and I was with him when he opened the hood. You should have seen his face, he almost fell on the floor, and I was LMAO whenI found out it was mice debris(shiet) on top of his engine manifold. The mice also chewed up the firewall insulation and lucky didn't get inside the car. I helped him hose down the engine to clean it well. Oh yeah, his car was only a few months old.

After, this I read an article on Motor Trend that confirmed this "Mice make homes during the winter, usually the exhaust pipe."

 

How are they getting into your garage? You can use steel wool (brillo with no soap) to put in the holes where they go. They will eat it and die! Yep and use traps, they like peanut butter.

 

A long time ago, my dad opened up the hood of his car (dunno if it was his 84 Max or 79 Corolla) and a cat jumped out. I guess cats know where the mice are hiding.

 

I just bought some poison, and some traps...the works These little monsters are not going to last long. I am afraid that they are also sitting in the exhaust pipes of my motorcycle as well (I start it up once a week during the winter, and the pipes get pretty warm). This stuff better work. Anyway, thanks guys for the suggestions!

 

More Micepower! Hehehee.....