Squirrel/mouse repellent - Car Talk Community
2011年12月24日 · This morning’s show (December 24, 2011) a person called in about a squirrel chewing up the wires in the engine compartment. I had a similar problem and my mechanic suggested I buy a small plastic jar (I bought one used for spices), punch some holes in the sides and fill it with moth balls. I did so, hung it to one side in the engine compartment and haven’t …
Rodent problems - Maintenance/Repairs - Car Talk Community
2009年8月17日 · Help we are having serious rodent problems in our car engines. We have traps set in the garage and shop, moth balls in the engines, dryer sheets in the glove box, installed the sonic rodent repellants in both buildings, and nothing has helped. They actually chewed open the sack of mothballs and used them to make a nest. My husband has started setting a trap on top …
Rodents under the hood - Maintenance/Repairs - Car ... - Car Talk …
2021年8月16日 · Amazon.com : Loraffe Under Hood Rodent Ultrasonic Rat Repellent Mice Deterrent with Ultrasound and LED Flashlights, for 12V 24V Vehicle Auto Garage Pest Control, Keep Animal from Chewing Car Wiring : Garden & Outdoor. There are lots of other good and probably effect methods in the original posting to rid yourself of this problem,
Rabbit and Rodent Proof Cars - Car Talk Community
2011年1月18日 · There is a problem with rabbits in my small housing community and the HOA refuses to take action. Last year, a rabbit chewed the transmission hose in my 2000 Lexus LS 400, leading to the transmission shredding apart upon driving. Now, a rabbit has chewed the wiring harness in my 2002 Toyota Avalon leading me to have to replace the knock sensors to …
Moose repellent PSA - General Discussion - Car Talk Community
2024年11月13日 · Moose sitings in Southern NH are rare, but it occurs. I’ve seen 2 in my back yard in the pas 20+ years. They are HUGE animals, and they are not afraid of people. And because they are so tall, when you hit them with your car or even SUV it takes out their legs and sends their 1/2-ton body flying into the windshield.
Rodent ate my wires - Maintenance/Repairs - Car Talk Community
2017年10月23日 · I’ve heard where a wring harness was damaged b/c of a worn engine mount. The resulting movement rubbed through the wire’s insulation and grounded one of the car’s computer network control lines, which sidelined all the computers in the car. Reading diagnostic codes wasn’t helpful b/c each computer posted a dozen or more unrelated codes.
2023 Toyota RAV4 - Rats eat my wires - Car Talk Community
2022年9月24日 · My 2018 Rav 4 with 30,000 miles has been eaten by rats no matter what we try to do to protect it. It is in the shop now for the 3rd time in a year. Insurance has paid for over the original price of the car new ($32K) in rodent repairs and it has cost me $1500 (3-$500 deductible). This last go round the service person openly admitted that it is the wiring that …
Mice in Air Filters - Maintenance/Repairs - Car Talk Community
2010年4月27日 · Build an enclosed fence area around your car, and buy a cat. Maybe two or three. When you park the car at night, put the cat(s) in the cage with the car. Now, you won’t ever have a mouse problem again, but you will have foot prints on your car’s hood and roof. BC.
Rat dropping in engine compartment - Car Talk Community
2016年6月19日 · Car and environment: 2013 Honda Civic, live in Canadian city, residential home, 2 car attached garage. Problem: Rat droppings usually found in the engine on top of the transmission (bottom area of the engine compartment). Dropping also on the ground just under the engine area. In the past year have trapped and killed 4 rats.
How can mice and rats under the hood be controlled? - Car Talk …
2010年7月20日 · We live in the country (woods) and do not have a garage. Mice and rats congregate and build nests under the hoods of our cars. Boxes of D-CON have not controlled the situation. Ultrasonic pest repellant (via a long extension cord) has not kept the rodents away. We are desperate ! Are there any noxious sprays to keep the pests out ? Are there other solutions …