Kelly.s

I just got my car detailed today. It looks great. I officially declare its spring in Oregon. On the way home the heater fan quit working. I removed the fan motor and found a fresh mouse. Looking up I see blue and white fluf blocking the intake. First question, how did the little sucker get in there? Second what on my car did he chew up that's blue and white? If I vacuum what I can see where will the rest blow to? I have a car lift so I put it on the lift, how high can a mouse jump? The fan worked on the bench but not in the car. The fuse is ok. Is changing the resister pack next? It's raining as I write this. It was a great spring while it lasted.

Sam Handwich

Are you going to post a picture of the mouse?
Did he bring the blue and white stuff with him/her to make a nest?

rrwirsi

Was the mouse still warm and wiggling? I once found one these bad boys (hard and very dead) laying on my driver’s floor in the SUV. Never did find how it got in.

Kelly.s

No mouse pictures. I was just hoping someone would reconize on our cars what would chew up to white and blue fluf.

Rob 02

They run on the wheel to help keep the battery charged.

You can purchase a new mouse an any pet shop.

jim993

Mice get in because there are a number of places under the cowling that are not tight enough to keep them out. The cowling covers the windshield wiper motor and wiper arm works.

In 2009, I had mouse nests in the blower wheel twice, separated by about a month. After the second incident, I removed the cowling and used 1/4" hardware screen to screen all the areas I could see under the cowling where a mouse could get in.

No more mice in the last six years.

old stingray

Mice can also get in at the openings in the cowling cover at the wiper arm shafts. Putting pure peppermint oil in all the ac ducts about once a week in the winter will help keep them out.

old stingray

Also make sure your ac/heater switch isn't in the outside air setting when you turn the ignition off.

Kelly.s

Thanks for all the helpful hints. I'll buy peppermint today, close the air vent on shutdown, look at screening, and keep storing the car on the lift.
I found some vented material at wilco in bags I am going to put in the engine compartment.

Does peppermint oil leave residue?

I've got mouse bait stations all around the car (8). Two are getting chewed on. The humane society will probably be after me for cruelty to mice.

Rabbitman

That's good to remember

Rabbitman

Lucky you found it when you did. Once they build their nest and have babys in it that **** smells terrible afterwards for a good while. My old truck gets them in it

Rabbitman

Do they have used ones too?

Sam Handwich

Used ones cost a lot more than new ones.
So just buy new, and make your own.

Rob 02

The mouse has to be able to keep up with the fan when the A/C is on high or he will have a bad day.

Rabbitman

Speedy Gonzalez could have done it! How many remember him?

Bill Curlee

LMFAO! That made my entire week worth it!

Here is my mouse Nest!



The enter the HVAC through the fresh air channel under the windshield cowl and make a nest in the HVAC FAN.

Here is where the fresh air enters under the cowl:

Under the metal plate is the FRESH AIR inlet hole:



Here is the MOUSE.. It was ALIVE before it expierenced FULL FAN SPEED! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Its little feet were hanging out of the fan blades and were making a CLICKING NOISE as the fan coasted to a stop! LOL!





This is what it made a nest with on my car. HVAC Suction Line insulation:

Sam Handwich

Like I have said before: Bill Curlee has a picture for ANYTHING related to a C5.

Except maybe, Have you ever ........ never mind. Not going there.

Kelly.s

Suction line insulation that's it the white stuff. Also ate the hood liner. The blue came from a shop rag.

Bill Curlee

If I showed it to you, I would have to ,,,,, well you know

Rabbitman

That was going to be my next question, i wonder where he got his building material.