Cabin Air Filter Surprise
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Burning Brakes
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Cabin Air Filter Surprise
It's been a couple years since I changed out the Cabin air filter on my 2008 Z06. Car has 24K miles on it so I really wasn't too concerned.. Until I opened the cover in the engine bay and was stunned by the mess I found!!! A mouse apparently decided that the filter element was a great spot to build a nest (over the winter I assume). The car sits all winter long in the garage so I just never thought to check the cabin air filter. After tonight, you can bet I will be checking this more often. I'm am relieved the damn rodent didn't decide to chew on some of the adjacent wiring. A shop vac and cleaning wipes got the HVAC box back to looking new.
Let this serve as a reminder to check the Cabin Air filters on your Vettes.
Let this serve as a reminder to check the Cabin Air filters on your Vettes.
Last edited by SLOWRYDE; 06-12-2016 at 11:18 PM. Reason: Added info
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Dammmmmm, i will be checking all my vehicles cabin filters first thing in the morning. Don't let me catch the little varmint that does this, he will be getting duct taped to a bottle rocket.
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I've heard of that happening there a number of times.
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That's what you get for letting your car sit idle over the winter.
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I found mice had been chewing on the plug boots on my CBX, not the other bikes, just the Honda. Left the car alone too. Traps got rid of them.
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Had that issue twice. I made a tool out of copper pipe to route the flow of the vac cleaner so I got everything out and used a mechanics remote camera. When done used Lysol. Having a fresh filter trashed did not do me much good. I now have a mouse trap with a five gallon bucket with water and a ramp and drown the little devils.
Use peanut butter on a pill bottle and in the search engine will show up how to rig one of your own. Mice love Corvettes and Decon
Use peanut butter on a pill bottle and in the search engine will show up how to rig one of your own. Mice love Corvettes and Decon
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The price, I change mine every other year.
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yep...Think I'll take a look at my filter this morning!
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Burning Brakes
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I used a flashlight during the cleaning process and looked up into the HVAC to try and see where this little **** got into the HVAC. Looks like the outside air routes in through a channel from underneath the car and travels up into the box that contains the air filter. The air is sucked through the filter element by a cylindrical fan which also pushes the "clean" air through the vents into the cabin of the vehicle from what I can tell. Makes sense on why (thankfully) the mouse nested on top of the filter element instead of underneath it in the open chamber portion which leads to the fan.