CADtechTDi
Veteran Member
Sorry in advance for the long post, but I have to tell you about my latest battle with mice (sorry to all the Sierra Clubbers, but mice gotta go)....
We moved into a new house almost 2 years ago, on 15 acres that's rural; I've been fighting with mice in the garage and around the property, as can be expected. I have my boat and trailer in the garage temporarily, so I've been parking outside for a couple weeks.
The other night, I got home late and killed one on the front steps of the house that was sneaking around.
Two days later, I get home early, parked and checked the fluids in the car while the kids played outside.
I popped the hood, checked oil - a tad low. Grabbed some oil; removed the oil fill cap, glanced down into the fill hole and saw...
...MOUSE POOP!!! First thought: "OMG!! ***!!! How did a mouse get into my engine?!?"
Then logic sneaks back in a split second later, and I glance at the rim around the filler and it's LOADED with droppings (obviously, when I popped the cap, a few fell onto the oil fill spray plate). I looked at the oil fill cap, and that too was loaded with them between the cap and the gasket. Aaaarrrggghh. Lousy rodent(s) obviously were taking a nice warm nap each night on my engine!
I'll be pulling the bellypan this weekend to check for any other sign - hopefully I got the little bugger earlier in the week.
Hate the thought of them chewing on anything under the hood/car...
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2085499950041005726vHJhCw
We moved into a new house almost 2 years ago, on 15 acres that's rural; I've been fighting with mice in the garage and around the property, as can be expected. I have my boat and trailer in the garage temporarily, so I've been parking outside for a couple weeks.
The other night, I got home late and killed one on the front steps of the house that was sneaking around.
Two days later, I get home early, parked and checked the fluids in the car while the kids played outside.
I popped the hood, checked oil - a tad low. Grabbed some oil; removed the oil fill cap, glanced down into the fill hole and saw...
...MOUSE POOP!!! First thought: "OMG!! ***!!! How did a mouse get into my engine?!?"
Then logic sneaks back in a split second later, and I glance at the rim around the filler and it's LOADED with droppings (obviously, when I popped the cap, a few fell onto the oil fill spray plate). I looked at the oil fill cap, and that too was loaded with them between the cap and the gasket. Aaaarrrggghh. Lousy rodent(s) obviously were taking a nice warm nap each night on my engine!
I'll be pulling the bellypan this weekend to check for any other sign - hopefully I got the little bugger earlier in the week.
Hate the thought of them chewing on anything under the hood/car...
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2085499950041005726vHJhCw