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08-18-2009, 03:51 PM | #1 |
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Mice in the Vents?
So I think while I was on a week-long work trip some mice made a nest in my air vents. When I turned my car on after getting home I had this lovely "dead smell" coming though the vents. It went away after a few moments only to resurface again a day or so later. Now there's a slight flicking or creeking sound coming from under the dash. Where do I even start looking for a nest inside my 2005 WRX!?!?
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08-18-2009, 05:35 PM | #2 |
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Try looking in the vents just below the windshield on the outside. If nothing, you can try opening up the cabin air filter door(if so equipped). I think on a wrx, they're behind the glove box.
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08-18-2009, 08:50 PM | #3 |
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Get a small cat?.
A blow gun may help find it. I'd buy some mouse traps too. |
08-18-2009, 10:14 PM | #4 |
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ya GONNA HAVE TO take the whole bloody thing apart and clean it out there is NO easy way to do this |
08-19-2009, 10:26 PM | #5 |
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there is no easy way. I would start pulling and looking in the vents to see if I see anything. Good luck.
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08-20-2009, 12:16 AM | #6 |
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Might want to pull the cover off around the vents above the radio trim piece. When I took mine off there was mouse poop on top of the din pocket.
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08-25-2009, 10:04 PM | #7 |
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You could take the vents off and slide a flex hose(one that would fit in there). Try vaccume it out. Check the filter Box behind the glove box.
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08-31-2009, 04:49 PM | #8 |
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The noise hasn't come back and the smell happened one more time in the early morning maybe a week or so ago. I do more investigating just to be sure.
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08-31-2009, 06:39 PM | #9 |
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leave them there... they keep u company!
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09-10-2009, 02:41 PM | #10 |
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In the future, leave the hood cracked open with a 2x4 laid on it's side if you'll be gone for more than a week. The mice like it in the engine compartment because it's dry, and no breeze. Then they find their way into your vents.
I had an old '88 GL10 wagon that sat outside for almost two years. Mice got in the vents and also ate EVERY wire under the hood down to the connections. Couldn't even tell what color the wires were anymore since they gnawed it down to the connectors. THAT was a FUN project, lol. Nothing like making your own complete wiring harness from scratch |
09-11-2009, 01:00 AM | #11 |
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Oh no.. That happened to a car my brothers and I inherited from my grandmother.. A 1976 Ford Granada. The dealership tore the dash apart and took out 3+ paper shopping bags full of fried mice, mouse nest, mouse crap, and a few wires. Every time that car got up to temp, it just stunk..
This reminds me to keep a cat in the garage this winter! |
09-12-2009, 10:51 PM | #12 |
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Next time you leave the car, try covering the intake openings and vent covers with a dryer sheet. I've heard from a lot of people over the last few years that this keeps the buggers out.
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09-14-2009, 08:32 AM | #13 |
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This happened to my car after sitting all summer. I was able to get the vents cleared up by removing the cabin air filter. I also am a Mazda technician and can say that nine times out of ten when I have ran into this issue at work, removing the cabin air filter and using a shop vac has cured the issue. Just be glad they didnt get above your headliner....
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09-16-2009, 09:20 PM | #14 | |
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04-17-2020, 04:27 PM | #15 |
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How to get behind vents
Hi - we're constantly after mice getting into our 2002 Bugeye... but I think the little ba**ards are now deep inside the middle of the venting system.
We are *experts* at removing the glove box and replacing the cabin filter. I tried using the vent control to close off outside air and the mice built a huge nest outside of it. So... we've filled that area with steel wool to discourage them. Now we leave the glove box out of the car, but are afraid the mice have built a nest in the central console. How does one get into this area to check? Thansk! |
05-10-2020, 06:13 PM | #16 |
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Try this
Hello, im partially replying to your thread with sincere intentions of giving advice, while simultaneously trying to get my three replies over with so I can get some help with my own issues!
When you leave a car in an area where mice or little critters can get in the cracks and crevices of your air intake, the best way to prevent this is to leave your car on four jack stands a solid foot off the ground so that no little guys can easily hop up into your engine bay and reak havoc on your engines breathing' tubes. another way is to keep hood and trunk open with air intakes OPEN to prevent critters from seeing the dark and secure reality of the air intake and AC ducting. If there is visible light and obvious openings to open space, mice and other such creatures won't see it as a secure place to make a home. |
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