Ah Ha!! Put down four mouse traps in the garage yesterday and caught three mice. The trap with two was under my car. I'll now keep traps in the garage all of the time!
Misfire in Altima 2.5
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I’d check your cabin filter if possible
I am not an expert but those almost look like deer mice?
They chewed a hole in a vacuum line, betting on it
Tell us how a vacuum line will only cause a single cylinder misfire.
Engine and cabin filters, pull the air box or blower motor if necessary
Cowl
Under carpet in the trunk
Anywhere they can/would make a nest
You really wanna get ahead of the smell if possible
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Car is under warranty, let nissan do the heavy lifting.
For a misfire code, I would also put a borescope down the indicated cylinder and look for signs of coolant weepage, too, with the cooling system under pressure, just to rule that out as a possible cause for the misfire.
If its port is adjacent to the cylinder misfiring, it can cause this. Seems implausible, but I promise it can happen.
Theoretically possible, but extremely unlikely. It would likely set lean codes as well.
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They look like DEAD mice to me.
And they didn’t get a chance to enjoy their last meal………..
Around here deer mice = hanta
Just got word from the dealer - yup, the mice chewed through the wire harness behind the engine. Repair cost is $495 (actually less than I expected). Also the heater blower in my wife's car in the same garage is partially clogged and making noise, undoubtedly from the mouse we caught under her car. We'll take that to the shop for a cleaning. Next I replace the worn seals on the bottom of the garage doors and keep glue mouse traps throughout the garage.
Bet there are a few on here that don't get that reference (meme).
But unfortunately I do. I can also still hear Huckleberry Hounds rendition of O My Darling Clementine.
Glad you got it sorted out and yes, $495 is less than most of those repairs cost, so you got lucky!
After I started working in repair shops, and saw all the damage rodents can do, I started keeping traps set in and around my house and garage to preemptively take action to prevent this type of thing!
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I'm 43, and I got it. Used to watch all those old Hanna-Barbera cartoons on USA network Saturday mornings at my grandparents' house during summer break. Anyway...Bet there are a few on here that don't get that reference (meme).
But unfortunately I do. I can also still hear Huckleberry Hounds rendition of O My Darling Clementine.
Glad it got sorted out, OP.
That was going to be my professional opinion too.
Glad the OP has it under contol now.
That reminds me, I was going to check the traps I have in the attic…
