T tgferg67 Joined Mar 23, 2005 Messages 200 Location Michigan Feb 5, 2012 #1 I bought a used 2003 Pontiac Vibe and when I checked the air filter... Should I be concerned? Last edited: Feb 5, 2012
4 45ACP Joined Apr 3, 2011 Messages 1,271 Location Dallas Texas Feb 5, 2012 #2 If you didnt find a mouse body then...............
G GROUCHO MARX Joined Jul 24, 2002 Messages 11,408 Location The Sandhills of NewYorkistan Feb 5, 2012 #3 Inspect the wires. Rodents chew them as well.
S sunfire Joined Apr 8, 2008 Messages 1,574 Location Ca, US Feb 5, 2012 #4 I'd do a UOA first because the car has had a lot of unfiltered air running through it. The TB probably needs to be inspected and cleaned. DON'T change the oil until you get collect an oil sample! Last edited: Feb 5, 2012
I'd do a UOA first because the car has had a lot of unfiltered air running through it. The TB probably needs to be inspected and cleaned. DON'T change the oil until you get collect an oil sample!
D dwcopple Joined Oct 11, 2004 Messages 4,497 Location Michigan Feb 5, 2012 #5 home owners will pay if there is more damage. take good pics of course.
R rjacket Joined May 15, 2010 Messages 1,107 Location CA Feb 5, 2012 #6 Have you noticed any increase in mousepower?
SOHCman Joined Mar 30, 2010 Messages 1,588 Location USA Feb 5, 2012 #7 Mice always give me this bad vibe...
T Topo Joined Dec 2, 2011 Messages 674 Location Maumee, Ohio Feb 5, 2012 #8 Mice, LOL!..Yah once I had my oil changed back in the day, and they where pulling out chicken bones when they inspected my air filter..LOL! Last edited: Feb 5, 2012
Mice, LOL!..Yah once I had my oil changed back in the day, and they where pulling out chicken bones when they inspected my air filter..LOL!
N NHGUY Joined Oct 9, 2011 Messages 5,090 Location USA Feb 5, 2012 #9 There's a case where a K&N would actually have been beneficial.
T Texan4Life Joined Jan 29, 2010 Messages 2,264 Location Texas Feb 5, 2012 #10 step 1: check to make sure the whole intake track is clear and clean step 2: install new air filter Step 3: kick back and relax
step 1: check to make sure the whole intake track is clear and clean step 2: install new air filter Step 3: kick back and relax
U user52165 Joined Oct 21, 2011 Messages 2,021 Location CA Feb 5, 2012 #11 http://www.bounceeverywhere.com/en_US/products/original/detail.jsp They work - under dash, under seats, trunk, under hood, etc. Don't use on leather or plastic - fabric OK. Rodents, spiders, snakes, other critters hate them. Last edited: Feb 5, 2012
http://www.bounceeverywhere.com/en_US/products/original/detail.jsp They work - under dash, under seats, trunk, under hood, etc. Don't use on leather or plastic - fabric OK. Rodents, spiders, snakes, other critters hate them.
daves87rs Joined Feb 23, 2009 Messages 19,709 Location Michigan Feb 5, 2012 #12 Originally Posted By: user52165 http://www.bounceeverywhere.com/en_US/products/original/detail.jsp They work - under dash, under seats, trunk, under hood, etc. Don't use on leather or plastic - fabric OK. Rodents, spiders, snakes, other critters hate them. That is good to know..
Originally Posted By: user52165 http://www.bounceeverywhere.com/en_US/products/original/detail.jsp They work - under dash, under seats, trunk, under hood, etc. Don't use on leather or plastic - fabric OK. Rodents, spiders, snakes, other critters hate them. That is good to know..
A abycat Joined Dec 6, 2010 Messages 2,008 Location grande prairie AB Feb 5, 2012 #13 Originally Posted By: NHGUY There's a case where a K&N would actually have been beneficial. Ha ha good one. The only case but still one at least.
Originally Posted By: NHGUY There's a case where a K&N would actually have been beneficial. Ha ha good one. The only case but still one at least.
J Jarlaxle Joined Feb 2, 2012 Messages 10,494 Location Nut farm Feb 5, 2012 #14 Originally Posted By: user52165 http://www.bounceeverywhere.com/en_US/products/original/detail.jsp They work - under dash, under seats, trunk, under hood, etc. Don't use on leather or plastic - fabric OK. Rodents, spiders, snakes, other critters hate them. Not really. I thought that, until I had to clean up mouse nests made of shredded Bounce sheets.
Originally Posted By: user52165 http://www.bounceeverywhere.com/en_US/products/original/detail.jsp They work - under dash, under seats, trunk, under hood, etc. Don't use on leather or plastic - fabric OK. Rodents, spiders, snakes, other critters hate them. Not really. I thought that, until I had to clean up mouse nests made of shredded Bounce sheets.
U user52165 Joined Oct 21, 2011 Messages 2,021 Location CA Feb 5, 2012 #15 Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle Originally Posted By: user52165 http://www.bounceeverywhere.com/en_US/products/original/detail.jsp They work - under dash, under seats, trunk, under hood, etc. Don't use on leather or plastic - fabric OK. Rodents, spiders, snakes, other critters hate them. Not really. I thought that, until I had to clean up mouse nests made of shredded Bounce sheets. Well documneted to work. They are dirt cheap. Use lots and change monthly. How long did you go?
Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle Originally Posted By: user52165 http://www.bounceeverywhere.com/en_US/products/original/detail.jsp They work - under dash, under seats, trunk, under hood, etc. Don't use on leather or plastic - fabric OK. Rodents, spiders, snakes, other critters hate them. Not really. I thought that, until I had to clean up mouse nests made of shredded Bounce sheets. Well documneted to work. They are dirt cheap. Use lots and change monthly. How long did you go?
J Jarlaxle Joined Feb 2, 2012 Messages 10,494 Location Nut farm Feb 5, 2012 #16 Originally Posted By: user52165 Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle Originally Posted By: user52165 http://www.bounceeverywhere.com/en_US/products/original/detail.jsp They work - under dash, under seats, trunk, under hood, etc. Don't use on leather or plastic - fabric OK. Rodents, spiders, snakes, other critters hate them. Not really. I thought that, until I had to clean up mouse nests made of shredded Bounce sheets. Well documneted to work. They are dirt cheap. Use lots and change monthly. How long did you go? Month and a half or so.
Originally Posted By: user52165 Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle Originally Posted By: user52165 http://www.bounceeverywhere.com/en_US/products/original/detail.jsp They work - under dash, under seats, trunk, under hood, etc. Don't use on leather or plastic - fabric OK. Rodents, spiders, snakes, other critters hate them. Not really. I thought that, until I had to clean up mouse nests made of shredded Bounce sheets. Well documneted to work. They are dirt cheap. Use lots and change monthly. How long did you go? Month and a half or so.
Donald Joined Mar 21, 2004 Messages 29,891 Location Near the beach in Delaware Feb 5, 2012 #17 Get a cat.
A artificialist Joined Sep 23, 2007 Messages 8,598 Location Florida Feb 8, 2012 #19 When a mouse chewed the filter on my dad's 1992 Nissan Sentra, it also chewed through coolant hoses. Look for anything a mouse could wrap its mouth around, and check for damage.
When a mouse chewed the filter on my dad's 1992 Nissan Sentra, it also chewed through coolant hoses. Look for anything a mouse could wrap its mouth around, and check for damage.
S SHOZ Joined Jun 28, 2003 Messages 8,664 Location Illinois Feb 8, 2012 #20 I just checked the cabin air filter. It's the original at 2,5 years. The car is sitting for the winter and it appears a mouse had built a nest in it.
I just checked the cabin air filter. It's the original at 2,5 years. The car is sitting for the winter and it appears a mouse had built a nest in it.