Needless to say, I was not happy. Cat hair and cat prints everywhere and cat crap down below this area. These are the connectors to the two passenger side VCT solenoids and the other picture is of the low pressure AC switch where the wires were chewed off to it which is below this same area.
I know people will say it's rats or mice but I found no signs of either like feces, acorns, or nesting material. We have had problems in the past of cats having their kittens up in the engine compartments of our vehicles. So whether it's cats, rats, or mice, I'm not sure but it's not a good deal. I know cats will chew on wires and cords in the house so I imagine they could possibly do the same under the hood of a car.
When I went to change the air filter on my fiancé's 17 F150 yesterday, there was a cat sitting on top of the engine when I lifted the hood. No wiring damage to it that I could see.
I'm not sure what to do to keep any of these out. We have about 15 cats/kittens running around with most of them being feral barn cats so you never see any rats or mice around.
I know people will say it's rats or mice but I found no signs of either like feces, acorns, or nesting material. We have had problems in the past of cats having their kittens up in the engine compartments of our vehicles. So whether it's cats, rats, or mice, I'm not sure but it's not a good deal. I know cats will chew on wires and cords in the house so I imagine they could possibly do the same under the hood of a car.
When I went to change the air filter on my fiancé's 17 F150 yesterday, there was a cat sitting on top of the engine when I lifted the hood. No wiring damage to it that I could see.
I'm not sure what to do to keep any of these out. We have about 15 cats/kittens running around with most of them being feral barn cats so you never see any rats or mice around.