sandalwood Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Mice have chewed through something in my engine, and also S...t everywhere. How do I stop the critters from getting in? First day of holiday ruined because if these blighters. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witzend Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 You need to set some traps I always if parking up during winter leave a couple set in engine compartment and 2 more in the van. Take your airfilter apart to be sure they've not got in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Probably best if this question had been added to Ian’s “MICE!” enquiry made 4 days ago. https://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Motorhome-Matters/MICE-/57936/ Although it may be practicable to prevent small rodents from entering a motorhome’s habitaion area, they will find no difficulty getting into the engine compartment. As witzend has warned (at least with Boxers/Ducatos/Relays) there have been several reports of mice finding their way into the vehicle’s air-filter plastic housing and wreaking havoc there. The entry point is (effectively) outside the engine compartment,so even if traps are put inside the compartment (and that’s definitely worth doing) it won’t necessarily stop an adventurous mouse getting into the air-box and causing damage. https://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Motorhome-Matters/Mice-in-the-air-box/55339/ https://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Motorhome-Matters/Mice-in-the-air-box-part-2/55680/ https://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Motorhome-Matters/Mann-Fiat-ducato-Air-filter/55943/ (As I mentioned in the above links I had DIYed anti-mouse mesh protection for the air-box, but did not like the result. I subsequently did a proper job using welded (not woven) stainless-steel mesh sandwiched between rubber sheeting.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandalwood Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 How? Where to put it Lady motorhomer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witzend Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 sandalwood - 2021-04-12 5:06 PM How? Where to put it Lady motorhomer I just had some wire netting screwed it up into a ball You need on a Fiat type van to remove the end of the air intake pipe from the centre of the van by bonnet lock then push it in there when you screw it back afterwards no one can see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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