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    4/08/2025 12:29 PM  #1

    Ron68
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    I hate those meeses to pieces!

    Got a CEL light on my 2017 Explorer. Code read was a general code for PCV system. Pulled the top cover off the engine and found a damned mouse nest. During inspection of the PCV lines, etc. found a hole chewed in an EVAP system plastic line. Taped over the hole and cleared the code and it has t returned. Installed an electronic mouse repellent module and also hung an old nylon stocking with some chunks of Irish Spring original scent soap in the engine compartment.
    Hope that fixes the problem.



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    4/09/2025 7:00 AM  #2

    BobE
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    Re: I hate those meeses to pieces!

    It is amazing where they can build nests.  Several years ago, my sister had a Jeep Cherokee that she drove to work every week day.  The car was always parked outside.  She was having some issues and I found there was a mouse nest sitting under the air cleaner of the in-line 6-cyl engine on top of the intake/exhaust manifolds.  I was surprised as the car was used daily, not sure where they went when that exhaust manifold heated up. Cleared it out, and had no further issues.

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    4/09/2025 8:18 AM  #3

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    Yep, I found one under the turbo of my Diesel truck.  Also sat outside, but also driven daily.  That turbo probably hit 1,500 degrees or more in operation.  It sits in the valley though, so I guess it was sheltered from any wind and there might have been some residual heat if they waited just the right amount of time. 

    Worst I ever heard was years ago a buddy of kine bought a 350 Chevy from a guy we both know who is a bit of a hoarder, but had a ton a good quality used parts.  He installed the engine in a truck he had, primed it, fired it up and everything seemed fine.  A week later it lost oil pressure and died a horrible death.  He pulled the engine back out and when he dropped the pan the oil pump pickup screen was packed solid with dead mice and nest material saturated in oil.  The engine has sat without oil in it and without the distributor.  It seems they went all Rats of NIMH on it and built a metropolis inside the oil pan.  They had no place to escape when a distributor was installed and the engine filled with oil.  Yeesh!

     

    4/09/2025 9:05 AM  #4

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    Re: I hate those meeses to pieces!

    I've been lucky with no mice problems, guess that's the price I pay to have neighborhood cats leaving paw prints on the hoods of my vehicles. They like to keep warm too.

    I remember reading a while back IIRC, about an European auto company. They were making wire insulation from a soybean compound; guess it was greener. Mice loved it. The company wasn't doing anything to fix it or making any repairs under warranty. 

     

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    4/10/2025 1:53 PM  #5

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    TKOPerformance wrote:

    Yep, I found one under the turbo of my Diesel truck.  Also sat outside, but also driven daily.  That turbo probably hit 1,500 degrees or more in operation.  It sits in the valley though, so I guess it was sheltered from any wind and there might have been some residual heat if they waited just the right amount of time. 

    Worst I ever heard was years ago a buddy of kine bought a 350 Chevy from a guy we both know who is a bit of a hoarder, but had a ton a good quality used parts.  He installed the engine in a truck he had, primed it, fired it up and everything seemed fine.  A week later it lost oil pressure and died a horrible death.  He pulled the engine back out and when he dropped the pan the oil pump pickup screen was packed solid with dead mice and nest material saturated in oil.  The engine has sat without oil in it and without the distributor.  It seems they went all Rats of NIMH on it and built a metropolis inside the oil pan.  They had no place to escape when a distributor was installed and the engine filled with oil.  Yeesh!

    Would be a better story if big block chebbie. (RAT motor)

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    4/11/2025 5:04 AM  #6

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    Re: I hate those meeses to pieces!

    MS wrote:

    TKOPerformance wrote:

    Yep, I found one under the turbo of my Diesel truck.  Also sat outside, but also driven daily.  That turbo probably hit 1,500 degrees or more in operation.  It sits in the valley though, so I guess it was sheltered from any wind and there might have been some residual heat if they waited just the right amount of time. 

    Worst I ever heard was years ago a buddy of kine bought a 350 Chevy from a guy we both know who is a bit of a hoarder, but had a ton a good quality used parts.  He installed the engine in a truck he had, primed it, fired it up and everything seemed fine.  A week later it lost oil pressure and died a horrible death.  He pulled the engine back out and when he dropped the pan the oil pump pickup screen was packed solid with dead mice and nest material saturated in oil.  The engine has sat without oil in it and without the distributor.  It seems they went all Rats of NIMH on it and built a metropolis inside the oil pan.  They had no place to escape when a distributor was installed and the engine filled with oil.  Yeesh!

    Would be a better story if big block chebbie. (RAT motor)

    But the SBC is referred to as the "mouse".  They were mice.  Maybe those mice were smart enough to know the difference...
     

     

    4/11/2025 8:00 AM  #7

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    TKOPerformance wrote:

    MS wrote:

    TKOPerformance wrote:

    Yep, I found one under the turbo of my Diesel truck.  Also sat outside, but also driven daily.  That turbo probably hit 1,500 degrees or more in operation.  It sits in the valley though, so I guess it was sheltered from any wind and there might have been some residual heat if they waited just the right amount of time. 

    Worst I ever heard was years ago a buddy of kine bought a 350 Chevy from a guy we both know who is a bit of a hoarder, but had a ton a good quality used parts.  He installed the engine in a truck he had, primed it, fired it up and everything seemed fine.  A week later it lost oil pressure and died a horrible death.  He pulled the engine back out and when he dropped the pan the oil pump pickup screen was packed solid with dead mice and nest material saturated in oil.  The engine has sat without oil in it and without the distributor.  It seems they went all Rats of NIMH on it and built a metropolis inside the oil pan.  They had no place to escape when a distributor was installed and the engine filled with oil.  Yeesh!

    Would be a better story if big block chebbie. (RAT motor)

    But the SBC is referred to as the "mouse".  They were mice.  Maybe those mice were smart enough to know the difference...
     

    We all know what happens when meeses get together and do a little drinkin!
     

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    4/11/2025 3:07 PM  #8

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    That sucks!  Is the car parked outside during the winter?

     

    4/11/2025 11:38 PM  #9

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    Re: I hate those meeses to pieces!

    Steve69 wrote:

    That sucks!  Is the car parked outside during the winter?

    Unfortunately yes. My Exploder and my 04 Grand Cherokee live outside. My wife's Edge and the 65 live in the garage.
     

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    4/12/2025 6:52 AM  #10

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    Re: I hate those meeses to pieces!

    My sister-in-law was having a recurrent issue with mice building nest on the cabin filter of her daily driver which would produce a foul smell.  Finally, they chewed on the wiring causing a final straw where my brother brought the issue to my attention.  I did some research and installed a 12v ultrasonic device under her hood.  This was 2 years ago and she hasn't had any mice in the car since.  It seems to be effective.

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