I have something living in my engine compartment for weeks. Tried peppermint oil, moth balls, brake fluid, nothing is working. Put a sticky pad in there yesterday where it builds it's nests and this morning it was moved, but nothing stuck to it except some next material. I don't know what else to do. Already endured significant hose and wire damage.
Rat's or something is chewing holes in my brake vacuum hoses causing the brakes not to work properly. I plugged three little holes with silicone it worked but the Rat's will probably come back so i am thinking about using Hot Sauce brushing it all over the hoses and wires and seeing if that helps.
I had not heard the tip about trap placement. A rat got into my garage and destroyed the engine wiring harness and the body wiring harness on my Porsche 911. The repair bill was $30,000!!! Fortunately covered by comprehensive insurance. To make matters worse, there is a 6-12 month delay on the body wiring harness, so my car is in pieces at the dealership. Yikes! My advice is to do everything Nancy advises!
Rodents have gotten into the engine bays of my Ford f150, GMC Yukon and my Toyota 4 Runner multiple times. They only eat the wires on my 4runner. Its costing me over 8K this time as i have to replace the harness after pulling the engine. Luckily, I have comprehensive insurance but I am about to go on a rodent killing spree.
I live on a farm and I had the same issues with my Toyota Sequoia and Acrura TSX both times I could not even start them and have it has cost me a shit load to fix…
they ate my dads wires under the hood on his park avenue. i have pepermint oil and a hair sprayer bottle. i wonder if you can spray your engine filter with it and if that would keep them away as well and your cabin air filter spray that too maybe if a fly does fly in and won't leave now that it is getting colder maybe they will decide to go someplace else. Who knows i do spray it around inside my car have not tried it under the hood yet as your are driving in the rain then what happens? it all gets washed off but the engine filter? i don't think that get's washed away so easily.
I'm going to save you hundreds or thousands of bucks right here and now. Forget all the mousetraps, peppermint and dryer sheets. I have 25 years experience with these vermin. It's very, very simple. Prop your hood open at night with a short 2x4 and a bungee cord. It works. Mice won't build a nest where it doesn't feel safe. A hood propped open 8 or 12 inches is not the same safe place a closed engine compartment is. Try it, it works.
This advice may be ok for people in rural areas but in cities or suburban neighborhoods, you might as well invite thieves to steal what they want from under your hood.
@@ccdogpark Out in the rural areas, we have ways of dealing with the rats you speak of as well. I guess it's a matter of choosing your battles, and then fighting them strategically. Another method, and I suppose you could, maybe, most likely not though use, especially in the city, is the auto parameter urinary method.
Excellent suggestions on trap placements. I have Bounce dryer sheets stuffed & wrapped around every wire and a potent peppermint oil sprayed liberally. My insurance had to replace TWO harnesses within one week. I am determined to trap or keep this little b***d from doing it a third time! I park my car directly under my house lights with the hood now propped open. I will also be adding flashlights.
Even IFF this idea worked, all you would be doing is sending your problem to multiply somewhere else in your neighborhood. Infinitely better to trap and dispose of these incredibly destructive mice and grey squirrels yourself IMHO. WRZ 2021-12-15
Any good advice i just got a tune up for my van. On top of that he replace additional wires some oxygen sensor was messed because every damn thing was chewed in the end today i paid 650 this is costing me money.
Traps are a double edged choice. The trap kills rodents, but the bait used attracts them in the first place. Once the bait isn't taken, remove them, or you just attract new rodents.
RECOMMEND: 1. HONDA rat tape ($50-$60/roll) installed ($300) over susceptible wires 2. Peppermint oil sprayed on cotton balls inside tea balls attached to various locations under hood 3. Work!ight pointed beneath engine and another light 8ft over and in front of vehicle 4. Clear shrubbery and debris from around parking area 5. Remove nearby bird feeders 6. Remove food and empty food & drink containers from inside vehicle 7. Rubber snakes (relocate occasionally) I don't recommend traps or poison baits as they attract rodents. I haven't tried electronic devices that are supposed to discourage rodents, but reviews are mostly negative
Me to Boss... Sorry I'm late, I had to remove all the mousetraps from my car, and spray it down with mint oil... Hey, Mind if I work overtime today?? I need to buy a case of flashlight batteries this weekend.
Today was the 2nd time in matter of 6 months squirrels have eaten my wires and a lot of damage. Can u just spray peppermint oil all over the engine and wries
@@edtizzard8064mixed with water ? They got one wire under my car so the dealership says! Or been cut . Funny they choose my car out of 30 in my apt complex. I have to get it fixed. Afraid they will come back. I can not crawl under my car being I had a hip replacement 🥹
A very good example of the stupidity of the engineers that come up with environmentally friendly concepts like automotive wiring that are creating more problems then the old school wiring ever did
Very interesting. I had mysterious check engine lights on my Toyota dashboard during the summer, and this week the VSC (vehicle skid control) and TRAC lights came on mysteriously. When I took the vehicle to my Toyota dealer in the summer, they thought the check engine light was caused by the engine missing and wanted to charge me over $2,000 to replace all spark plugs and related items. I never noticed any problem with the engine missing and, for the first time, decided to take the vehicle to an independent servicer for a second opinion. They said that the engine was not missing and that there was no need for the work Toyota recommended. Fast forward: Today I took it back to the independent servicer. This time, they discovered that rodents (presumably the chipmunks I had spotted under my vehicle) had chewed the wiring, causing the mysterious warning lights to come on. I'm off to get peppermint oil and rodent defense spray.
This is why I always stay away from Auto stealership service departments. Not only does the service usually cost more than independent garages, but usually the service work is inferior.
I've watched numerous videos where they spray that stuff all over the engine, one was a mechanic of 25 years experience, and I read people debating him in the comments, he swears he's been doing it with no harm and says other mechanics do this to. They don't tape off or try to shield any part of the engine. Besides I wonder what the diff in cost is to replace some plastic or rubber parts, compare with all the damage rodents cause?
@@donnydomingo9962 I just got my 2 cars Audi Q5 2019 all messed up and the following week my 2018 Honda accord also chewed. Audi repair cost some where $4250, still waiting on the Cost for the Honda. Very scary.
I got peppermint spray, it just adds a tasty spice to my car that rodents love. Every time I spray it on they come running and I find my wires chewed up the next day without fail. So this is not only a myth, it's an attractant. Probably made up to generate business for auto repair shops like this one.
Try this: I have had a problem with chipmunks and/or mice nesting under the hood of my car. They chewed my wiper fluid hose and it cost me $80 to replace. I used 3 bars of Original Scent Irish Spring in sandwich bags with slits cut in one side to allow the scent out. I cleaned out the existing nesting material under the hood and put the three bars in with the slit sides facing up. It's been over three weeks and no signs of new nesting activity. I also put in glove box and hatchback. Yay. It seems to work. Replace every month or when odor fades. Cheaper than replacing wiring. 👍
Even IFF this idea worked, all you would be doing is sending your problem to multiply somewhere else in your neighborhood. Infinitely better to trap and dispose of these incredibly destructive mice and grey squirrels yourself IMHO. Every time you trap and dispose of one female, you are ending a long chain of rodent generations. WRZ 2021-12-15
Owl huh. Makes sense tearing apart their pellets. Don't know about the traps, I'd bait them away. I use Essential Oil Pepperment, on the wheel's, shock towers, interior (it's a parts truck) and all over the engine bay. Also have a strobe/ultra sonic sound generator going 24/7 in the bay. But the owl... Ordered one on Amazon after watching this.
Mice ate wire insulation long before soy was used. Houses have caught on fire because of mice chewing wires, long before soy was used. Mice chew on anything and everything to keep their teeth from overgrowing as they never stop growing, just like you trim your fingernails. Ask and insurance agent about house fires caused by mice eating wire insulation BEFORE soy was used.
I have an idea why don't we have electric current running thru car 24/7 for the damn rodents! I just spent 700 bucks on chewed up wire harness and it's ridiculous to have to do these recommendations. Life and cars used to be so much simpler to maintain. 😢😢😢
You might be joking, but when you think about it, why not put the food outside, away from the vehicle. Rodents would be less inclined to eat wires inside when there is a much better stash of food outside.
I have something living in my engine compartment for weeks. Tried peppermint oil, moth balls, brake fluid, nothing is working. Put a sticky pad in there yesterday where it builds it's nests and this morning it was moved, but nothing stuck to it except some next material. I don't know what else to do. Already endured significant hose and wire damage.
Rat's or something is chewing holes in my brake vacuum hoses causing the brakes not to work properly. I plugged three little holes with silicone it worked but the Rat's will probably come back so i am thinking about using Hot Sauce brushing it all over the hoses and wires and seeing if that helps.
Just spent $1,000 getting my car fixed for this exact problem, lucky me I bought a 2008 model Honda! Thank you for the video!!
Me too a grand. Might as well have thrown a grand out the window. Same difference.
The info starts at 1.39 if you can't stand listening to this woman.
Thanks a mil
She's driving me nuts.
Reminds me of that Cook.
This is some of the most insane advice I've heard. I laughed.
It's definitely not very practical
I had not heard the tip about trap placement. A rat got into my garage and destroyed the engine wiring harness and the body wiring harness on my Porsche 911. The repair bill was $30,000!!! Fortunately covered by comprehensive insurance. To make matters worse, there is a 6-12 month delay on the body wiring harness, so my car is in pieces at the dealership. Yikes! My advice is to do everything Nancy advises!
Yikes! We're glad it was covered by insurance and thanks for the great advice.
The Havahart 1083 EZ-set trap is the best trap for grey squirrels
by a wide margin. I just wrote a long message about this on this
comment section.
Rodents have gotten into the engine bays of my Ford f150, GMC Yukon and my Toyota 4 Runner multiple times. They only eat the wires on my 4runner. Its costing me over 8K this time as i have to replace the harness after pulling the engine. Luckily, I have comprehensive insurance but I am about to go on a rodent killing spree.
I live on a farm and I had the same issues with my Toyota Sequoia and Acrura TSX both times I could not even start them and have it has cost me a shit load to fix…
they ate my dads wires under the hood on his park avenue. i have pepermint oil and a hair sprayer bottle. i wonder if you can spray your engine filter with it and if that would keep them away as well and your cabin air filter spray that too maybe if a fly does fly in and won't leave now that it is getting colder maybe they will decide to go someplace else. Who knows i do spray it around inside my car have not tried it under the hood yet as your are driving in the rain then what happens? it all gets washed off but the engine filter? i don't think that get's washed away so easily.
I'm going to save you hundreds or thousands of bucks right here and now.
Forget all the mousetraps, peppermint and dryer sheets.
I have 25 years experience with these vermin.
It's very, very simple.
Prop your hood open at night with a short 2x4 and a bungee cord.
It works.
Mice won't build a nest where it doesn't feel safe.
A hood propped open 8 or 12 inches is not the same safe place a closed engine compartment is.
Try it, it works.
This advice may be ok for people in rural areas
but in cities or suburban neighborhoods,
you might as well invite thieves to steal
what they want from under your hood.
@@ccdogpark Out in the rural areas, we have ways of dealing with the rats you speak of as well.
I guess it's a matter of choosing your battles, and then fighting them strategically.
Another method, and I suppose you could, maybe, most likely not though use, especially in the city, is the auto parameter urinary method.
Excellent suggestions on trap placements. I have Bounce dryer sheets stuffed & wrapped around every wire and a potent peppermint oil sprayed liberally. My insurance had to replace TWO harnesses within one week. I am determined to trap or keep this little b***d from doing it a third time! I park my car directly under my house lights with the hood now propped open. I will also be adding flashlights.
Traps work great and also bait stations with poison will keep infestation under control.
Farm cats and .22 ..also traps.
The rodents took the dryer sheets I placed, and used them for building their nests in my car.
You can buy peppermint oil and mix it with water and put in spray bottle and save money. Yes, Ive heard about peppermint as a deterent. Thanks.
Even IFF this idea worked, all you would be doing is sending your problem
to multiply somewhere else in your neighborhood. Infinitely better to trap and dispose of these incredibly destructive mice and grey squirrels yourself IMHO.
WRZ 2021-12-15
Any good advice i just got a tune up for my van. On top of that he replace additional wires some oxygen sensor was messed because every damn thing was chewed in the end today i paid 650 this is costing me money.
I have 2016 toyota siena
Shield wire was messed up .repair coast was $ 7000.00 .
@@gracewoo6212 Genesis G80 Sport. Just got quoted $4600 to replace wiring harness. Soy based wires....thanks manufacturers for not giving a care.
Fake owl? Where can I find that?
At Walmart I saw some
You forgot the best.........Bounce, fabric sheets
Traps are a double edged choice. The trap kills rodents, but the bait used attracts them in the first place. Once the bait isn't taken, remove them, or you just attract new rodents.
Right, that’s why I set traps with bait away from car and it works great in keeping the situation under control.
Datum Nancy where can I make an appointment 💕
On our website.
RECOMMEND:
1. HONDA rat tape ($50-$60/roll) installed ($300) over susceptible wires
2. Peppermint oil sprayed on cotton balls inside tea balls attached to various locations under hood
3. Work!ight pointed beneath engine and another light 8ft over and in front of vehicle
4. Clear shrubbery and debris from around parking area
5. Remove nearby bird feeders
6. Remove food and empty food & drink containers from inside vehicle
7. Rubber snakes (relocate occasionally)
I don't recommend traps or poison baits as they attract rodents. I haven't tried electronic devices that are supposed to discourage rodents, but reviews are mostly negative
Me to Boss... Sorry I'm late, I had to remove all the mousetraps from my car, and spray it down with mint oil... Hey, Mind if I work overtime today?? I need to buy a case of flashlight batteries this weekend.
Looking at that labor chart, wonder how much the mechanics make?
Up here in NH it's $170 an hour. They said labor would cost $900 about.just found out this morning.
Nice set.
Try a shotgun next time!
She gets to the point at 1:57 still long winded afterwards kind of .
Today was the 2nd time in matter of 6 months squirrels have eaten my wires and a lot of damage. Can u just spray peppermint oil all over the engine and wries
Yes
@@edtizzard8064mixed with water ? They got one wire under my car so the dealership says! Or been cut . Funny they choose my car out of 30 in my apt complex. I have to get it fixed. Afraid they will come back. I can not crawl under my car being I had a hip replacement 🥹
A very good example of the stupidity of the engineers that come up with environmentally friendly concepts like automotive wiring that are creating more problems then the old school wiring ever did
You didn't mention about rodent proof wire tape coated with pepper they hate. After that I had no more wires chewed.
Where do you place it do you have to wrap it around the wires
Where can you find the tape? It’s not on amazon. Auto zone maybe?
@@hollygay3339 It's from a company called Mouseblocker but it doesn't seem difficult to find now.
I don’t bait them to my car that’s bad idea at least for my situation I set the traps nearby but not on car
I’ve had an issue three times. I spray and I tried mothballs. Out of ideas!!
We're working on a follow up video as we see it is very popular. Stay tuned.
Very interesting. I had mysterious check engine lights on my Toyota dashboard during the summer, and this week the VSC (vehicle skid control) and TRAC lights came on mysteriously. When I took the vehicle to my Toyota dealer in the summer, they thought the check engine light was caused by the engine missing and wanted to charge me over $2,000 to replace all spark plugs and related items. I never noticed any problem with the engine missing and, for the first time, decided to take the vehicle to an independent servicer for a second opinion. They said that the engine was not missing and that there was no need for the work Toyota recommended. Fast forward: Today I took it back to the independent servicer. This time, they discovered that rodents (presumably the chipmunks I had spotted under my vehicle) had chewed the wiring, causing the mysterious warning lights to come on. I'm off to get peppermint oil and rodent defense spray.
This is why I always stay away from Auto stealership service departments. Not only does the service usually cost more than independent garages, but usually the service work is inferior.
Light works. Great we raise hood during non use day and night leaving a light on at night..problem solved...no more wiring disasters
is it safe to spray peppermint oil on plastic and rubber?
I've watched numerous videos where they spray that stuff all over the engine, one was a mechanic of 25 years experience, and I read people debating him in the comments, he swears he's been doing it with no harm and says other mechanics do this to. They don't tape off or try to shield any part of the engine. Besides I wonder what the diff in cost is to replace some plastic or rubber parts, compare with all the damage rodents cause?
@@donnydomingo9962 I just got my 2 cars Audi Q5 2019 all messed up and the following week my 2018 Honda accord also chewed. Audi repair cost some where $4250, still waiting on the Cost for the Honda. Very scary.
Good advice. Thanks.
I got peppermint spray, it just adds a tasty spice to my car that rodents love. Every time I spray it on they come running and I find my wires chewed up the next day without fail. So this is not only a myth, it's an attractant. Probably made up to generate business for auto repair shops like this one.
Agree 100%...the very next day wires chewed up, did nothing seems to have attracted them instead.
A proven deterrent.
This has happened to me 3 times. I’m at my wits end.
My problem is with a rabbit getting up inside the engine compartment
I spray tire shine or armoral on my engine, rodents wont go any where near it.
We had this problem our car was destroyed we had a FIRE! Got out just in time
Thumbs up. All effective tips.
Try this:
I have had a problem with chipmunks and/or mice nesting under the hood of my car. They chewed my wiper fluid hose and it cost me $80 to replace. I used 3 bars of Original Scent Irish Spring in sandwich bags with slits cut in one side to allow the scent out. I cleaned out the existing nesting material under the hood and put the three bars in with the slit sides facing up. It's been over three weeks and no signs of new nesting activity. I also put in glove box and hatchback. Yay. It seems to work. Replace every month or when odor fades. Cheaper than replacing wiring. 👍
Do you remove before you drive
Frances Rhodes No, I don’t have to. They are on a shelf just under my windshield wipers.
Even IFF this idea worked, all you would be doing is sending your problem
to multiply somewhere else in your neighborhood. Infinitely better to trap and dispose of these incredibly destructive mice and grey squirrels yourself IMHO.
Every time you trap and dispose of one female, you are ending a long chain
of rodent generations.
WRZ 2021-12-15
Why should I smh hard get under my dang car! And only fool in my apt complex doing this 🧐
Ill say it, i bet those are some nice bo obs
Rodent proof though.
Owl huh. Makes sense tearing apart their pellets. Don't know about the traps, I'd bait them away. I use Essential Oil Pepperment, on the wheel's, shock towers, interior (it's a parts truck) and all over the engine bay. Also have a strobe/ultra sonic sound generator going 24/7 in the bay. But the owl... Ordered one on Amazon after watching this.
The ISSUE is most manufactures Switched to SOY based wires...... now everyones cars are fucked !
Mice ate wire insulation long before soy was used. Houses have caught on fire because of mice chewing wires, long before soy was used. Mice chew on anything and everything to keep their teeth from overgrowing as they never stop growing, just like you trim your fingernails. Ask and insurance agent about house fires caused by mice eating wire insulation BEFORE soy was used.
Good advice.
that cleave is a godsend
When company comes over- "hang on I have to remove my rat traps and flashlights and close my hood before we leave"
The flashlights are to help the mice climb the tires.
Really? Flashlights?
5 gallon pail poison, fixed.
I have an idea why don't we have electric current running thru car 24/7 for the damn rodents! I just spent 700 bucks on chewed up wire harness and it's ridiculous to have to do these recommendations. Life and cars used to be so much simpler to maintain. 😢😢😢
Squirrels jump not climb 😢
She is very attractive and engaging.. would love to see any videos she has to offer.
Ha Ha ha
Encourage feral cats to hang around o_o ^_^
Who on earth thought up of using soy? Isn't soy food?
I don't think they have grey squirrels in Japan
where some of these cars are made.
You're not relate to Scotty are you you have the same minimalism as him
Would you like more in-depth videos? We found people weren't as interested, but we're down to make more in-depth videos.
Nice
Gilf
Dryer sheets.
They don't work, rat will make a bed out of it.
Way to long winded.....never seems to get to the point.
good looking woman................more clevage please
Get to the point. Geeez
Should we do an updated video to this? We can absolutely do that. We've since gotten better at making videos!
Wow she looks good and nice 😉
We agree! She's the best service writer!
I just tape a picture of Tom to scare them off. And it works!
A picture of Nancy Pelosi works too
I'm Tom and I find that offensive you're saying on ugly or scary looking thanks
Interesting. Didn’t realize that auto companies are using soy based plastics.
I usually just pop the hood at night before I go to bed, throw a couple of fire starter logs in there, light em, and call it a night.
😂
All the time. Just my truck. Wtf
Same here. They been getting into the cabin area.smh
Wow
U are beautiful lookin
Soy Based Wies.....Amazing!!......Yeah, Rodents Love this Shit!!.......Gasoline Works Good!!!
Rubber snakes can be effective
Just leave food and nuts on the floor inside the vehicle. Then they won’t eat your wires.
You might be joking, but when you think about it, why not put the food outside, away from the vehicle. Rodents would be less inclined to eat wires inside when there is a much better stash of food outside.
This is piss poor advice.
There's no such thing as bad advice if you're so clever why don't you do a video you're watching the same thing so I assume you had the same problem
Urinate on your engine every chance you get, also have all your friends, relatives and neighbors do the same.