I came here to learn, but instead I laughed so hard I had to change my lungs for a new pair only to find out that there where dead mice in them. Wow good thing I had a 2nd pair of lungs around, let me get my apple Jack's and aaaaaw life smells good with a hint of dead mice lol.
Very helpful! I needed to remove my glove box because my phone had fallen behind it. This video showed me how to do so, and also showed me that there are worse glove box problems than losing your phone -- such as dead mice! That really puts things in perspective!
i have ah 2018 chevy trax and it cost me 3hundred for ah service so i am thinking about trying it my self and the way u show it i should get it do so thank you ah million
I searched for a vid to get into the filter because.... I ...have "that smell" right now!! Dang mouse been in my car for weeks. Chewing napkins in the glove compartment, and leaving turds in there! I heard him running over my head even! Until I placed poison (knowing it'd prob die in here smh), I see I got em. --That smell is horrid, man. This vid was the very first, and I already knew what the 'surprise' would be! Wasnt expecting TWO lol! Thank you!
Thank you so much for that! Literally helped so much to do this on our own rather than pay a disgruntled mechanic (no offense! ha!) to do it! Thanks for a great super simple video. Glad we didn't have to smell what you were going through!~
Great Mike, your the only one I watched who said to press in on the side tabs to the filter cover. My right side gizmo fell forward into bowels of the front, after I thot I had it on correctly. Can't reach it to get it out.
I use this video about a year ago thank you you're one of the only people to do any Chevy Trax videos. Do you know if I have to take the whole dash apart to put in the climate control panel? Aka the panel with the knobs for hot cold ventilation and such.
Thank you! I have been putting off the issue of for about a month. I'm no mechanic but once I know what panel to take off I'm not afraid to teach myself.
Hey Mike, I was totally surprised too as I was not expecting to see mice in there. And you are right that decaying mice leave an awful smell. I'm glad you found them and with that scented filter and oil, that smell will be gone in short order. 😀👍
Thank you my current garage just told me next visit, I have to change this filter and they quoted $75 for the cabin air filter and $46 for the engine filter. I don't know if that's fair prices or because I'm female 🤔
Thanks Mike, I've seen a few videos of yours out there and subscribed! I had a Chevrolet Cruze which had a totally different setup than this to take out the air filter. It was a lot more complicated but this will help a lot when I change out the filter in my 2021 Chevrolet Trax!
On my mother's 2017 Trax the air will only blow out the foot vents. The control panel works because it shuts off the recirculate when put on defrost but the air keeps on pointing only at feet.
Just a few years ago, lots of panels would need to be pulled to dig that nest from deeper within the air hander. That is one of the benefits I have seen with the increase of cabin air filtration. Also, for lingering odors, essential oils dripped onto the air filter will help the initial breeze while the activated charcoal infused into the filter has a bit of time to work. Good vid. I see lots of vehicles coming in for lack of air flow due to filters not being changed. Many are just unaware that they have the filter.
have the same problem (rodent in the vents!) but at least not dead. Dealer trying to figure out how to get rid of it. Must be a tiny hole. At least I am not the only one with this problem!
How bout your house furnace filter Mike? Done that one? FYI don't buy the expensive filter here. Usually good fiberglass is the best. And if you want to do a video on that I'll check out your setup and advise on the best filter.
I bought a used car a couple years ago and the blower motor didn't work. Pulled the old blower motor out to replace it and found a mouse nest which was keeping the squirrel cage from spinning. The nest also was laying on top of the blower resistor and it was lucky the car didn't catch fire. The only difference in my case was there was no smell associated with the car. Sometimes the best repairs are free!
I've got a brand new 2020 Chevy Trax I park it outside away from any tall weeds or landscaping cover. Recently I discovered my cabin filter was chewed up a bit and a big pile of polyfil like yours had on top of it. Hardly any poop or urine. I also checked my air filter and I had leaves and some polyfil inside the air intake box before the filter. Not even 20,000 miles and I'm confused why mice are wanting in it.
Mothballs will kill your nostrils! I buy lilac or peppermint oil and put just a few drops on the filter. which ever smell you like you use. It will make the vehicle smell nice too and mice supposedely don't like it and stay away.!
I have a 2017 spark and the AC drain appears to be clogged it's hissing and fizzing like it's boiling against something every time I turn it sprays water all over the passenger wheel well please can you tell me where the drain is I don't want to take it into the dealer for $500 clean out cuz that's more than I make in a month
Good video how do you like the Chevy Trax. Wow them mice will cause you all kinds of issues. You might want to get some of that refresher stuff for the evap cores will kill any bacteria as well as smell good.
We have a winter mouse problem here too! I live across from a commercial farm field! The mice have plenty all grow season long! But in the winter, they come into my house! The heat, dog food, shelter form the cold!! I have mouse traps set up all over!! And occasionally get a rogue mouse during the off season! (I constantly check during mouse season) There is nothing else like the aroma of deceased mouse!! Once you get that smell in your nose, you'll never forget it!! You'll want to rub fresh dog poop, under your nose, to help get rid of the smell! I can almost smell the aroma of recently deceased mouse, before the aroma of recently deceased mouse starts spreading! You'll notice next time, (if there is a next time, and with mice, THERE WILL BE A NEXT TIME) and get after clearing them out, before the problem aroma offends the olfactory senses! BEST OF LUCK WITH THE SMELL!!
Oh I have to make sure Deb doesn't watch this one or we are never moving to the country 😂. Never saw the fresh breeze cabin filters before will have to investigate
New Level Auto hahaha, Keith!! Your next job will be a slightly annoying aroma, emanating from within a vehicle, and your first thought will be, MIKE, THE DISGRUNTLED CAR OWNERS, AIR FILTER SURPRISE!! On a good note, you won't have to search long and hard for the odiferous manifestations!
perhaps dirty greasy/oily old dinosaur tanks are a winner. cause as of yet, never had mice in my dinosaur vehicles. chipmunks and squirrels don't ask :)
dang......Thank you for sharing this! Now I should attempted to check the air filter on my trax regularly .. while my area is being surrounded of rats Oh my........................
HAHAHA! Mouse motel! That fan was blowing dead mouse stench straight into the cab! I can imagine! I live in the country too, so this is a daily occurrence here - they're either in my house or in my vehicles! I had one die in the wall, of course, just INCHES from my pillow! That was the last time I used d-CON in the house! Stunk like that for 3 weeks ... Just pulled a pile of hickory nuts out of my neighbor's motorcycle. Thing would start & run great, but fell on it's face with anything past 1/8th throttle. He said he checked the air filter, and it was clean (but he didn't check INSIDE the filter!). I suspected carburetor issues when he was explaining it to me, but when he brought the bike over and I saw black smoke pouring out the pipes, I figured she couldn't breathe. I was right! As soon as I yanked the air filter, I saw the problem. Filter was PACKED solid with nest, and stacked all the way from the air filter, up the intake tube & into an expansion chamber, were at least 70 shelled hickory nuts! That wasn't a mouse that did that - more than likely a chipmunk. Still a furry rodent either way, and they all stink when dead! :D
I have shoveled a lot of different animal fecal matter in my time and even human waste. I have also been around some of the most fart stinking guys and have never gagged or threw up! man this just caught me by surprise! hahaha!
wyattoneable I officially retract the initial thoughts and comments about Helga, and her less than a year old car!!! Also, my apologies to Helga for my initial thoughts and comments!!
I came here to learn, but instead I laughed so hard I had to change my lungs for a new pair only to find out that there where dead mice in them. Wow good thing I had a 2nd pair of lungs around, let me get my apple Jack's and aaaaaw life smells good with a hint of dead mice lol.
Very helpful! I needed to remove my glove box because my phone had fallen behind it. This video showed me how to do so, and also showed me that there are worse glove box problems than losing your phone -- such as dead mice! That really puts things in perspective!
Thank you ! love when I can help!
Found a nest in exact spot 2016 trax today
i have ah 2018 chevy trax and it cost me 3hundred for ah service so i am thinking about trying it my self and the way u show it i should get it do so thank you ah million
I have this car. This was the best tutorial! Funny and informative. Thanks Mike!
Thank you ! hope yours doesn't have any mice living in it! haha!
I searched for a vid to get into the filter because.... I ...have "that smell" right now!!
Dang mouse been in my car for weeks. Chewing napkins in the glove compartment, and leaving turds in there! I heard him running over my head even! Until I placed poison (knowing it'd prob die in here smh), I see I got em. --That smell is horrid, man.
This vid was the very first, and I already knew what the 'surprise' would be! Wasnt expecting TWO lol!
Thank you!
Thank you so much for that! Literally helped so much to do this on our own rather than pay a disgruntled mechanic (no offense! ha!) to do it! Thanks for a great super simple video. Glad we didn't have to smell what you were going through!~
Oh you are correct! you don't want to deal with a disgruntled mechanic! thanks for the comment.
Great Mike, your the only one I watched who said to press in on the side tabs to the filter cover. My right side gizmo fell forward into bowels of the front, after I thot I had it on correctly. Can't reach it to get it out.
I had a nest in mine too. Just like that. Unbelievable
Yeah and gross!
Great job! Great presentation! Just changed mine today, (no mice, thank God!) Very helpful. Thanks!
Glad it helped!
lol he said I’ll be back and off he goes to barf. Great video now I can change my filter
EXACTLY! HAHA! Thanks!
I use this video about a year ago thank you you're one of the only people to do any Chevy Trax videos.
Do you know if I have to take the whole dash apart to put in the climate control panel? Aka the panel with the knobs for hot cold ventilation and such.
I am not sure. let me look into it. I will get back to you.
Thank you! I have been putting off the issue of for about a month. I'm no mechanic but once I know what panel to take off I'm not afraid to teach myself.
Hey Mike, I was totally surprised too as I was not expecting to see mice in there. And you are right that decaying mice leave an awful smell. I'm glad you found them and with that scented filter and oil, that smell will be gone in short order. 😀👍
I hope so Terry. They really stunk!
Thank you my current garage just told me next visit, I have to change this filter and they quoted $75 for the cabin air filter and $46 for the engine filter. I don't know if that's fair prices or because I'm female 🤔
Thanks Mike, I've seen a few videos of yours out there and subscribed! I had a Chevrolet Cruze which had a totally different setup than this to take out the air filter. It was a lot more complicated but this will help a lot when I change out the filter in my 2021 Chevrolet Trax!
Much appreciated!
Same thanks where is the place to get the filter can't find at eallmart
On my mother's 2017 Trax the air will only blow out the foot vents. The control panel works because it shuts off the recirculate when put on defrost but the air keeps on pointing only at feet.
I very much appreciate your video! I had the same problem with my Trax!! I am wondering it this is a flaw in the design of the vehicle! Gagging!!
Really? you mean mice in it??
@@TheDisgruntledMechanic Evidence of them, yes. Droppings and nesting material on the cabin filter... Two dead mice in the truck itself...
thanks for letting me know!
Chevy May have a factory power problem. Did you notice the trax losing any power before you discovered the dead mice?
Just a few years ago, lots of panels would need to be pulled to dig that nest from deeper within the air hander. That is one of the benefits I have seen with the increase of cabin air filtration. Also, for lingering odors, essential oils dripped onto the air filter will help the initial breeze while the activated charcoal infused into the filter has a bit of time to work. Good vid. I see lots of vehicles coming in for lack of air flow due to filters not being changed. Many are just unaware that they have the filter.
It is a good thing they made it easier to change the cabin air filter.I hope all them little buggers are out of there now!
The Disgruntled Mechanic indeed
Pretty sure I have something dead in mine currently thank you for this!!!
have the same problem (rodent in the vents!) but at least not dead. Dealer trying to figure out how to get rid of it. Must be a tiny hole. At least I am not the only one with this problem!
How bout your house furnace filter Mike? Done that one? FYI don't buy the expensive filter here. Usually good fiberglass is the best. And if you want to do a video on that I'll check out your setup and advise on the best filter.
yes I do change that one quite often. Having a nephew that does HVAC helps to keep that on healthy!
The Disgruntled Mechanic that's cool Mike that's what I do as well in Florida here
I bought a used car a couple years ago and the blower motor didn't work. Pulled the old blower motor out to replace it and found a mouse nest which was keeping the squirrel cage from spinning. The nest also was laying on top of the blower resistor and it was lucky the car didn't catch fire. The only difference in my case was there was no smell associated with the car. Sometimes the best repairs are free!
Oh this stunk to high heaven!
I've got a brand new 2020 Chevy Trax I park it outside away from any tall weeds or landscaping cover. Recently I discovered my cabin filter was chewed up a bit and a big pile of polyfil like yours had on top of it. Hardly any poop or urine. I also checked my air filter and I had leaves and some polyfil inside the air intake box before the filter. Not even 20,000 miles and I'm confused why mice are wanting in it.
Very helpful, How can you keep the mice out of the filter? I've heard moth balls or Irish hills soap/body wash?
Mothballs will kill your nostrils! I buy lilac or peppermint oil and put just a few drops on the filter. which ever smell you like you use. It will make the vehicle smell nice too and mice supposedely don't like it and stay away.!
Awesome video!
I have a 2017 spark and the AC drain appears to be clogged it's hissing and fizzing like it's boiling against something every time I turn it sprays water all over the passenger wheel well please can you tell me where the drain is I don't want to take it into the dealer for $500 clean out cuz that's more than I make in a month
Great job Mike
TY!
Nothing like a gag reflex live on youtube.
I had to leave that gag part in there! it really stunk!
Wow Good for you for getting those little buggers out of there.
yep I am glad they are gone for now!
Where did you get that air filter that smells like Apple Jacks and what’s it called?
www.amazon.com/dp/B00EAOIKWC?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Good video how do you like the Chevy Trax. Wow them mice will cause you all kinds of issues. You might want to get some of that refresher stuff for the evap cores will kill any bacteria as well as smell good.
too early to tell how the Trax is. Seems just like an old GEO to me. it is her vehicle. I do know that mice seem to approve of it!
Thanks for the video, helped me get this done in less than 5 mins. 👍🏼
Glad it helped
The mice must have been a factory option. You must have ticked that box by accident 😂
Never thought off that! must not have realized there was a furry rodent option.
We have a winter mouse problem here too! I live across from a commercial farm field! The mice have plenty all grow season long! But in the winter, they come into my house! The heat, dog food, shelter form the cold!! I have mouse traps set up all over!! And occasionally get a rogue mouse during the off season! (I constantly check during mouse season) There is nothing else like the aroma of deceased mouse!! Once you get that smell in your nose, you'll never forget it!! You'll want to rub fresh dog poop, under your nose, to help get rid of the smell! I can almost smell the aroma of recently deceased mouse, before the aroma of recently deceased mouse starts spreading! You'll notice next time, (if there is a next time, and with mice, THERE WILL BE A NEXT TIME) and get after clearing them out, before the problem aroma offends the olfactory senses!
BEST OF LUCK WITH THE SMELL!!
Thanks! it already smells better that is for sure!
Now this was frikkin ironic I just ordered the same thing from Amazon 1hr before I watched this. But I have to go under the wiper cover.
let me know how you think it works.
Oh I have to make sure Deb doesn't watch this one or we are never moving to the country 😂. Never saw the fresh breeze cabin filters before will have to investigate
all the cats we have at the farm and still mice.
New Level Auto hahaha, Keith!! Your next job will be a slightly annoying aroma, emanating from within a vehicle, and your first thought will be, MIKE, THE DISGRUNTLED CAR OWNERS, AIR FILTER SURPRISE!!
On a good note, you won't have to search long and hard for the odiferous manifestations!
For some reason the audio was not synchronized with the visuals. Glad it did not have Smell-O-Vision!!
That was great, who would've thought that the glove box can also serve as a puke bucket.
haha!
HAHAHAHA them buggers can get in anywhere . I wonder if you can put a screen in the air intake area so it doesn't happen again- there's a vid :)
well those 2 won't bother anyone else's air filter
The Disgruntled Mechanic Did you put them back in the glove box? You know always return the customer's old parts, right?
never thought of that! I guess I should have asked if they wanted them back.
perhaps dirty greasy/oily old dinosaur tanks are a winner. cause as of yet, never had mice in my dinosaur vehicles. chipmunks and squirrels don't ask :)
Thank you Mike
My pleasure!
Wow dead mice...I wasn't expecting that!!! Hopefully there weren't more than fell down behind the filter.
the smell will tell!
Dang I would've shop vac all in there
Thank you for sharing, funny guy lol
dang......Thank you for sharing this!
Now I should attempted to check the air filter on my trax regularly ..
while my area is being surrounded of rats Oh my........................
Rats! dang! I don't want to see them in the filter!
Just went through this TODAY same thing....2016 Chevy Trax...except the mouse was just a carcass....horrific smell!!!
Live Action with the Disgruntled Mechanic. LMAO. KIT d
yeah it took all I had not to upchuck!
Was it really a mouse?!
Yes!
Lol awesome reaction
Surprise!!
; )#
Nothing like molecules of a rotting carcass in your nose. The Vicks solution made me laugh.
needed to do something to knock that smell down!
Thank you sir great help
My pleasure!
Ha Ha your stomach is as weak as mine lol. Nothing wrong with shameless plugs either lol.
HAHA! yeah gets weaker as I get older too it seems!
My damper disappeared. Took it off......cant find it now. Wtf.
HAHAHA! Mouse motel! That fan was blowing dead mouse stench straight into the cab! I can imagine!
I live in the country too, so this is a daily occurrence here - they're either in my house or in my vehicles! I had one die in the wall, of course, just INCHES from my pillow! That was the last time I used d-CON in the house! Stunk like that for 3 weeks ...
Just pulled a pile of hickory nuts out of my neighbor's motorcycle. Thing would start & run great, but fell on it's face with anything past 1/8th throttle. He said he checked the air filter, and it was clean (but he didn't check INSIDE the filter!). I suspected carburetor issues when he was explaining it to me, but when he brought the bike over and I saw black smoke pouring out the pipes, I figured she couldn't breathe. I was right! As soon as I yanked the air filter, I saw the problem. Filter was PACKED solid with nest, and stacked all the way from the air filter, up the intake tube & into an expansion chamber, were at least 70 shelled hickory nuts! That wasn't a mouse that did that - more than likely a chipmunk. Still a furry rodent either way, and they all stink when dead! :D
Good job of not up chucking on camera :)
It was close!
Mice get into everything. Can't have enough poisen for them.
and all the farm cats we have and they still persist!
Wow! They waste no time making it theirs.
yes as you could probably see I was genuinely surprised they were in there!
Hat-trick of sorts... 3 mice during 1 filter change! Hope you are NOT so lucky next time! =)
haha! yep. 3 dead mice, 3 dead mice , see how they don't run!
🆗 tnx 4 video ! helpful ! 😃🔧🔩👍🆒
How is that possible? I know Helga drives that car everyday. I had to laugh. You big bad biker almost threw up by the smell. (ha ha)
I have shoveled a lot of different animal fecal matter in my time and even human waste. I have also been around some of the most fart stinking guys and have never gagged or threw up! man this just caught me by surprise! hahaha!
wyattoneable I officially retract the initial thoughts and comments about Helga, and her less than a year old car!!!
Also, my apologies to Helga for my initial thoughts and comments!!
Should have sprayed it with Lysol.
And had a mask and rubber gloves on!
Lol. FEBREZE!
; )#
maybe it's those sandals that smell lol
+BIll A I sprayed those too just in case! ; )#
lol
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So gross! Haha
bleach water it ;) heat dry and lysol drowned it
If you would clean your car you might not have rats
not my car.
you forgot "human animal smells" =p plastic garbagey!
I really didn't want to "like" this video. Ugh. Lordy, I hope I don't find anything like that in mine! So nasty!!!
Haha! Understood!
life with dog ownership
yes always fun!
dont be a wuss. You have never cleaned bathrooms at walmart.
No but I have cleaned both pig and chicken dung plus human waste. So........