Mouse ate air filter

[tgferg67]

I bought a used 2003 Pontiac Vibe and when I checked the air filter...
Should I be concerned?

 

[45ACP]

If you didnt find a mouse body then...............

 

[GROUCHO MARX]

Inspect the wires. Rodents chew them as well.

 

[sunfire]

I'd do a UOA first because the car has had a lot of unfiltered air running through it. The TB probably needs to be inspected and cleaned.

DON'T change the oil until you get collect an oil sample!

 

[dwcopple]

home owners will pay if there is more damage. take good pics of course.

 

[rjacket]

Have you noticed any increase in mousepower?

 

[SOHCman]

Mice always give me this bad vibe...

 

[Topo]

Mice, LOL!..Yah once I had my oil changed back in the day, and they where pulling out chicken bones when they inspected my air filter..LOL!

 

[NHGUY]

There's a case where a K&N would actually have been beneficial.

 

[Texan4Life]

step 1: check to make sure the whole intake track is clear and clean

step 2: install new air filter

Step 3: kick back and relax

 

[user52165]

http://www.bounceeverywhere.com/en_US/products/original/detail.jsp

They work - under dash, under seats, trunk, under hood, etc. Don't use on leather or plastic - fabric OK.

Rodents, spiders, snakes, other critters hate them.

 

[daves87rs]

Originally Posted By: user52165
http://www.bounceeverywhere.com/en_US/products/original/detail.jsp

They work - under dash, under seats, trunk, under hood, etc. Don't use on leather or plastic - fabric OK.

Rodents, spiders, snakes, other critters hate them.



That is good to know..

 

[abycat]

Originally Posted By: NHGUY
There's a case where a K&N would actually have been beneficial.


Ha ha good one. The only case but still one at least.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Originally Posted By: user52165
http://www.bounceeverywhere.com/en_US/products/original/detail.jsp

They work - under dash, under seats, trunk, under hood, etc. Don't use on leather or plastic - fabric OK.

Rodents, spiders, snakes, other critters hate them.


Not really. I thought that, until I had to clean up mouse nests made of shredded Bounce sheets.

 

[user52165]

Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle
Originally Posted By: user52165
http://www.bounceeverywhere.com/en_US/products/original/detail.jsp

They work - under dash, under seats, trunk, under hood, etc. Don't use on leather or plastic - fabric OK.

Rodents, spiders, snakes, other critters hate them.


Not really. I thought that, until I had to clean up mouse nests made of shredded Bounce sheets.


Well documneted to work. They are dirt cheap. Use lots and change monthly. How long did you go?

 

[Jarlaxle]

Originally Posted By: user52165
Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle
Originally Posted By: user52165
http://www.bounceeverywhere.com/en_US/products/original/detail.jsp

They work - under dash, under seats, trunk, under hood, etc. Don't use on leather or plastic - fabric OK.

Rodents, spiders, snakes, other critters hate them.


Not really. I thought that, until I had to clean up mouse nests made of shredded Bounce sheets.


Well documneted to work. They are dirt cheap. Use lots and change monthly. How long did you go?


Month and a half or so.

 

[Donald]

Get a cat.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Have three.

 

[artificialist]

When a mouse chewed the filter on my dad's 1992 Nissan Sentra, it also chewed through coolant hoses.

Look for anything a mouse could wrap its mouth around, and check for damage.

 

[SHOZ]

I just checked the cabin air filter. It's the original at 2,5 years. The car is sitting for the winter and it appears a mouse had built a nest in it.