Keep Mice Out Of The Cabin Filter!

@uhmgawa

Hear ya. Its a difficult thing to determine what actually works unless you perform experiments yourself. Is it the product or do the mice just want to hang out somewhere else? No real concern where I live to bother with this & that. A few years back though, while the '19 4R was parked elsewhere, this exact scenario happened. Nest actually filled the entire duct. Fur, corn, shit, and bedding spilled over onto the cowl. There was even a couple spots they were storing extra corn. That truck is gone and one of the first things I did to the '22 was OPs method. Though I used stainless mesh. Just in case I'm in an area that that possibility should happen again.

 

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a rat/mouse around my house (just a constant battle with palmettos), but it could be a worthwhile endeavor for when your parked somewhere else.

 

Well that explains how I got a bunch of snow piled on top of my in cabin air filter...

Ill have to come up with a diverter mod or something.

 

One recurring thought during this years long ordeal was using the commercial solid bait blocks, with a hole drilled through the center for a wire to hang them around the compartment. A similar scattered strategy as the scent bags/oil but with a different end result. In the pro column is the fact it is obvious visually when they need to be replaced. The suspect con being an expired carcass deteriorating somewhere disagreeable in the vehicle.

 

How are the mice getting past the cowl panels into the lower cowl area where the filter intake is located? My cowl grid looks too small.

 

Knock on wood so far ok. I have mouse poison and loads of bounce fabric softener in front of it in garage. I get a whiff each time I open garage and put fresh sheets down once a month

 

I use the $19.99 4 pack pouches and the $13.99 spray. Put some Peppermint oil on the pouches, then one in cargo area, one under front seat. They smell sort of like evergreens. When smell goes away, about a month, replace. Also add peppermint oil to spray and spray in engine compartment about once a month.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/search/rodent repellent/animal-rodent-repellent?&srch=rodent repellent


Thinking I might also pull the HVAC filter once a month and spray that area but that might cause too much smell.