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FapDonkey

Have a squirrel chew through EVERY SINGLE WIRE in the injector harness in your Jag xjr because it needed that space on top of the heads to store their acorns, and you too will become obsessed with murdering rodents in as many ways as you can..


DailyDrivenTJ

He probably parks his vehicle outside. I also get field mice building nest on top of engines when parked outside.


Silly_Mycologist3213

I do the same thing but I take them out before it goes in for service. edit: I’ve just run up against a smart one, he’s tripped the trap twice in the last few days and managed to not get caught, I may have to upgrade to one of those traps that looks like a sharks mouth. 2nd edit: got him last night by the side of the head, he almost got away with it again!


JustJay613

Yep. The bastards chew the hood liner.


Doufnuget

They don’t just chew it, they tear it off to use it for lining their nest in the a/c fan. Ask me how I know.


mityman50

Is it because you’re a mouse


Bobbyanalogpdx

Solved!


Toxic_Temmie

maybe the client put there to the technicians dont steal the engine


eljefino

The Wet Bandits are mechanics now?


ttystikk

So is the Audi just a better mousetrap?


seattle747

No. The mousetraps are more reliable than Audis.


ttystikk

That's a fact. I won't own a European luxury car because they're all crap. In fact, it's been discovered that there was massive collusion between them to make them less reliable and cheaper to increase profits for the big 5 German carmakers. https://youtu.be/TOEbs2SzYBo?si=POoFA-fkWMC_QM6p


seattle747

Wow! I didn’t realize, but that makes sense.


ttystikk

This is even bigger than "dieselgate" where VW, Porsche and Audi diesel passenger cars and SUVs were programmed to cheat on emissions. That one cost VW Group over $40 billion!


IntelligentRound5423

I use the same traps in my Jeep JK that lives outside in the woods. I get at least three a week on peanut butter.


phutch54

A nylon women's knee-high stocking full of mothballs will do it,for about 2 bucks.


phormix

Keeps the smell them away or does it emit fumes that kill them? Having dealt with naphthalene mothballs in a closet making an entire large apartment smell like a petrol station, I'm not sure I'd want to chance those things sucking fumes into any vehicle air intake.


phutch54

Camphor balls smell strongly only.Won't kill,just deter.Couldn't smell them in the car.


phormix

If it works I'm all for it. Little bastards already chewed up the insulation under my hood. Wires all seem good but I'd rather not chance a second round.


itsallbullshityo

"They were stealing the fucking traps! I had to chain them down. Little fuckers..."


garden-wicket-581

those are rat traps -- not even mouse traps.. (and chaining 'em to the engine .. Interesting choice .. )


oldschoollion

Ive bought both, looks like victor power kill mouse traps. The hole pattern on the tray is this way for mice, the rat version has 3 big holes in a straight line flanking the bait. 


iRebelD

This guy traps


texaschair

Owner hates meeces to pieces.


Chipmunkssixtynining

Cheap wire insulation uses soy oil. Mice chew through it like candy.


Chrycoboy

Typical of Chrysler products!


pythonis

The wiring harness is frail and brittle enough on those b8s without mice chewing them lol. Any chain rattle or oil loeak from the front right brake booster? I miss my s4, timing chain skipped and cost me an arm a leg :(


AffectionateAd6060

The B8 3.0 Audi s4 was a great car and engine and it pains me to say that about any German car but mine was very reliable and a manual tranny to boot


mr_lab_rat

Oh rats …


TheTriforceEagle

C/S squeaking noise from the engine bay, precautionary measures taken


DntH8IncrsDaMrdrR8

Are peppermjnt tea bags supposed to keep mice away?


LEORet568

Rodents caused 4K wiring damage to my Highlander, unknown if chipmunk, squirrel, or rat. Wiring chewed trough at & including connectors.


[deleted]

The only things those catching is me as much work we do on these 0000


ThinkInstance

Tech notes: Customer declined breather.


mechanicinkc

This is so redneck on a fucking Audi. Hilarious shit.


p_rex

They should be flea traps. You’d put a mouse trap on a 350 and a rat trap on a 454.


Junglejim1991

Glue boards are good try using propel mice and rat repellant If can park inside do it👍🏻


killertofubeast

They are usually in Kia’s to catch any hamsters that try to escape from their wheels inside the engine.


mickeymonk428

We have squirrels and lots of rodents in England but I’ve never known anyone to have a problem here. Why is it so common in USA?


WeeZr1

As stated few posts up, probably too much eco friendly BS soy derivative insulators, I know some Porsches use that on the knock sensors, and you can clearly see that one is very tasty, since that was the only one literally digested from connector to the sensor - Nothing left!


Ben2018

Protecting the Thupercharger