Hey guys

Not directly related, but this is the second time this year that I've had to deal with car and rat issues; the first being a rat chewed through 4 different wires in my engine harness resulting in a $400 wire repair.

Since then, I moved my car into the garage, but I had issues with a 2000 Toyota Sienna wherein it reported that the air/fuel mix was too lean. I figured I'd start out by just cleaning the MAF sensor, which is located inside the engine filter box. On a whim, I removed the filter as well only to find...



It looks like the rat climbed in through the air intake duct and just got comfortable in there. It's a stroke of luck really, because staying inside the engine filter box probably prevented him from chewing up any wires.

 

How the fuck do they get in there?!

Time to get a cat or burn the house down.

 

Sounds like you need to invest in mouse traps...

 

or move to a better neighborhood

 

I caught two mice last week in the garage with sticky traps!

 

Id use a bucket with a ramp up to the opening filled with water and crabs to catch mice and rats

 

Justin likes to eat rats?

 

no, he just likes to pinch them with his claws

 

I hate killing stuff. I know. I'm a wuss.


Personally, I'd catch the mice/rats with the same bucket trick, but I'd put a lid on it and drive them out to the country

 

Read thread title. Came here to post this. Already done.

 

you're welcome

 

The air duct to the intake box only goes to the front of battery; I figure the rat got into the engine bay and then just got in through there

 

 

/thread

 

So life in Pleasanton isn't to pleasant after all.

I'd sue for false advertisement.