Rodents love my O2 sensors :-(
#1
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Rodents love my O2 sensors :-(
Something small and furry has eaten a few O2 sensors on my car, and all attempts to murder the little jackholes has proven fruitless, so now I'm looking for a way to deny him/her/them access. I'm thinking some kind of "metal tape" wound around the delicious parts is a good bet. I think I saw something like that in the plumbing section or the like. Anyone know what this magical "tape" is called and where I might find some?
#2
Out Of Control!!
A cheap solution is take the car outa the front yard and use your garage---the bad news is that then someone will have to mow the grass!!
Re, the 3M metallic tape,simply google the product--there are millions of sources worldwide!!
Re, the 3M metallic tape,simply google the product--there are millions of sources worldwide!!
#4
In my house I have found the sticky traps to be the most effective. My cruel side takes explicit satisfaction when I find one stuck to the glue, struggling to extricate itself from it. I then take the trap to the woods outside and let the owls have dinner.
In my old C230 I put two in the engine compartment when I found a nice nest of insulation material up by the brake master cylinder. The sticky traps did their job and the next day I found three of them stuck.
They are available at Lowe's and Home Depot.
In my old C230 I put two in the engine compartment when I found a nice nest of insulation material up by the brake master cylinder. The sticky traps did their job and the next day I found three of them stuck.
They are available at Lowe's and Home Depot.
#5
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In my house I have found the sticky traps to be the most effective. My cruel side takes explicit satisfaction when I find one stuck to the glue, struggling to extricate itself from it. I then take the trap to the woods outside and let the owls have dinner.
In my old C230 I put two in the engine compartment when I found a nice nest of insulation material up by the brake master cylinder. The sticky traps did their job and the next day I found three of them stuck.
They are available at Lowe's and Home Depot.
In my old C230 I put two in the engine compartment when I found a nice nest of insulation material up by the brake master cylinder. The sticky traps did their job and the next day I found three of them stuck.
They are available at Lowe's and Home Depot.
#6
I'm guessing they get into the engine compartment and follow the exhaust pipes down.
Anything is possible. Mice can jump.
They are annoying little b*stards though. Very destructive.
Anything is possible. Mice can jump.
They are annoying little b*stards though. Very destructive.
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#7
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AHA! Now I found a real solution.... just need to get the blueprints!
Or... I bet I could get a Kickstarter for this and make a pile of money!
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-f...where-37094826
Or... I bet I could get a Kickstarter for this and make a pile of money!
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-f...where-37094826