Mice in Cowl

[mikeshimek]

Long story, car sat for awhile in my garage. Mice got in my cowl and made nest....made sh*t....made a complete mess. Wondering if this has happened to anyone and how did you clean it? When i turn the fan on the inside smells TERRIBLE! Im not sure of the cowl to heater core ducting, am i able to just spray the cowl down with cleaner and have it drain out the bottom side of the car? The last thing i want is all that stuff in the heater. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[fangin2u]

I have a 03 cobra that mice got in. Blow out as much or all of droppings and what ever they chewed on as possible. I diluted some 409 and sprayed in cowl not to much though. Let it dry this will clean it. Then I Febrezed it. Let it dry each time, keep spraying it till smell goes away. It worked for me. Have had my 03 cobra since new. Good luck.

 

[SID297]

It just takes time and elbow grease.

 

[TxCobra76]

Same thing happened to me this winter. I removed cowl and found the nest. SOB.....I used my wet vac to suck out the nest and put backing soda boxes in cabin and trunk. Helped a lot! About 2 weeks till the mice smell went away but it did go away. Good luck bud. I HATE MICE!!!!!!

 

[mikeshimek]

Thanks for the responses, just got around to cleaning her out! I too had a big nest in the cowl. Didnt even realize it was happening until it was too late! f'ers!

 

[Weather Man]

Keep poison bait traps that have the clear viewing window to see if they are eating on it.

 

[SnakeBit]

I have had good results using mothballs. I use a small aluminum foil tray with 2 or 3 mothballs placed on the floor under the engine. You will need to add mothballs every week or two because they will "evaporate", but their smell will send mice elsewhere.