I've had squirrel issues with my Leaf. While I was actively trying to have them leave when I saw them actively running away from me with the hood up, I doused the area under the hood with a spray of peppermint oil.
About a week later, when we wanted to charge the battery, discovered the door to charge would not open. Brought the car to a local Nissan leadership and the service department showed us damage at the actuator from the charging port lid. They had and replaced the part, but while discussing mitigation options, and I mentioned I had doused the area with peppermint oil from a spray bottle, they said to be very careful not to get the main area wet - as there are many electronic parts (I've seen pretty exposed wires with solder) - just to remain at the perimeter.
I live in New England, so we have weather year-round, and the car lives outside.
Now I'm very concerned about possible corrosion of parts from my actions - and how soon that might happen. From the heavy rain we had here recently, the seal between the hood cover and the bay did remain water-tight. So this makes me wonder about timing of when damage might happen from my spraying. I did a LOT as they were running around the bay, finally giving up and leaving.
Thanks for your insight.
About a week later, when we wanted to charge the battery, discovered the door to charge would not open. Brought the car to a local Nissan leadership and the service department showed us damage at the actuator from the charging port lid. They had and replaced the part, but while discussing mitigation options, and I mentioned I had doused the area with peppermint oil from a spray bottle, they said to be very careful not to get the main area wet - as there are many electronic parts (I've seen pretty exposed wires with solder) - just to remain at the perimeter.
I live in New England, so we have weather year-round, and the car lives outside.
Now I'm very concerned about possible corrosion of parts from my actions - and how soon that might happen. From the heavy rain we had here recently, the seal between the hood cover and the bay did remain water-tight. So this makes me wonder about timing of when damage might happen from my spraying. I did a LOT as they were running around the bay, finally giving up and leaving.
Thanks for your insight.