ruly1000 said:I've successfully used that aluminum foil tape for ductwork to tape over holes, they don't like chewing metal
On the same thought steel wool also works good, I like the rougher or thicker wire wool but either would probably help.
ruly1000 said:I've successfully used that aluminum foil tape for ductwork to tape over holes, they don't like chewing metal
Agree, I didn't even realize stainless steel wool was a thing, is it commonly available in big-box retailers like Home Depot and if so would it be in hardware next to sandpaper or some other area? Truthfully I haven't bough steel wool in years, my bags probably have a price sticker on them, they are that old :lol:goldbrick said:+1 on steel wool but I'd splurge and use stainless steel wool or similar since regular steel wool rusts pretty quickly.
Nice, thanks for the photos and post. It's hard to tell from the photos but I'm sure when I look at them in front of the car it will make sense and I'll get my bearings. Was it hard to remove whatever covered the cowl? hard to believe how Nissan didn't didn't put mesh over it like you did, seems like an accident waiting to happen.semipro said:I think I found the entry point on my Leaf.
Something got in and filled our blower wheel up with duct insulation and leaves and such.
I cleaned it all out, cleaned the cabin filter, blew out the ductwork with a yard blower, and put everything back together.
Two days later the blower motor was noisy again. Where before everything was packed in like a nest, this time it looks like the fan just sucked in some loose insulation.
I then started looking for an entry point and found the gaping hole below in the cowl area behind the windshield wiper mechanism. The hole is approximately 3 x 9 inches.
I found some metal mesh in my junk pile and made a screen that has magnets epoxied to it. I installed this over the hole. We'll see how it works.
BTW, I'm fairly convinced that it was chipmunks who did the deed. We have no rats but sometimes mice and plenty of chipmunks. Multiple mouse traps (that don't allow larger rodents to get trapped) placed around the car have remained empty for over a week.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/9jWpwfXxVcRVwyn56
https://photos.app.goo.gl/V79aoa8tytGA1dPp8
I guess I'm not allowed to attach images yet so I've tried to share them otherwise at the links above.
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