04-27-2016, 01:59 AM
|
#16
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Palm Beach Gardens
Posts: 498
|
|
|
Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Palm Beach Gardens
Posts: 498
|
once you change that cabin filter... spray a bottle of lysol in your ac vents...
turn AC on HI and not recirculating.. pop the hood and blast away into the exterior vents..
thats pretty gross at the moment....
|
|
 Reply With Quote
|
|
04-27-2016, 09:11 AM
|
#17
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Dallas Texas
Posts: 379
|
|
|
Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Dallas Texas
Posts: 379
|
I would start looking at all the under hood wiring, i found my wiring on another Auto parked in my garage, all eaten up by rodents.
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-27-2016, 10:47 AM
|
#18
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: austin Tx
Posts: 175
|
|
|
Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: austin Tx
Posts: 175
|
This is scaring me...ha! Now I gotta look. 03 have these? This could be scurry
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-27-2016, 12:02 PM
|
#19
|
 |
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Hoover, AL
Posts: 1,076
Real Name: Billy
|
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Hoover, AL
Posts: 1,076
Real Name: Billy
|
That very first picture from the OP .... Gross...
I change mine every year.
Just be glad you don't live in Europe. They have these little weasel animals that climb in the hood of your car and eat all the wires. And attack you if you get too close.
Your car vs. the Marten - Living In Germany
__________________
2005 4WD V8 SportEdition MY BUILD
ICON 2.5 resi-Stage 3, K&N CAI, Gibson Exhaust, Ash Tray Kit, Husky Cargo Liner, Husky Floor mats, Rear Diff Breather Extension, Driver side grab handles, 285/70R17 BF T/A K02, RIGID Hyper Spots in Scoop, Grill, Pillar, Rack front and back, Wilson 5000 magnetic, Stryker 490 CB Radio, Gamber Johnson Floor Mount, WILCO rear tire Carrier, Gobi Rack, StopTech Drilled and Slotted Cryo Brake Rotors, RPM Front Bumper, DT Headers (Not installed)
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-27-2016, 12:07 PM
|
#20
|
 |
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 3,696
|
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 3,696
|
My kids and myself suffer from seasonal allergies so I change this filter about twice a year. Does it help? Maybe to some degree. That pic is nasty though. Reminded me that it's time to order the filters again. You have to be careful here in the SW since the hantavirus seems to be making a comeback this year. Those screens are genius though.
__________________
2014 Super White Trail Premium My build thread: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-ge...ld-thread.html
2008 SR5 4X4 V6 Better late than never build thread: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-ge...ld-thread.html
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-27-2016, 03:56 PM
|
#21
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Dallas Texas
Posts: 379
|
|
|
Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Dallas Texas
Posts: 379
|
The air inlet on my 4runner is under the hood,and it's covered with a plastic grill.
If this is the same air intake, i don't find an opening needing a wire mouse guard.
Am i missing something?
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-27-2016, 03:58 PM
|
#22
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: darkside of the moon
Posts: 1,550
|
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: darkside of the moon
Posts: 1,550
|
awwwwwwwwwwwww, gross!.
there is quick mode to prevent rodents entering...get fine wire mesh/guaze and cover the air intake area/port ..its the area where the hhod meets the windscreen,
search around pics of the mod is on the thread.
some1 talked abt pouring cayenne pepper or moth balls there, that mice/rats dont like them
__________________
2005 v6, galactic grey 4wd auto : pioneer avh 4400bh dvd hu, pyle reverse cam
2003 rav4 titanuim silver 4wd auto...... sold
2004 rav4 titanuim silver 4wd auto : pionneer avhx 5500bt hu, pyle reverse cam
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-27-2016, 08:10 PM
|
#23
|
 |
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Hawley, PA
Age: 72
Posts: 1,746
|
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Hawley, PA
Age: 72
Posts: 1,746
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ralph Blake
The air inlet on my 4runner is under the hood,and it's covered with a plastic grill.
If this is the same air intake, i don't find an opening needing a wire mouse guard.
Am i missing something?
|
You have to remove the plastic cowl that is just below the windshield. You have to remove the wiper arms to get it off. You will find the fresh air intake on the passenger side. Cover it with wire mesh like the prior poster did. Do a search on this issue, there are several posts with pics.
__________________
I can Explain it to you, I can't Understand it for you.
'08 Tundra SR5 5.7 V8 Double Cab, White, Equalizer WD system, '91 Coachmen Catalina 260FK, '89 Grumman GSS w/35HP Force O/B, 8' Snowbear utility trailer, 2012 Polaris 500HO LE in Camo, 7 x 14 TWF Landscape trailer w/2 ramps.
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-28-2016, 01:42 AM
|
#24
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Hoover, AL
Posts: 1,076
Real Name: Billy
|
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Hoover, AL
Posts: 1,076
Real Name: Billy
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by wsgoat
This past weekend I dropped the glove box to check the cabin air filter and found this....wtf! Somehow the little basturds (mice) have be gaining access to the filter and having a field day. No damage to the engine bay, wiring or passenger foot well, they just seem to enjoy sitting on top of the filter and eating seeds. I have ordered a new filter....any ideas on how to prevent this from happening again?  |
I cannot sleep, I woke up having a bad dream about that picture of that air filter.  only kidding. Hope you get it cleaned out.
__________________
2005 4WD V8 SportEdition MY BUILD
ICON 2.5 resi-Stage 3, K&N CAI, Gibson Exhaust, Ash Tray Kit, Husky Cargo Liner, Husky Floor mats, Rear Diff Breather Extension, Driver side grab handles, 285/70R17 BF T/A K02, RIGID Hyper Spots in Scoop, Grill, Pillar, Rack front and back, Wilson 5000 magnetic, Stryker 490 CB Radio, Gamber Johnson Floor Mount, WILCO rear tire Carrier, Gobi Rack, StopTech Drilled and Slotted Cryo Brake Rotors, RPM Front Bumper, DT Headers (Not installed)
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-28-2016, 08:57 AM
|
#25
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: austin Tx
Posts: 175
|
|
|
Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: austin Tx
Posts: 175
|
Peanuts???? Ugh!!
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-28-2016, 09:00 AM
|
#26
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Dallas Texas
Posts: 379
|
|
|
Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Dallas Texas
Posts: 379
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by TechWrench
You have to remove the plastic cowl that is just below the windshield. You have to remove the wiper arms to get it off. You will find the fresh air intake on the passenger side. Cover it with wire mesh like the prior poster did. Do a search on this issue, there are several posts with pics.
|
Thanks for making it clear where it is,man that sure seems like a lot of work to fix something that Toyota should have known could happen, and had it taken care of in their Design and Engineering.
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-28-2016, 10:53 AM
|
#27
|
 |
Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Charlotte NC
Posts: 493
|
|
|
Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Charlotte NC
Posts: 493
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by mauidiver
Peanuts???? Ugh!!
|
In cabin air filter...aka rodent lunch room 
__________________
08' 4Runner SR5 4WD V6 Level 8 MK6 wheels//Kenwood DDX9903s//JL 10W3v3 on 500/1//LEDs//ICON Ext Coilovers FR//Metaltech LT Rear Springs w/ Dobinson LT Shocks//JBA UCAs//spidertrax//5th gen brakes in front//295/70/17 Cooper Maxx//SS brake lines// http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-ge...ld-thread.html
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-28-2016, 12:15 PM
|
#28
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Wake Forest
Posts: 1,562
|
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Wake Forest
Posts: 1,562
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ralph Blake
Thanks for making it clear where it is,man that sure seems like a lot of work to fix something that Toyota should have known could happen, and had it taken care of in their Design and Engineering.
|
It's not toyota's to control you rodent problem.
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-28-2016, 12:51 PM
|
#29
|
 |
Member
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: under the radar
Posts: 470
|
|
|
Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: under the radar
Posts: 470
|
I'll bet that there are alot of cabin air filters, out there, that need to be changed.
__________________
*2017 4R TRD Pro, 01H5 Cement w/ Shrockworks dimpled tread plate sliders, Moroso oil catch-can, black powder-coated roof rails. (summer runner).
*2005 4R Sport Edition w/ Bilstein 5100's, Gen-5 brake upgrade, K&N cold air intake, cabin air intake mod, Falken Wildpeak AT3. (winter runner).
*1965 Pontiac GTO convertible, 4-speed w/tri-power, PHS documented. (born in Freemont CA).
*1962 Chevrolet C-10 (short-step) pickup, 4-speed, survivor. (born in Oakland CA).
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-28-2016, 04:55 PM
|
#30
|
 |
Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 84
|
|
|
Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 84
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by wsgoat
I'll bet that there are alot of cabin air filters, out there, that need to be changed.
|
Better get my cabin filter order in fast to avoid backorder status after everyone reads this post and admires the pictures.
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is On
|
|
|
|
Linear Mode
