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Cabin air filter...what do you make of this??
Changed my cabin air filter this morning. 2019 with 25K miles. Pretty dirty but what is this section that looks chewed up? Mice perhaps?? No mouse droppings at all and no other signs in the vehicle or engine bay of any rodent activity. No strange smells. 
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08-28-2021, 12:17 PM
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Yikes that thing is gross
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08-28-2021, 12:20 PM
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Brown recluse. Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
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08-28-2021, 01:21 PM
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Clearly, something chewed on the filter media. I'd guess mouse.
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08-28-2021, 01:40 PM
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Wow, i would say a mouse too. Mine is a 19 and no chew marks, but now i am concerned how a mouse even got in there???
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08-28-2021, 02:25 PM
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I'm with the others that said most likely a mouse.
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08-28-2021, 02:28 PM
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Wow, i would say a mouse too. Mine is a 19 and no chew marks, but now i am concerned how a mouse even got in there???
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They enter thru big opening above the filter. It's covered by the wiper cowl cover. Many cover the opening with wire mesh. Few write-ups about this.
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Last edited by TRDfan2011; 08-28-2021 at 02:31 PM.
Reason: Wiper cowl
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08-28-2021, 02:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TRDfan2011
They enter thru big opening above the filter. It's covered by the wiper cowl cover. Many cover the opening with wire mesh. Few write-ups about this.
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Good to know! I go camping a lot so i can see this happening. Now i can prevent it!
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08-28-2021, 03:04 PM
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I did the same with a 90's gm product, built a cage.
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08-28-2021, 04:34 PM
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I'd set some mouse traps in the floorboard just in case its a mouse. 
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08-28-2021, 04:40 PM
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See this thread: Ideas to prevent rodents from eating our wiring
One good solution is to place a few drops of essential oils on cotton balls and scatter them in the A/C system. Peppermint works particularly well; we use it in our mountain cabin to keep the rodents out.
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08-31-2021, 01:30 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TRDfan2011
They enter thru big opening above the filter. It's covered by the wiper cowl cover. Many cover the opening with wire mesh. Few write-ups about this.
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Thanks for the info. 
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08-31-2021, 02:22 AM
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Mouse. You might consider a K&N filter, they have a wire mesh that should prevent the little buggers from going all the way through. Happened on my Tundra and Mr Mouse met a quick but messy end upon impacting the whirling fan blades. $400 ish and a new fan assembly later, the K&N is cheap insurance in the Tundra and 4R.
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08-31-2021, 11:10 AM
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Something has been in there chewing
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I used to be a Lexus tech back in the day and the largest single ticket I ever got was a 40hr job on an LX where a rat had chewed on every engine harness and got into the A/C vents. The insurance company actually totaled the vehicle but the customer wanted it fixed. That poor LX. I found the rat under the plenum and was able to kill it. I woulda let it go but was afraid it would climb into another customers vehicle.
Thats definitely a mouse or rat chewing on it. You can probably smell the urine and see little foot prints in the dust on your engine cover. I once heard an old timer say if you leave your hood open at night the critters wont climb into it.
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