Checked my cabin air filter.....u gotta be kidding me!

[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? :rant:

 

[shahsmerdis]

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? :rant:

change it every year? lol

when was the last time you changed your filter? looks like its been years.

 

[Boardmember]

Man, you've been breathing that too! Ugh.

Mouse poop allergies, anyone?

 

[wsgoat]

change it every year? lol

when was the last time you changed your filter? looks like its been years.

Yep, my bad. Totally forget about this filter when doing maintenence....never again.

 

[Morphyne]

This will sound trite, but get a cat. and if you have a cat, get a new one. I have three indoor/outdoor cats and they kill anything and everything within a 300 ft radius of my house that is smaller than them.

 

[blackoutt]

Sounds like a way to turn your mouse problem into a cat problem!

 

[jrm]

Correction..

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? :rant:

Thats 11 years of mouse poop and seeds. There could also be some oil,brake and/or fuel line chunks in there as since they like to chew on um..

The mice climb up into the chassis b/c its warm/safe from predators.

 

[morphious]

 

[ddnww]

Does my 07 sr5 have a cabin filter, obviously I have never changed it if so.

 

[Morphyne]

Yes it does

 

[cajone5]

Does my 07 sr5 have a cabin filter, obviously I have never changed it if so.

Yep.

Behind your glove box. Open the glove box and pop out the door panel (you'll see where the "hinge" seats in the dash) and the filter is in that opening. Just pop it out... and replace it.

:brushteeth:

 

[CookieRoe]

Genius.

 

[jeffryscott]

Your post reminded me to check mine - I just recently bought it and it was on my list of things to do. Glad I did! This is after a bunch of stuff fell off, and I emptied it by turning it upside down. Had to go to the car wash and reach in there with a vacuum.

My AC blows colder now!

 

[TechWrench]

Genius.

Looks just like my anti-chipmunk mod I did over 13 years ago. Once done, no more critters inside.

 

[BOFFROAD]

That is unbelievably dirty. The filters are cheap on amazon.

 

[mizak82]

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....

 

[Ralph Blake]

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.

 

[mauidiver]

This is scaring me...ha! Now I gotta look. 03 have these? This could be scurry

 

[HiVel-JR]

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

 

[gm350reratliff]

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.