How to Rodent Proof Your Engine - The Easy Way

Greg Macke Your Car Angel describes his method of how to rodent proof your engine - the easy way. First you remove the nest and then you detail the engine. Using peppermint oil in a spray bottle and applied to the engine compartment, rodents and most specifically rats are repelled by the smell and will not return.

[@GlennC789]

Rodent actually had a pretty good life. Several homes; some heated. Wife and kids. A pretty good job, mostly electrical work. Then along comes Greg the Rodent Devil and BAM. Rodent apocalypse.

[@rightlanehog3151]

:)

[@user-ys6pk7tw9h]

Great comment just make me laugh, love the sense of humor.

[@stargate5685]

Haha😂

[@garybrinker4522]

And looks like it rolled a joint..?

[@happysawfish]

"Mostly electrical work" lmao

[@saintkenny9296]

Biggest lesson is keep your engine and battery terminals clean. Wonder why people are giving this man a thumbs down? He does a great job explaining this and is offering very helpful advice.

[@jjano2320]

takes too long to get to the point

[@rebeccahenderson7761]

That's because he's a goof. NEVER EVER touch or pick up a rat or mouse nest with your bare hands or have any dry dusty feces, urine or other debris get into your lungs or eyes. Wear a mask! Rodents, especially rats and mice, carry serious diseases. Thumbs down!

[@daleburnfart6845]

Well he sort of left out the part about how some asain manufacturers in an effort to save money wrapped wires in a soy based plastic which to a rodent smells like food. That is kind of worth a thumbs down because you cant watch this, follow the steps and consider yourself educated or protected. I know I had rats eat wires in my 2004 4runner.

[@kennethb6211]

New ford f 150s have soy wires they cheaper out during the pandemic have a new 2021 f150 squirrels ate the master under the engine then had a rat come into my garage to eat the wires I'm getting rid of it with less than 10k miles don't buy new fords.

[@glennhansel9411]

@@daleburnfart6845 Same happened to us on a 1990s Buick LeSabre

[@elrobo3568]

I live in Tucson Az. and have had tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage done by packrats to my vehicles. I have tried the different lights, sonar, radar , nuclear and everything else to no avail. I started the peppermint spray and I have so far (three months) had no damage. I also use Hondas rat proof tape available now on line, it's expensive but so was all three of my computers that fried ($10,000 bill for that one) I bought a large 16 oz bottle from amazon and mix in a spray bottle and once a week spray all 4 of my vehicles, under hood and under the engine. I also spray in and around my tack shed and as I said so far all is good. Cheap and easy, no gimmicks. Thanks for the video.

[@woodybear8298]

He sprayed down the whole engine with a power washer, then told you not to spray near your MAS with a hand sprayer.

[@jasonchoi315]

Ha Ha

[@bobwallace9814]

Thanks and great timing. As the weather will cool, they look for the warm spots and your engine is one of them. Most folks never do it, but checking under the hood regularly is smart.

[@itzelfavela3660]

I checked this morning my engine and I saw a rat o was freaking out this is the first time I ever saw something like that happen

[@alaineb2643]

I learned that the hard way. I just today had to buy a new horn for my car and get some other things cleaned up ($600) from an industrious rat. I'm going to forward this info on to everyone I know! Thanks!

[@ftby59mikeD]

That looks like one of my wife's holiday wreaths!! Your mechanic will appreciate the sweet peppermint smell each & every time too!👍

[@wesleyburns4566]

Wow i go camping a lot and rodents always get under the tearing into insulation thanks to you i can put my mind at ease. Thanks for the tip.

[@williambranham6249]

Interesting. I've been car camping for 30 years and have had only one rodent event. Left my car in the Georgia woods for a week or two while backpacking. Mice got in the trunk, ate our extra food stores as well as some clothing for their nest. What a mess. I count myself lucky considering how much time I've spent out. My advice is to keep food, clothes etc in sealed containers and spray peppermint everywhere. The blue or orange 5 gal. buckets work great because they have a tight fitting lid.

[@helenbailey1124]

W

[@navigator1383]

Interesting take: Some foam sealing products have a bitterent chemical added so rodents wont chew. Also many plastic pipes have bitterant added to deter rodent chewing. Maybe auto manufacturers should incorporate these solutions into their products.

[@WingChunBoyz]

You are definitely my car angel! Saved the day! 😀

[@8spokewheel]

Thanks, I appreciate you taking the time to make this video. I cleaned and sprayed as stated, hope it helps.

[@salvatorecosenza727]

It worked!! I had a Chipmunk problem all around the insulated battery enclosure in my VW Golf Sportwagen. I put quite a few drops directly on the battery enclosure material. They haven't been packing pine needles and cones around it anymore. Thank You

[@aeroearth]

Thanks Greg! I shall try that. As rats can carry Weil's disease may I suggest it would be a good idea to use rubber gloves when handling their nests etc. When re baiting rodent traps etc. I am always careful to wash hands thoroughly when done. Trust this helps.

[@fortinbras47]

Exactly! There's ALL KINDS of nasty diseases that can be present in rodent feces/urine or carried by fleas/tickets that also infest a rodent nest. (Nastiest I'm aware of is hantavirus out west.) Some basic precautions are also so easy to do. www.cdc.gov/rodents/prevent_infestations/clean_up.html

[@tommak6516]

@@user-xx7lf9vp7c Bubonic Plague, rabies, C-19?

[@byronofcascadia153]

Also when it’s mice they can carry Hantavirus

[@stephanie1860]

I was like, “DUDE, WHERE IS YOUR PPE?”

[@karynd2368]

That’s probably why my AC is history, I found a nest. God bless you for this info ❤️

[@watuzi]

That's a fine piece of advice, thanks.

[@MelanieCrypto]

Thank you Greg, very helpful.

[@questioneverything1123]

Awesome! Thanks so much... I will no longer worry about my vehicles... Peppermint oil is something that I already have. A great use...

[@liddlemountain7245]

Thanks so much for this. We have a 20 year old car in rural Vermont and the mice just made a new complex in her. Short of burning my car to the ground, I'm trying all these tips!

[@carle5538]

You are a Godsend. Thank you for this video. I have had terrible experiences with rodents in my car. They have chewed my wires and like you mentioned they have made the inside of my intake manifold their second home because it is nice and toasty for them there. I recently had to change it and I saw nests in there. They are a real headache and dangerous too because they can even cause an electrical fire in your car is they keep chewing all the wires.

[@vipahman]

Also clip a mesh wire grid on your engine air filter intake and cabin air filter intake to prevent rodents camping inside.

[@nmfd72]

Nice presentation. thanks Greg!

[@shelliwelch6228]

THANKS, GREG!!!!!! You're an Angel! Shelli Welch, Prescott, AZ

[@outbackeddie]

That's a fantastic tip. I'm going to give it a try when I store my RV at the end of the season.

[@Louisianna321]

Use dryer sheets in your RV. I've been using them for over 20 years and they work. Put them in cabinets, under bed, under sink. I also put them in the engine. Just lay a few on top and close the hood.

[@russellstephan6844]

Was out of town for a few months. My full-size pickup truck, which only gets used occasionally anyway, became a hangout for squirrels. They did a number on the windshield washer hose along with a bunch of wiring and the underhood insulation. It was a mess. Thankfully, I'm capable of repairing such issues myself. To prevent the problem going forward, I bought rat traps and screwed them to longer pieces of 1/4" plywood. The planks of plywood allow me to set and place the traps without risk to fingers. The traps aren't baited. But, if a squirrel was to disturb one, at the very least it would a highly startling event. The three traps sit on the upper A arms and upper fender of the driver's side of the engine bay. Since the truck isn't used all that often, removing the traps along with the in-engine-bay battery maintainer isn't all that much of an inconvenience.

[@carle5538]

I have had that experience too. They have jumped on my face when I opened the hood. They look cute, but they are a menace too.

[@isabellind1292]

@@carle5538 Yikes! I wonder who was more shocked, lol! I hope I'm not screwed. My car's been parked outside over the winter and something made a big huge mess under the hood. I fear it's eaten all my wiring as well. I think my auto insurance company covers damage caused under the hood by animals chewing up the wiring otherwise I shudder to think what it could cost to repair.

[@grantp4022]

@@isabellind1292 where I live, damage is only covered 1 time.l

[@isabellind1292]

@@grantp4022 The Insurance Corp. of British Columbia covers these damages if you have "comprehensive" coverage (and pay the deductible) but they do not stipulate how many claims they'll cover. One insured motorist who submitted two such claims in one year was covered for the damages. When he submitted another claim within the same year, ICBC withheld the cheddar, claiming he hadn't done his due diligence to try and prevent it but in the end, covered the $7,000 repair bill.💰🐭💰

[@Twoholesofman]

You're the man, Greg.

[@TruthSeekerAll]

Thanks so much Greg. Very informative.

[@mamamoore3474]

Thanks so very much. What a great help you are.

[@Oceansta]

Me in 2020: struggling to make rent Rats: Hopping around between several "pads"

[@trickdawg5521]

Love your sense of humor. Although sad.

[@williamcrocker4193]

Good information. Thank you William Crocker

[@thomasbartlett6771]

OUTSTANDING!! video and thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@jeffkelly636]

Great tips! One time I lifted my hood and a mouse looked out from behind the insulation at me, as if to say "get out of my house!" 😂

[@suemarie6032]

That is my fear after finding a nest being build near my chewed up wiring.

[@MisterMister5893]

Oh god my experience this morning Morris that. I had bought a new car and parked my old one for over a month. Decided to try and boost it and take it for a drive to recharge the battery and fhe first thing I see is this huge ass body and long squirrels tail on my cover. Thankfully it was retreating so I was spared the horrific eye contact. I spotted a lot of rat droppings around the car though. Cleaning it up is going to be fun!

[@bradhernandez8834]

I live in the woods, where squirrels do the same thing. I have found that just leaving the hood propped open has eliminated the problem, doesn't give them a dark place to nest

[@mandograssable]

Squirrels just don't nest, they get in there and chew wires because they use to use soybean oil to make wiring. I live in the woods and can't even tell you how many squirrels I have killed. I see them coming from underneath my car, front and back all the time. I have an ABS light on right now because they chewed the wires. They have cost me thousands of dollars in damage. I would have to get up under the rear of my car and spray all wiring for this to work. I don't like killing them but there is no other option.

[@Retiredmco]

@@mandograssable Have you considered using rodent bait stations with peanut butter blocks of rat poison??? Works effectively on my situation.

[@mandograssable]

@@Retiredmco No but I have now sold all my outside cars and don't have to worry anymore except when they are chewing on my car home. Thanks, I will keep it in mind for the future

[@Retiredmco]

@@mandograssable You are welcome! My suggestion also works wonders around the perimeter of a home! I placed the stations as previously mentioned 1 on each side of the house. Problem solved after about 20 plus blocks of rat poison squares eaten! Lol

[@thejaherath9665]

Great advice 👍

[@ericgrosvenor67]

Great info Greg. Thanks bro

[@tinkertime577]

Thank you sir!

[@douglasdonatien7044]

Thnx for the tip 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@Coopdundee]

Well done sir just dabbed drops all around motor and interior been camping 6 weeks , I start my car but I only use it to leave the campsite to go get ice and supplies well done video straight to the point and nice detail job dude I’ve been hearing the pitter patter of a mouse somewhere in my car while I’m sleeping in it here in the desert some notes to look at the stars and now hopefully I won’t hear any pitter patter’s because my car smells like peppermint and eucalyptus mixed together thank you keith cooper

[@hunbaeyoon]

Thanks for your uploading

[@bobpatterson5470]

That was great. Maybe it will work for my patio also.

[@carolyng651]

THANKS SO MUCH!!!!! MY DAUGHTER NEEDED THIS !!! BRAVO !!!

[@yewkiamakuahui2296]

My daughter came home with a rat of a boyfriend. I wonder if I can spray peppermint oil on him

[@crackerjack4790]

Shawn Wood, the Mouse Trap Man, did an experiment with different repellents and only peppermint oil worked. Thanks Greg! well done.

[@markreynolds3850]

Thanks for sharing this video.

[@ortafunk]

good video thanks for the Information, I residence at hell valley Oklahoma I know about pest, maybe this will work In My kitchen also look for mud dauber nest especially on the radiator and throttle linkage

[@anniepibbles443]

I did this 3 x in a week and doesnt work i have more droppings now than i did before i sprayed the peppermint oil . I think the little squatters are bathing in it or drinking it or maybe doing yoga up in there now that it smells so good

[@qualityreno9689]

Wow! I can't thank you enough for this video. gonna try it tomorrow.

[@miketobin2324]

Thanks Car Angel! Live Long & Prosper!

[@mveax]

Yes, this happened to me. I was at an empty late season campground in the middle of nowhere Oregon. I was going to warm up the truck while we packed up. It wouldn't start. I looked under the hood and a vole leaped out. It was obvious he/she had started a nest on my engine and had chewed though a ignition wire. I was freaking because we were miles from any help. Thanks be I still had the old wire from a pretrip tuneup. Note: when I got home 3 weeks later I opened up the camp and out pops a vole. It had made a little nest under a seat where I kept emergency food. Little guy was eating high on the hog.

[@ms.rickie]

What is a vole? Is that a mouse or a rat?

[@mveax]

@@ms.rickie a vole is a mouse. It lives mostly out west. It looks like a mouse with big rounded ears.

[@joek468]

Never knew this was an issue and now the vehicle I drive at work is presently at the dealer being fixed from rodent damage from one living in there.

[@mahamaha4816]

Very good video. Thanks Greg.

[@Spiderveins60]

Thank you. Great video

[@carpenterfamily6198]

Thank you for the tip. I have two mouse traps wired in place under my hood. I regularly remove dead mice and reset the traps.

[@kenfreeman6417]

I’d love to se a picture of your setup

[@williambranham6249]

Great idea.

[@Tom-fz6pe]

Can you provide a link to the type of trap used?

[@sdluedtke3368]

Thank you -- thank you -- thank you. My car is a field mouse magnet. I will do all of this and heavily spray my car with your oil of peppermint mixture. 🙆🙋🙌🙏👍

[@ibear2554]

Thank you for this video. I'll be trying this ASAP.

[@shakirabells6955]

im very busy this month i have tire problem changing oil and opining the hood of my car there was a nest of rodents i live in country of wv im glad this is helpful and informative video im gonna check now every month its so expensive to fix if their ruined the car

[@notwrkn2mch]

We are out in the Sonoran Desert and i use your formula except i do 50% water and 50% White vinegar along with the peppermint oil. If car is not used often prop the hood up about 12 inches to eliminate that cozy warm spot

[@JesusGonzalez-mf4hk]

Thanks for the video. Rats are eating ac cable . im going to try this . hopefully il work

[@user-xi5rn8gi5h]

Thank you for ypur very helpful advice.

[@walterquave8023]

Thanks I’ve got to try this out

[@willwillis2381]

Excellent. Yes it works. I use it in my house as a spider deterrent also. Great vid, but yeah use gloves duse👍

[@Agent77X]

What is the spray can that has a red cap? Engine degreaser?

[@jordanmusikwerks1047]

Thanks for saving the most essential information to the end. 'angel'

[@tamsmd1]

I have had my Audi in for service 2 times the last 3 weeks. The second time the rodent chewed much more than the first time. I have asked the dealer servicing how to stop this from happening again. Of course no mention of peppermint to help me. One wonders if they just don’t tell me that so it does happen again to make more money. Thank you for this video. I will for sure trying your method as soon as I get my car back from the latest rodent damage.

[@elultimo102]

I previously used ground hot red pepper, sprinkled heavily under the hood. It seemed to work. I have since discovered a liquid rat repellent, containing a pepper spray of 8500 Scovill units. Reportedly this is 8-1/2 times as potent as police spray. It has no smell, but just a slight over spray makes you choke. I sprayed heavily on wires, hoses, and atop the battery. It also seems to keep the bunnies out, when they try to find a warm spot and start eating the insulation from the inner hood and firewall.

[@jasonhutson8584]

Name?

[@georgeleong1572]

you could google rat repellent and several brands come up.@@jasonhutson8584

[@DB-ym6tw]

Where can we buy that

[@andyhobbs2812]

Would Tobasco do it,??? I've heard they don't like vinegar also!!!! Tobasco has both.😊😊😊😊😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧👍🍀

[@Carols-hu8vo]

Where did you purchase it ?

[@WENG4898]

I sprinkle cayenne pepper powder in the engine compartment. It works well.

[@jeivenkatesh8324]

THANKS ANGLE 👌 GREAT

[@KindCreature1]

Great tip (peppermint oil), thank you!

[@rhythmsectionguy]

Thanks so much for this! The Volvo dealer was fixing a recall and mentioned they tape the wiring harness under the plastic cover on top of the motor. I said, no thanks. My wife saw a small dead mouse like a year later when putting in washer fluid. A few weeks after, the engine caught fire on the highway. The whole car was in massive flames minutes after she got out of the car. The guy at the junk yard mentioned that it might have been mice. I believe it was an electrical fire due to this problem. Now that's an essential oil!

[@ricktanega472]

Dave,,, I had a '85 240DL Wagon. Bought used in '99. 2yrs later entire wiring harness insulation was disintegrating. Rubbing wire between fingers instantly caused crumbling. Master mechanic told me Notorious Volvo problem. Also said interior plastic very CHEAP, ALWAYS cracked or broken.

[@MikeNaples]

Recently had $1800 worth of repair work on my F150 thanks to rodents chewing up engine wires. I knew they had been visiting because of rat dung on the engine. I had been using a cloth soaked in peppermint oil wedged in between the battery and the frame to no avail. My truck is garage kept and now I leave the hood up all the time (of course when not driving.) I also have a light under the engine and another shining from above into the engine (not attached to the truck) which I keep on at night. Also at night I have a radio next to the vehicle playing (talk radio, not music). One last thing I keep mothballs on the garage floor under the engine. So far so good. I think the most effective thing I'm doing is keeping the hood up. Rats don't like light.

[@isabellind1292]

Wow! What a drag to have had so much damage. You've gone the extra mile in trying to keep it from happening again. Good advice. But whatever happened to rat traps or those sticky sheets where they can't get unstuck? Good luck w/your inventive solution.🚗💡📻🦋🏐 🐁

[@rodgraff1782]

Why not figure out how they are getting into your garage in the first place?

[@MikeNaples]

The garage has two car doors and one walk thru door, all of which are open in the day though shut at night. No way to control entrances at least during the day. @@rodgraff1782

[@munnasingh9203]

Thanks a ton sir helping us.

[@harshabiliangady3211]

This is superb. Specially when we go out of the country for a long time this will work very well. Probably good to spray the bottom the car too.

[@robertbernstein4488]

Good tips, thanks, personally, I would be VERY careful about pressure washing in the engine compartment without covering key intakes and sensors as well ‼️

[@riverraisin1]

"Be very careful spraying around the mass airflow sensor". After he just pressure washed the whole engine.

[@renzo4296]

Yeah I'd never pressure wash my engine, I could care less what it looks like, I've used degreaser before but it's in a squirt bottle but the only reason I've even done that is because I was replacing parts.

[@williambranham6249]

Yes, I had to call AAA after washing the engine. The fella laughed and asked why I did that. I had soaked the air intake filter.

[@YourCarAngel]

That’s all covered in the how to clean an engine video that was linked.

[@jiritriska5130]

@@riverraisin1 That part made me doubt the rest of the stuff in the video.

[@msafirimhehe]

Thank you.. Will Cayenne pepper solution do the work?

[@billhayward2668]

Thanks for the tips,

[@clintonjewell7115]

Thanks . Good advice

[@roguewave1060]

I live on the ground floor of an apartment building near a field and I've had some issues with mice entering my apartment during the summer when doors and windows are open. Placing some cotton balls, soaked in peppermint oil, also did the trick and they haven't appeared since many years.

[@steveblankenship5474]

I’m retired from doing commercial pest control and I used to use this as well as castor oil. I would carry a little bottle of castor oil and it was one of my tricks I used.

[@cookiegriffith7556]

Did castor oil work by itself, or did you have to mix it with the peppermint oil??

[@steveblankenship5474]

@@cookiegriffith7556 only castor oil

[@cookiegriffith7556]

@@steveblankenship5474 wow!!! Thank you for this information. How/where did you apply it?

[@steveblankenship5474]

@@cookiegriffith7556 very lightly don’t overuse

[@69dodgecharger440]

I use Q-tip with full strength peppermint oil dab it all over engine and compartment! Do it almost everyday at first then weekly! It works!

[@charliechiodo4892]

Thanks for the info

[@timbarnett3898]

I tested your peppermint theory, covering table top, mice numbers didn't decline or move to another area?

[@athompson3729]

I just took my car in for some sensor failures, turns out rodents had chewed my engine wiring harness.They informed me if would be $9,000 to replace so I was a bit shocked to say the least. Luckily my insurance will cover it after my deductible. Thanks so much for this. I will definitely be doing this in the future.

[@anthonyz7023]

Did your insurance premium increased?

[@rockingguitar2050]

Mine cost $676 to fix the wiring harness.

[@martinep6293]

9k seems...like a high number. Care to ellaborate??😂

[@stephanie1860]

😮 9k😢

[@avidfisherman7546]

Great tip. Thank you very much.

[@stevehtml5490]

Thanks Greg

[@michaelarthur4764]

Ya might wanna wear gloves when you are handling a rat’s nest!

[@deliveryguyrx]

I was thinking the same thing.Gloves!!!!!

[@deere3321]

@THE ORIGINAL PROFESSOR CHAOS hahaha. Good one. I

[@M21L35]

Yo!...ever heard of hantavirus?!

[@takumifujiwara9072]

@Gus Goose recipes? Puff.. WE EAT THEM RAW

[@garyenwards1608]

ah naw mate i just cleaned the dertyest rats nest you ever seen out my cabin air filters. bare hands the only whay you get to know the rats nest really well

[@charlesprince1435]

I use peppermint oil extract. Have been for many years. I soak cotton balls with it and place them in various locations around the vehicle. Never a problem. Works for the house also.

[@marianelatorres7146]

I tried that and I was so happy thinking it worked but the other day I decided to check under my engine and sure enough rat shit all over my battery 😥

[@Me2Lancer]

Thank you. I've had this problem.

[@mr.niceguy8533]

thanks for the video Michael Bolton.

[@totalt6600]

Great tip, and a great channel. TY

[@lakshmiramakrishna9255]

Thank you! But one question, did you mix the peppermint oil with water? That bottle you used seemed too large for a few drops, and the spray also seemed heavy enough....

[@judycarr9450]

I'm asking also. Do we dilute the peppermint oil with water? How much water?

[@colleenjohnson9013]

Thanks for sharing!

[@islandgirl5382]

OMGoodness!!! I had no idea! Never seen this on any other channel!!

[@vcr210]

Thank you for this post. I am trying fox urine this winter to repel rodents this year. I will also try peppermint essence as well.

[@b1blazin13]

where do u get that?

[@vcr210]

@@b1blazin13 found it on eBay. Also am trying peppermint oil to act as a repellent.

[@lawrencelimco]

@@vcr210 does pepperment work

[@vcr210]

@@lawrencelimco Strangely enough I say yes. I bought some essence of peppermint on Ebay, dampened a cotton rag with it, put it in a plastic jar with holes in the lid and placed it in the trunk, and no mice this past winter!

[@lawrencelimco]

@@vcr210 thank you for the info

[@jamiesmith6838]

Thank you. That was very helpful!👍 I just had my car repaired for wire damage! 👎

[@stellar3572]

Lol

[@boutrosboutrosboutrosboutros]

They have chewed through coolant lines and washer fluid. I read they like the sweet taste of the glycol as well in coolent - Thanks for the video, found it from your ND post! Subbed!

[@Tanja220]

Wow, great tips! My neighbor had her wires chewed to the toon of $400.00. Not fun. Thank you so much!

[@renzo4296]

Thank you so much for your helpful information, I live out in the woods myself and I just recently started having problems with some type of rodent, I noticed leaves and twigs and debris by my master cylinder, well , this morning went out to go to work and my truck just turned over but would start, opened the hood and immediately saw that my coil wire was chewed up and my temperature sending unit was eaten and my computer control module was almost eaten, anyway, I always carry spare plug wires with me but had to rewire stuff this morning to get to work, I've used peppermint oil before on cotton balls in an altoid can with holes drilled in it and it worked, I don't have any essential oils right now but I parked my truck undeneath a bright light and left my hood open for now till I can get some peppermint oil, will my method help for now?

[@toobadd2802]

Try Critter Ridder you can get it at Home Depot.

[@renzo4296]

@@toobadd2802 thank you for your information, my landlord lives on the property next door and he has been using this stuff called, "Fresh Cab", he said it's helped him but kinda spendy he said, I've been leaving my hood cracked underneath our led porch light and haven't had another problem for quite awhile now, thank you very much and I hope you haven't had problems with rodents either.

[@toobadd2802]

@@renzo4296 I had a problem with squirrels breaking into my apartment, I live on the third floor which is the top floor in my apartment building they they would climb Down the Roof and jump on the screen to my bedroom window and rip the screen right open, I bought some Critter Ridder I sprayed it on the screen every summer... i haven't had a problem since.. they cannot stand the smell of critter Ridder..

[@renzo4296]

@@toobadd2802 man I've never heard of squirrels climbing down a 3rd story roof and jumping onto a window screen and ripping it up to get in, that's crazy! I'm wondering if it was a squirrel that got into my engine compartment, I've actually seen squirrels underneath my truck and on my tires now that you mention it, the leaves and branches I found by my master cylinder were to big for a mouse and I've seen mice out here but never seen a rat, it probably was a squirrel, do squirrels chew on wires also ? That makes sense. I'll have to check out that spray you're talking about. Thanks for the info also and I'm glad it worked to deter them. Lorenzo Gig Harbor Washington.

[@dshekhar11]

Hi Greg. Thanks for this video. Just two questions if I may: 1) What product do you detail the engine area with?. 2) I presume the peppermint oil’s to be diluted with water, right?. Thanks again. Ciao.

[@nazairetetreault181]

S

[@sumartinez811]

Thanks for this video

[@jodysephus6922]

Thanks for the tips 🙂

[@Mr.Mister001]

I'll save you 5 minutes... peppermint oil.

[@Bjulian263]

Thanx

[@Sudz28]

I can only speak for the grey squirrels around here; I've tried this method of spraying peppermint oil all around the engine compartment, and within 2 weeks they were back in there doing more damage so at best it only keeps them away for a VERY short while, at worst it's completely useless.

[@boutrosboutrosboutrosboutros]

Squirrels are not really adverse to peppermint oil, rats and mice more so. (sorry late to the party)

[@anthonymorrison2167]

try mothballs

[@fergferguson7370]

Good info Ralph

[@my2centz196]

Awesome I hope this works. I have peppermint oil so gonna try this. I just had to order a new blower motor because they got into ventilation system ruined my air filter which was close to time of replacing anyway but the fan cage got ruined because the mouse got caught in the fan as he was building his next. I hope this works because I don't wanna continue to do repairs over rodents. I've had this happen once before years ago on another vehicle but luckily it didn't ruin anything just clogged up the fan which made a loud noise so I turned it off and cleaned it out immediately but newer vehicles allow remote start with climate control so by time I caught this one fan had been running for nearly 10min.