Optimal solutions to prevent rats from entering car engine compartment

1. What harm do mice cause in cars?

- Causes unsanitary car interior

When nesting in the car, it will make the car space unsanitary because of the dirt carried by the mouse and have an unpleasant stench. Not to mention the mouse will gnaw the car's interior, causing damage to these parts. This situation will lead to the quality of the car's amenities as well as pollute the air in the car, adversely affecting the health of the user.

- Badly affects the air filter

Mice nest for a long time in cars with all kinds of dirt, mouse hair, and mouse droppings, causing an unpleasant smell. This makes the engine air filter and the air conditioning system work at a higher capacity, affecting the durability of this part.

- Damage to the engine compartment

It can be said that the warm engine compartment of a car is a place that rats love. In addition, because car owners do not often open the engine compartment to check, this part becomes a truly safe place for rats. However, the appearance of this type of rodent in the engine compartment of a car contains many unpredictable dangers.

In addition to causing unsanitary conditions, rats can bite electrical wires and belts, affecting the operation of the engine and other important car parts. It is not impossible that rats can damage the engine's cooling compartment, causing the car's engine to overheat...

- Causing car fire and explosion

In the car market, there have been many cases of engine fires, cars smoking while moving due to... rats. The reason is when rats bite the electric wire, causing sparks. During the moving process, if the sparks touch the gasoline, the car will catch fire and risk exploding.

2. Experience in preventing rats in cars

The materials you need include only 1 stainless steel mesh and 1 pair of scissors or metal cutting pliers, to cut the purchased mesh into small pieces, with a size larger than the outside air vent of the air conditioning system.

Step 1:Remove the plastic panel under the windshield, many cars may have to remove the wiper blade as well.

Step 2:Depending on the shape and size of the vent, cut two opposite edges of the mesh, then insert it into the vent. This stainless steel mesh can not only prevent mice, but also prevent smaller animals such as snakes, cockroaches and many other insects.

This method is quite simple, car owners can do it themselves at home or ask service workshops for support at a negligible cost.

In addition, drivers can use traditional methods to fight rats such as rat repellers, traps, and biological rat poison...