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ArKiTeCkT 03-29-2013 10:37 AM

Garbage inside my hood???!!!
 
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I opened my hood yesterday to check up on my oil. And I find a TON of garbage, newspapers, mcdee cups and what not, but it was A LOT. I filled up 3 shopping bags that you get from target. I couldnt get a picture cuz right went I saw it I went into panic mode. Can someone open the hood while the car is locked?

Car did not go on fire, thank god. But it did burn a bit of the fire resistant foam on the hood.
I live in an apartment and the car is parked on the ground level so anyone has access to it.
I've attached picture on how it looked like.

Most of the garbage came from this pine tree. The one with needle like branches.

UPDATE APR 3


Im looking for the rubber cover on top of the alternator. I went to the dealership today and they can't find it(looked for 15min). Does anyone know the part#?
Also, the animal decided to eat some of the hood insulation off. Should I replace the insulation, it cost $50.

Starscream15 03-29-2013 10:41 AM

Animals do this. Usually rodents but I suppose a cat could have as well.

Did this happen while you had it stored over the winter? Chances are something Hibernated there.

ArKiTeCkT 03-29-2013 10:44 AM

funny thing is I use it everyday and last time I checked my hood was 2 weeks ago. BTW Its around 0-10 degrees celcius

andrew20195 03-29-2013 10:48 AM

I'm betting a rodent of some sort made a nest in your nice warm engine bay, especially considering the cold temperatures. I suggest putting rat poison around your car if feasible, before they chew up something important.

ArKiTeCkT 03-29-2013 10:56 AM

Will rat poison kill squirrels? I normally see a lot of them in my building as well as cats.

Saab2Frs 03-29-2013 11:16 AM

This looks photoshopped to me.

Foobar 03-29-2013 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Saab2Frs (Post 826868)
This looks photoshopped to me.

LOL it's definitely shopped, but I think the OP was just illustrating what it looked like before he cleared it all off.

SloS13 03-29-2013 11:30 AM

As a squirrel owner, I implore you not to use poison.

boead 03-29-2013 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SloS13 (Post 826891)
As a squirrel owner, I implore you not to use poison.

9mm?

russv 03-29-2013 12:09 PM

Total photoshop. Edges of the debris are way too straight. WTF was OP thinking?

FRiSson 03-29-2013 12:10 PM

Extremely symmetrical nest building. I think you need to call the Smithsonian.

DieselxIndustry 03-29-2013 12:13 PM

Poison fast because I had animals doing that to mine and they chewed right into my main engine harness causing a 3700$ repair

Jesse 03-29-2013 12:14 PM

check for rodent intrusion

FR-S Matt 03-29-2013 03:40 PM

Copied a picture of this and left it in a square? That's not even photoshop, that's Windows Paint.


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