Garbage inside my hood???!!! - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ArKiTeCkT · 03-29-2013, 10:37 AM

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saab2Frs

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by SloS13

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.

03-29-2013, 10:37 AM	#1
ArKiTeCkT Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 2010 Gen Coupe, 2013 BRZ 6MT S.Tech Location: Toronto Posts: 229 Thanks: 22 Thanked 31 Times in 22 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Garbage inside my hood???!!! 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. Attached Images Last edited by ArKiTeCkT; 04-03-2013 at 12:06 PM.

03-29-2013, 12:09 PM	#10
russv First 86 Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: Scion FRS Argento Automatic Location: Northern California Posts: 1,127 Thanks: 1,069 Thanked 544 Times in 232 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Total photoshop. Edges of the debris are way too straight. WTF was OP thinking? __________________ Life is short...NO BORING CARS

03-29-2013, 12:14 PM	#13
Jesse wheel gap Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: whiteout frs, 04 xrs Location: MA Posts: 555 Thanks: 460 Thanked 249 Times in 153 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	check for rodent intrusion __________________ http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20039 - journal --- http://www.flickr.com/photos/29438365@N04/

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03-29-2013, 10:44 AM	#3
ArKiTeCkT Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 2010 Gen Coupe, 2013 BRZ 6MT S.Tech Location: Toronto Posts: 229 Thanks: 22 Thanked 31 Times in 22 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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

03-29-2013, 10:48 AM	#4
andrew20195 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 321 Thanks: 154 Thanked 104 Times in 78 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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.

03-29-2013, 10:56 AM	#5
ArKiTeCkT Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 2010 Gen Coupe, 2013 BRZ 6MT S.Tech Location: Toronto Posts: 229 Thanks: 22 Thanked 31 Times in 22 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Will rat poison kill squirrels? I normally see a lot of them in my building as well as cats.

03-29-2013, 11:16 AM	#6
Saab2Frs Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: 2013 Hot Lava Scion FRS Location: New York, NY Posts: 204 Thanks: 2 Thanked 41 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This looks photoshopped to me.

03-29-2013, 11:30 AM	#8
SloS13 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S whiteout Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 157 Thanks: 65 Thanked 165 Times in 59 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	As a squirrel owner, I implore you not to use poison.

03-29-2013, 12:10 PM	#11
FRiSson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: FR-S MT Location: New England Posts: 1,081 Thanks: 118 Thanked 483 Times in 241 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Extremely symmetrical nest building. I think you need to call the Smithsonian.

03-29-2013, 12:13 PM	#12
DieselxIndustry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013 Firestorm FR-S Location: West Chicago Posts: 214 Thanks: 13 Thanked 27 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Poison fast because I had animals doing that to mine and they chewed right into my main engine harness causing a 3700$ repair

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