These repugnant animals like to take refuge under the hood of cars, this can be expensive in repairs.
It happens to have unpleasant surprises when you leave your car to the garage. A simple annual revision can sometimes cause an unexpected expenditure. Let us go on the replacement of the distribution belt that is advisable to change every 6-7 years or from 60 or 70,000 kilometers or on the tires as long as they are too worn. These rather expensive “repairs” can be anticipated because it is possible to know more or less when predicting them. There is something to be more surprised when you inform you that a piece will have to be replaced because a small beast has faufilied under the hood of your vehicle.
However, this is what happens to many motorists, incredulous when they receive a garage call in the middle of the revision. “Hello sir, we will have to change the cooling liquid hose on your car. It was pierced by the fangs of a rodent.” We know that in winter certain animals can take refuge under the hood of cars to seek heat that emerges from the engine. We know less that rodents, and mainly rats, do not only sleep once installed warm.
They are attracted by heat but also by corn materials that some car manufacturers use to make parts. Once under the hood, they like to gnaw on electric cables, hoses, plastic or rubber sheaths and even thermal and phonic insulation.
To avoid such inconvenience, there are ways to protect your car from rodents. There are different trade repellents, such as smell sprays that rats do not appreciate at all (peppermint, eucalyptus, lemongrass, etc.). You just have to spray in the areas where they could enter, around the hood essentially. It is also possible to buy grids that prevent access under the hood and even sound devices that emit unpleasant sounds for rodents.
We can only advise you too much to think about it, especially if your vehicle sleeps outside and even more if your home is near work, which often bring out earth rats. The replacement of a cooling hose, an essential part which makes it possible to transport the liquid to the engine, is for example billed on average 200 euros in a garage. And if the leak is not detected quickly, overheating can lead to the engine failure. Enough to hate rodents forever.