how should I protect my engine bay from rodents during the winter?
 

last winter year I had a mouse nest or something in the engine bay ..... today I was out working under the hood and found a couple of acorns and wood shreddings sitting in my x-1 shroud. wtf.

aside from checking that there isn't a nest lodged in my intake next time I start the car, what can I do to keep my non-rent paying, rodent tenants out of the engine bay? The S will be in the garage for most of the winter, so it can be a somewhat long term solution. Ideas?

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believe it or not mothballs!

Man, I look forward to driving my car in the winter. Can't imagine storing it.
 

Mothballs everywhere. Just take note where you put them so you don't leave any in there next summer. You can also by a spray that works good. I can't remember the name, but if you google it, you will find it. Works better than mothballs, but it takes about 3 washings and a few hundred miles to burn off.

Not to hijkack your thread, but do you use a battery charger/minder of any sort when you store
 

your car in the winter? Any recommendations? Thanks.

I haven't...I'm not storing it for that long...just not driving it every day...
 

...maybe once every two weeks or so. What about you?

If John Gotti were alive he'd tell ya.

put a cat in there

Yeah...i love the car in the winter....but it takes a beating. my s-10 pickup gets the daily miles.

If you disconnect it and do nothing, you will most likely need to recharge it in the spring
 

Or you can get something like this and place the battery somewhere where it sees daylight at some point during the day. I've used them before in other applications and they work great. Better than buying a charger IMO.<ul><li><a href="http://www.4lots.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&amp;ProdID=155">http ://www.4lots.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&amp;ProdID=155</a</li></ul>

for now, i put 4 dryer sheets under the hood and 1 on the shifter as a reminder.
 

we'll see what happens.