I think a mouse / rodent has eaten underneath my engine cover. The felt part looks replaceable - although I can't seem to find it on parts diagrams...



I noticed the cover loose (the rubber nubs weren't engaged) which is odd as I'm 100% sure the last time I was in there, I had it down on all 4 mounting points.

A bit frustrating indeed. I had found some weird fluffy stuff in the driveway under the car a few weeks back.

 

Only one solution: video surveillance - then kill'em

You could spray some insect busting / poison on the underside

 

We had a mouse chew through the plastic windshield washer tubing on our LR4. It's one big harness that runs to the wiper jets, headlight washers and rear window washer. Over $3000 in damage including the harness and labor to install it. We now have multiple mouse traps in our garage all winter. I read that mouse teeth continue to grow all through their life which is why they chew on stuff like this to keep their teeth at a "normal" length".

 

I wish you had hyphenated the title. I'd love to buy a rodent-eating engine cover pad.

 

sorry to hear

have had lots of rodent damage over the years - thousands of dollars of damage - insurance does cover

 

If you park in an enclosed space, “Mouse Magic” repellent has worked for me. Smells like peppermint, lasts a couple months before you have to replace it. Can’t trap ‘em all…

 

I use dryer sheets - mice hate the smell of them and by the smell of my garage I agree with them.

 

Squirrels ate through a long loom in my engine bay killing the electrics, totally dead car.

Suggestion 1: A replacement loom from JLR was quoted at $19k !!! So get your insurance to negotiate a repair - mine was $3k.

Suggestion 2: Spray peppermint oil often in the engine compartment to keep them away. They hate the smell. And spray ALL OVER - it doesn't harm the electrics, nor does it vent into the cabin.

 

Materials manufacture has a few unintended consequences. Over the years, gluten, wheat and soy products have been added to the insulation of wire to aid in the drawing process. There have been the use of soy based plastics and as filler additives in insulation. Honda and Toyota have been sued over this, unsuccessfully in California over their soy based wire insulation. These additives make these products irresistible to rodents, cockroach’s and even dogs. Their use has expanded in the auto industry to make them seem green or sustainable. My family has a horse ranch and the wire has to be extra protected to keep them from chewing on them. It is kind of a wide spread problem.