Now my engine is clean enough to eat off of, hopefully not by the rats this time

[Shark]

After getting my 2022 back from Ford to repair the broken knock sensor the rodents chewed on, I cleaned and detailed it really well this morning and sprayed it down with a peppermint oil/water mixture, especially up in and around the wheel wells, all along the top of the shock towers, in back, up around the intake where they were nesting, and basically everywhere underneath. Hopefully that will keep them away. I plan to spray it down every few weeks from now on. It looks so pretty now I just had to post a photo.

 

[Big Blue]

Looks awesome and good luck with the Peppermint. I have found that if they are hungry, all the peppermint will do is give them minty breath.

 

[EricM]

Sealed garage (with mouse traps for when the doors are opened) is the only way.

 

[COBRA90GT]

OP - Were the rodents getting into a garage area to get to your truck or was the damage done outdoors ?

 

[Shark]

Unfortunately, I have to park outdoors for now. I will be building a garage shop in a year or two and then will have enough room to part it inside.

 

[MTF]

Rodent traps along the house.
I would run to HomeDepot and buy a bunch of rodent repellent and killer stuff.

 

[EricM]

Get cats.

 

[Nex]

Get cats.

 

[smurfslayer]

Yeah, sealed garage isn’t so sealed for rodents. They’re quite adept at squeezing in; I’ve got the chewed bike harness to prove it.

And if you go the cat route, you need a mouser, not a house cat.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

Yeah, sealed garage isn’t so sealed for rodents. They’re quite adept at squeezing in; I’ve got the chewed bike harness to prove it.

And if you go the cat route, you need a mouser, not a house cat.

just make sure its a barn cat..... not pole cat