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Old 08-22-2013, 06:14 PM   #1
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Exclamation What the heck is this??? HELP

I have a 2007 Toyota Yaris Sedan 5 speed Manual Transmission.
I've had the car for over a year now.
I was in the process of fixing the squeaky noise when I shift from 1 to 2 using the info from a sticky on this website (which worked great! :D), when
I saw something tangled deep down in between my engine and my battery.
It looks like rope. Can anyone tell me what the heck it is and should it be there?
I feel like pulling it out but idk if it was put there on purpose or not.
Looks like a saftey hazard leaving there though.
Can anyone help. Please. Thanks.

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Old 08-22-2013, 06:24 PM   #2
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Hard to tell from the pics (not your fault, it's a real pain in the ass to take pics of back there), but it looks like a little critter decided to take up residence in your engine bay at some point in time.
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Old 08-22-2013, 06:25 PM   #3
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That looks a whole lot like a mouse nest.
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Old 08-22-2013, 06:36 PM   #4
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WOW i didnt expect that! Wonder how long its been there. we dont have mice or rats. I bought the car from a dealer in Chicago. Original owner lived there. Weird that there mechanics didnt notice. I did just pick up my car from a body shop yesterday too.. hmm??
Guess ill try n pull it out..
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Old 08-22-2013, 07:23 PM   #5
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OK i got it all out. Definitely smelled like rodent as I pulled all that junk out. I had to stick my vacuum cleaners hose down there to get all the little pieces out. It was a mixture of rope, cardboard and thread. lol.
Thanks for the help guys !. Believe it or not I've never seen that before.
Now im off to explore some more how-to threads on this forum! :)
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Old 08-22-2013, 07:26 PM   #6
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...we dont have mice or rats. I bought the car from a dealer in Chicago. ...
Well, I hear that there are some hoodrats in Chitown, and looks like you've found them!

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Old 08-26-2013, 01:20 AM   #7
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Maybe that squeaky noise was actually a mouse?
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