Mouse in AC Blower?

[bluemavrick5510]

Thanks everyone! I removed the AC blower fan and yes indeed I found a dead mouse pinned to the inside of the fan. His blood was spun around there like a ring around a bathtub. So I removed him and cleaned the area with bleech water and put everything back together. All works fine now.

I'm thinking though after reading other posts about mouse problems that perhaps it would be best for me to not install an inside air filter (above the fan). The filter may keep mice out of the fan and car interior but it may at the same time encourage them to enter more difficult areas to reach (and remedy) like the headliner or door pillars etc.. Getting them out of the fan and car interior seems much easier than dealing with them elsewhere. The best solution of course would be to prevent any access by sealing areas that ctscott suggests (air inlet by wipers and air outlet by tail lights). Until then though I may just leave the air filter uninstalled. Just thinking....

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by bluemavrick5510

Thanks everyone! I removed the AC blower fan and yes indeed I found a dead mouse pinned to the inside of the fan. His blood was spun around there like a ring around a bathtub. So I removed him and cleaned the area with bleech water and put everything back together. All works fine now.

I'm thinking though after reading other posts about mouse problems that perhaps it would be best for me to not install an inside air filter (above the fan). The filter may keep mice out of the fan and car interior but it may at the same time encourage them to enter more difficult areas to reach (and remedy) like the headliner or door pillars etc.. Getting them out of the fan and car interior seems much easier than dealing with them elsewhere. The best solution of course would be to prevent any access by sealing areas that ctscott suggests (air inlet by wipers and air outlet by tail lights). Until then though I may just leave the air filter uninstalled. Just thinking....

If you always leave the knob in the full outside air mode, and install the cabin filter, then you will restrict your visitors to the area from the cowling to the cabin filter. If you leave the knob in recirculate, then you close off the entire inside of the car to the mice. If you leave it in between, then you give them full access to the interior.

[bluemavrick5510]

Originally Posted by CTScott

If you always leave the knob in the full outside air mode, and install the cabin filter, then you will restrict your visitors to the area from the cowling to the cabin filter. If you leave the knob in recirculate, then you close off the entire inside of the car to the mice. If you leave it in between, then you give them full access to the interior.

Ok, thanks. Are you saying that if the knob is in the full recirculate mode then mice don't even have access to the cabin filter (from the cowling)?

I just checked and I have always left the knob in the full outside air mode (with no filter). Duhhh. :-)

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by bluemavrick5510

Ok, thanks. Are you saying that if the knob is in the full recirculate mode then mice don't even have access to the cabin filter (from the cowling)?

I just checked and I have always left the knob in the full outside air mode (with no filter). Duhhh. :-)

Yes. In full recirculate the door seals off the outside intake. Whenever I leave one of my vehicles parked outside I try to remember to leave the knob in recirculate mode.

[bluemavrick5510]

Originally Posted by CTScott

Yes. In full recirculate the door seals off the outside intake. Whenever I leave one of my vehicles parked outside I try to remember to leave the knob in recirculate mode.

Ok, I'll do the same. Thank you so much.