Animals eating auto wiring since it's soy-based

[turkeydance]

quote:
During the night, animals are getting up into the engine compartments of their cars and eating the insulation off the wiring harness. It isn’t just one or two cases either, it’s enough of a problem that some car manufacturers are getting hit with class-action lawsuits.
link:
https://hackaday.com/2018/01/15/theyre-putting-soy-in-your-wires-man/

 

[jimmyjames8]

My bud Mike (RIP) bought a house kinda out in the country but in a sub division about 10 years ago. Oak trees everywhere. He had several vehicles, 2 of which stayed out in the weather all the time. One was a GM/Chevy Acadia and 1 was a Chevy pick up truck. Both less than 10 years old. Squirrels and or mice ate the wiring and the fire wall insulation right out of his truck. Never touched anything in the Acadia. He had to pay to get the truck towed and repaired.

 

[Button Pusher]

We had squirrels eating the wiring on the riding mowers at the store. They prefer John Deere models.

 

[Jerzsubbie]

This is a big deal on the Tacoma forums. I had no idea soy based insulation was even a thing but apparently the rodents do!

 

[Beef15]

Hmm, I've been fixing rodent chewed wiring in vehicles for over a decade, haven't noticed any particular increase.
We did just have a rash of primarily Caprice PPVs gets chewed up pretty good, but I think like always when it isn't a refuse truck, they had sat a long time.

 

[Burt Gummer]

Making squirrel gravy, and pie will curtail some of these happenings

 

[Winn10]

Making squirrel gravy, and pie will curtail some of these happenings

What is this pie you speak of? Like a pot pie?

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[Burt Gummer]

What is this pie you speak of? Like a pot pie?

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Yep, just like a pot pie, cept with tree rat

 

[Qball]

Mud Daubers are attracted to automatic transmission fluid. They'll build a nest over the breather tubes on automatic transmissions causing all of the seals to fail. I've seen hundreds of examples over the years.

 

[hp468]

Mud Daubers are attracted to automatic transmission fluid. They'll build a nest over the breather tubes on automatic transmissions causing all of the seals to fail. I've seen hundreds of examples over the years.

They seem to like axle vent lines also.

 

[Mirac]

My Dad's truck , 07 Tundra, when it was in Oregon was getting chewed on by rats. All the plastic covers in the engine bay, the air box , fuse box covers all have holes chewed in to the corners

 

[Climberman]

Pine martens in Europe will chew brake lines and anything else rubbery/chewy on your engine for some reason.

I say choot'em.

 

[skiles]

Dang. This is all news to me. I had no idea they were using soy for that stuff.

 

[Friday]

I've got 6 outdoor barn cats. I get lots of teasing since I'm the crazy cat lady.
But I don't have any chewed up wires.