unbelivable smell...

[500AF]

I drive my 135 a few times a months and its parked in my garage... last time I went to drive it, it smelled like there was a dead mouse or something, somewhere.

I have searched everywhere I could think of and its driving me crazy... I have even bought some defunkifier from amazon I will try next as well as one of those smell electrical devices (forget what they are called).

Short of dissembling the entire car is there anywhere specific you think a mouse could have come in??

Has anyone ever had anything like this happen? Its driving me nuts, I have been trying to air it out for over a month...

Thanks in advance!

[cerealwars]

Have you tried changing the cabin air filter?

[500AF]

Originally Posted by cerealwars

Have you tried changing the cabin air filter?

is that the filter that sits underneath the hood by the windshield (if that make sense) and its kind of long?

[NorthernDancer]

I think person above means cabin filter.

Here's what I would do.
Buy a 3 or 4 foot length of clear vinyl tubing, about 1/4 or 3/8 inch diameter
Put 1 end up your nostril, block other nostril with kleenex
Start at front of engine, moving free end all around for a strong smell
Take cover off cabin filter and smell in there
Inside car moving free end all around under the dash
Check inside both exhaust pipes

This should give you a start.

[cerealwars]

Yep that's it. Just need one torx bit driver, a new filter, and about 20 minutes.

[500AF]

Originally Posted by NorthernDancer

I think person above means cabin filter.

Here's what I would do.
Buy a 3 or 4 foot length of clear vinyl tubing, about 1/4 or 3/8 inch diameter
Put 1 end up your nostril, block other nostril with kleenex
Start at front of engine, moving free end all around for a strong smell
Take cover off cabin filter and smell in there
Inside car moving free end all around under the dash
Check inside both exhaust pipes

This should give you a start.

thats a great idea, I thought about buying one of those remote cameras a well, thank you!

[NorthernDancer]

Originally Posted by cerealwars

Yep that's it. Just need one torx bit driver, a new filter, and about 20 minutes.

My 2008 has 4 8mm screws

[500AF]

fyi, posting this in case it helps anyone in the future...

definitely mouse crap in the truck... my biggest fear is there is a dead one in here, my mechanic suggested behind the blower, going to pull it today,

[500AF]

FYI - the SOB was in my roof liner... absolutely disgusting!

[NorthernDancer]

Thanks for update; who found it?

[jdt10768]

yuck, that's a new one - how the hell did it get up there? A Pillar??