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mkmike103 05-11-2010 04:49 PM

Scared to check mine now.

Gr8Bullet 05-11-2010 04:52 PM

i hardly use my ac and its pretty much on recirulate all the time.

alnielsen 05-11-2010 05:01 PM


Originally Posted by Gr8Bullet (Post 3554502)
i hardly use my ac and its pretty much on recirulate all the time.

If it's on recirculate, you are using the AC all the time. The only time the AC compressor isn't being used is when it is set to outside air and dash vents only. In the other conditions the AC is on (hot or cold) to remove moisture from the cabin.

Gr8Bullet 05-11-2010 05:04 PM

well i hardly turn on my ac so i should be good lol. my ac still works fine non the less

Bullitt 05-12-2010 12:18 PM

I pulled half a morning edition outta mine. No creatures, tho.

Huey52 05-12-2010 12:25 PM

I can turn my '05 to recirc w/o engaging the AC, but it's pretty stiffling after awhile to be on recirc. Recirc is principally to preclude dust for a short duration only or when very hot to AC-cool the cabin more quickly, again just short duration. We need fresh air as much/more than our engines do! ;)


Originally Posted by alnielsen (Post 3554509)
If it's on recirculate, you are using the AC all the time. The only time the AC compressor isn't being used is when it is set to outside air and dash vents only. In the other conditions the AC is on (hot or cold) to remove moisture from the cabin.


altspace 05-14-2010 05:57 AM

I've seen worse, as in dead animals. Not in my cars though. Looks like they simply took the engine compartment padding material and made a nest in there. Very common really.

mkmike103 05-17-2010 01:58 AM


Originally Posted by mkmike103 (Post 3554500)
Scared to check mine now.


Checked mine yesterday. Covered in leaves, those helicopter things, dust, debris, dirt, you name it. It was really nasty. I hit them against the driveway and dislodged most of the crap, will call the parts store tomorrow to verify price and availability for new filters. 53k on my car, probably never changed for the 6 years its been on the road. Yuck

Beefy98 09-02-2010 06:35 PM

I drive my cars every day. And yet that still doesn't stop the mice from burrowing in and eating thru the cabin filter, the air filter, storing nuts in airboxes, and, my favorite, eating thru a fuel tank sending wire tripping a CEL! That cost me 150 clams.

mike[piston eater] 09-02-2010 06:40 PM

ewwww

jasonrxeight 09-02-2010 06:43 PM


Originally Posted by alnielsen (Post 3554509)
If it's on recirculate, you are using the AC all the time. The only time the AC compressor isn't being used is when it is set to outside air and dash vents only. In the other conditions the AC is on (hot or cold) to remove moisture from the cabin.

are you sure about that?
my AC is on when I turn it on.

YUL PHL 09-03-2010 09:12 PM

looks like the previous owner was stashing his weed there

Renesis07 09-06-2010 12:29 PM

I....dont.....even.....want......to.......look.... at......mine.....

7 year old car / 84K miles.... Never been checked, This is going to suck...

alz0rz 09-06-2010 12:34 PM

I found squirrel droppings in mine when I checked mine yesterday. Alot of it.

This comes after I found 3 dead baby squirrels in my battery tray back in Winter when they tore out my firewall lining and chewed through some wire harnesses and grounds.

DocBeech 09-07-2010 12:30 AM

lmao you should have kept them as pets...

Fortunate Few 09-16-2010 06:19 PM

i just replaced mine like 10 mintues ago. im not gonna post the pics because its way worse than the dude that made this threads. but there were snails and rat doodoo

Pinky1963 09-16-2010 10:16 PM

I agree with ATL-GP. I thought it was something else:ylsuper:

RotaryP7 09-16-2010 11:15 PM

Damn.. How do you guys get these creatures onto your cars? Curious where some people live..

DocBeech 09-17-2010 12:20 AM

You don't have to live anywhere special. I knew someone that had a cat get caught in the car, he smelled something "funny" when he got to work. BBQ kitty in engine compartment.

jasonrxeight 09-17-2010 10:22 AM


Originally Posted by DocBeech (Post 3714896)
You don't have to live anywhere special. I knew someone that had a cat get caught in the car, he smelled something "funny" when he got to work. BBQ kitty in engine compartment.

awww poor kitten.:banghead:

ninjajim4 09-17-2010 11:26 AM

i had the ole cat in the engine once... was absolutely horrible. i get sad just reading about it:

http://mx-3.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=52842


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