
Originally Posted by
jqkariton
Nangyari na rin sa amin to. I suspected na unang inakyat ang engine compartment (EC) nung nag overnight parking sa basement ng isang hotel (while in roadtrip). After ng trip, syempre carwash at vacuum. Did not bother to check in details those locations sa EC na pwdeng tambayan ng daga. Long story short, inkayat ulit while naka park sa bahay and that delivered the kill bite. TCU tinamaan.
After that incident, pina engine detail namin para matanggal ang residue ng dumi at ihi ng daga. Then regularly apply pepper-based na rat repellant spray sa lahat ng locations na pwedeng tambayan sa EC and also on all accessible wires, tubes at cables. Smells like those "self defense" pepper spray na mabibili sa Ace Hardware or TrueValue. Irritant na din sa skin. So far it is effective dahil kahit aso sa bahay di na tumatambay malapit sa engine.
The downside of this solution is, mahirap magservice ng engine compartment na di naka gloves at nka long sleeve ang technician. And we always have to warn them during PMS.