# Critters under the hood

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/critters-under-the-hood/24097>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 30, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/critters-under-the-hood/24097 "2008-12-30T14:28:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![rgj1250](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3be4f8/32.png) [@rgj1250](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rgj1250)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/critters-under-the-hood/24097/1 "2008-12-30T14:28:52Z")

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Any suggestions on preventing mice or whatever(I never see them), from nesting under the engine cover on my Kia Rio? The car was recently running poorly, and when I took the cover off to check the plugs, the plug wires had bee chewed up by varmints. After replacing the wires, I recently rechecked and found another nest.in the same place.

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**Author:** ![nancy55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8491ac/32.png) [@nancy55](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nancy55)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/critters-under-the-hood/24097/2 "2008-12-30T15:03:12Z")

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I had the same problem and my mechanic told me to put moth balls under the hood.