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To put you brolly in for the garden table
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A weight?
Lid from a saucepan?
Funny hat?
Mouse repeller?
Lid from a saucepan?
Funny hat?
Mouse repeller?
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It is a photograph in a Z forum.
If you try and take a cat apart the first thing you have is a non working cat.
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Is it the undetonated WW2 landmine you found in the back garden, cleaned up, then placed on Mr.s Tim's finest tablecloth?
E85 3.0i roadie (03) 'Benny'. E93 320d M-Sport Cabrio (11) 'Bob'.
'Always different, always the same.' John Peel on The Fall.
'Always different, always the same.' John Peel on The Fall.
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I've had a look inside and there's some German text, something along the lines boobytrapped, I think
Tim.
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Probably the one that matches the photo name when you click it!
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As I keep my cars stored in the garage sometimes for a few weeks at a time this post on the Facebook M135/235i site gave me the willys a little,
"Bit of a s**t thing to go through but I feel it may help some of you so here it goes:
Sent my M235i (14 plate) in for its service a few weeks back on a Friday. They called to say my oil level sensor was faulty, and had a new one in order. So I had to leave the car with them an extra day.
Saturday morning I had a call from them to break some bad news to me. They had changed the sensor, but the car was throwing the same fault. They investigated further to find that I had RODENT DAMAGE. Some little scrap rat/mouse had had a nice old nibble on part of my engine wiring. This of course is not a warranty fix.
Left with no choice, BMW Cobham had to fully investigate and the end result had me a lovely £600 out of pocket (I got away lightly). They also fixed a warranty job of the ZF box having a leak (common it seems). I got it back that following Thursday.
I've now done some research of my own and in short this is becoming more and more common. Basically manufacturers have used plant based products that are bio degradable...meaning they in fact attract rodents. So a little warning to all to be vigilant and perhaps order some peppermint oil, or setup what ever repellent you see fit. Personally I've ordered a sonic repellent and a massive bottle of proper rodent repellent.
If any of you have any further suggestions fire away!"
I've heard of this problem before so for the sake if 15 quid will put the repeller in the engine bay when the car is stored in the garage.
Tim.
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I've had mice nest behind the battery in my Sierra about 18 years ago - and it was garaged - and my daily driver
Since then I've had those electronic jobs that emit a clicking sound. Fortunately not had a repeat which is just as well as I now have nicer, classic cars in there. Just going out now to buy some more traps and peppermint oil ...
Since then I've had those electronic jobs that emit a clicking sound. Fortunately not had a repeat which is just as well as I now have nicer, classic cars in there. Just going out now to buy some more traps and peppermint oil ...
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I wondered what that squeak was under the bonnet
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My garage is pretty anti rodent being brick etc but you never know as a mouse can get through impossible gaps. I remember there was a post on ZRoadster.net years ago where an owner of a Z3M has massive mouse nest ontop of the engine and they'd chomped through virtually all the engine ancillaries. Cost 1000s to put right.
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2016 F82 M4 Comp Pack, Mineral White
2016 F56 JCW - GONE
2007 ZMR, Titanium Silver for sunny days
2012 N18 JCW - GONE
2007 3.0si Z4C, Stratus Grey, Amarone Leather - GONE
2013 520d F10 - GONE
2007 3.0si Z4C, Stratus Grey, Amarone Leather - GONE
2016 F56 JCW - GONE
2007 ZMR, Titanium Silver for sunny days
2012 N18 JCW - GONE
2007 3.0si Z4C, Stratus Grey, Amarone Leather - GONE
2013 520d F10 - GONE
2007 3.0si Z4C, Stratus Grey, Amarone Leather - GONE
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Brick garage - yep so was mine, no food stuff stored in there and the car driven every day - damage was limited to the sound insulation on the bulkhead - only found the nest when I found a hole eaten in a coat I'd left in the car overnight with a chocolate bar in the pocket. Rest of the car untouched what a lucky escape.TitanTim wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2017 8:18 pm My garage is pretty anti rodent being brick etc but you never know as a mouse can get through impossible gaps. I remember there was a post on ZRoadster.net years ago where an owner of a Z3M has massive mouse nest ontop of the engine and they'd chomped through virtually all the engine ancillaries. Cost 1000s to put right.
Tim.