Rats or Squirrels How Much

Clean out all the crap in the engine bay, then do a visual inspection for damage.

Edit, The inverter coolant reservoir should be an easy replacement. The important thing is to check all the wiring for damage.

 

Squirrels... Rats would of tried to get inside through the dash vents...

As I'm sure you're quite aware...

Leaving almost anything with nooks and crannies unattended for a long time means it turns into habitat for whatever ecosystem still exists in the area.

 

Yeah popping the hood often helps.

I'm glad I got the cover for this zone:



Why the heck Toyota left it exposed is beyond me. The part no for the cover:

 

Pretty sure that's normally covered... Suspect when car died and was unwittingly donated to homeless rodents whoever was doing the diagnosis didn't put the cover back on.

And clearly the orange plastic is tastier than the black plastic and black foam insulation.

As in, plastic chewing species have never had it better on our planet!

 

Small rodents and other animals seek this area due to the warmth/heat intially. It’s just sweet ecology.

I would recommend anyone seeing indications of rodent activity to preventively add/spray a substance to the non-exhaust motor general area (especially on plastic/harnesses) with a very strong smell…

It does not have to be a smell obnoxious to humans, so I personally use peppermint oils or the plant leaves - and you can also try this mixed with cloves or/and acetylcholine acid. Note oils will stay there for much longer, while other compounds not in fatty acids will/may evaporate and loose their effectiveness.

Peppermint - Wikipedia

 

9vthat cover comes off Lexus the toy do not have that cover or I've not seen it yet on a gen3 and I've seen gen3 in untouched conditions blown up rattling in garages in . Million dollar communities vehicles not had first set of tyres . That kind . But this covers on CT 200H right ousside. An IS mayve similar

 

probably not fixing .or need parts car orange cabeling is costly.

 

Nope, and it looks absurdly like something’s missing. The gray thing along the side is a lever, you raise it, place the (missing) cover, and lower it to lock.