Heater/air vents question

captainzep · Post by **captainzep** » Thu Nov 23, 2023 8:32 am

Had our E standing for 3-4 weeks, (needed to charge 12v battery). All was fine until I came to drive it and there’s a horrible sickly smell coming through the air vents. I suspect a mouse has got in and I’m inhaling mouse urine -or rotting mouse. The fan is making a noise too as if it’s rotating against leaves brought in to make nest (or bits of dead mouse).

Does anyone know if it’s possible to get at the system to vacuum it out without dashboard out etc. (or handing £millions over to Honda?)

EEEE · Post by **EEEE** » Thu Nov 23, 2023 9:59 am

The cabin fan will be behind the glovebox most likely. If it's like most honda's, you can press in the retaining tabs and lower the glovebox completely. This should then let you access where the pollen filter is and access part of the fan. Can't be too much more specific as I haven't need to venture down there on the e yet.

captainzep · Post by **captainzep** » Thu Nov 23, 2023 11:54 am

Many thanks. Will take a look.

captainzep · Post by **captainzep** » Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:16 pm

Well, you were 100% right. The glovebox drops down quite easily to access the pollen filter. This is what I found, pollen filter chewed through and stained with mouse urine. Smell is horrible. I’ll probably need to see if I can drop the housing for the fan and check if I can remove more debris but it’s a good start. Thanks again.

captainzep · Post by **captainzep** » Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:36 pm

Also… now reading about Hantavirus risk through rodent urine -given that I’ve now been inhaling fumes via my E!

EEEE · Post by **EEEE** » Thu Nov 23, 2023 3:58 pm

I'm sure you will be fine! I'm not sure where the intake for the blower box comes from, so not sure how a rodent would actually get in!

If you are likely to park the car for long periods where rodents are, you should look up some precautions as you may not always be so lucky that its just a cheap £20 pollen filter (Think wiring harnesses!).

As for the smell / virus , I'm pretty sure you can buy an air con conditioning kit from the likes of Halfords. You set off the aerosol can in the passenger footwell with the blower on recirc. It will then discharge into the intake continuously for a while, and distribute the product through all the vents. Should hopefully shift the smell if nothing else.

captainzep · Post by **captainzep** » Thu Nov 23, 2023 5:20 pm

Great advice again. Many thanks.

This isn’t the first issue we’ve had with mice under the bonnet. We needed a screenwash pipe replaced earlier in the year after a small hole had been nibbled just off the pump. One of the downsides of rural living probably!

madbiker · Post by **madbiker** » Tue Dec 12, 2023 4:04 pm

Any sign of the intruder?

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