No Rusty Bolts Etc - Impressed!

[5thcivic]

Did not the Civics have soy wiring 8 or 9 years ago, and did have a small problem with rodents, until Honda started putting a repellent tape on the wires?

[Lord Voltermore]

Maybe occasionally sloshing some screenwash containing 'bitrex' on wiring looms would also discourage rodents  . It tastes horrible.    

[ninanina]

I did read that some cars wiring has Soy in it which the rodents may be attracted to

https://www.motorverso.com/which-cars-have-soy-based-wiring/

So far I’ve have no rodent chewing episodes!  I hope that continues

My aluminium ‘lump’ under the bonnet looks perfect at the moment

I’m not going to touch anything under the bonnet as it still looks brand new after 18 months and 13,000 miles so I’m going to leave well alone!

[coldstart]

So far I’ve have no rodent chewing episodes!  I hope that continues

On my previous VW Polo they seemed to amuse themselves by "pol[o|e] *) dancing" and chewing on its rubberized aerial. (luckily they contented themselves to gnawing this mostly innocuoous area and caused no further damage)

I'm also happy to report that the marten at my friends house seems to avoid the Jazz thus far (keeping my fingers crossed!).

*)  before anyone asks:   |   is meant as the logical and/or sign   

And before anyone asks, why I feel pressed to clarify this: Just read the "little" thread about the brake simulator failure and the apparent misconception of my posting about the thusly abbreviated range of VIN numbers of possibly affected cars 

[Lord Voltermore]

I'm also happy to report that the marten at my friends house seems to avoid the Jazz thus far (keeping my fingers crossed!).

It may not continue    Last friday my Jazz spent its first, and  so  far only, night in a village in Burgenland Austria.   Beech marten footprints on the windscreen.    No damage.

  I think the undershield on a standard Mk 4 would keep anything as large as a marten out of the engine bay . Also the" rats as large as cats" that have apparently suddenly appeared fully grown in Birmingham UK where the bin collectors are on strike .  Presumably the rats previously grew to maturity and ate somewhere else 

[Lord Voltermore]

Here are  nocturnal beech martens I captured on a trail camera  a few years ago .