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exjerzite
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I have a 2001 QX4 and a think that a mouse or another small creature has some how gottten into
my vehicle, crawled up into the vents and has died. Does anyone have any idea on how I can trace
the vents and find this dead menace.The odor is getting worse and if you put the A/C on it is absolutely
horrific.


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RicerX
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That sounds like a nasty situation.

Welcome to NICO! I wouldn't know how to get to it without taking the dashboard apart and going from there. Perhaps someone else has a better solution.

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MrNismoZ
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Sometimes in this situation you can find the dead animal in the squirrel cage (blower motor fan). :dblthumb:

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That sucks pretty bad. Not sure what you can do other than exploratory surgery.

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PapaSmurf2k3 wrote:That sucks pretty bad. Not sure what you can do other than exploratory surgery.
THIS. Time to take apart the dash.

exjerzite
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Took blower motor out and there was nothing there. According to my local Infiniti
dealer they find mice and snakes is taking the there all the time. I guess my next
is take the dash apart and try to trace the air vents.

exjerzite
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Just read what I wrote and it didn't make sense! Guess I shouldn't write at
2 AM. What I meant to write was that the dealer informed me that they pull
dead rats and snakes out of the blower all of the time. I guess my next step
is to pull the rest of the dash and trace the vents.

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PapaSmurf2k3
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Yeah, another option would be to try to push air back through the vents with the blower motor out (you might have to plug off all the vents but the one you're blowing). Maybe the critter will shoot out!


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