Cat keeping warm in engine bay - See Damage - How do you prevent this?

A4A4 · Oct 27, 2016

Funny one here, Under the bonnet I noticed a far bit of cat hairs stuck on the engine fire protection felt cover. Looking further I noticed a bit of damaged on some felt protection at the top right of the engine. Please see Picture below:

Anybody can help with the name of the part or felt bit need replacing? I have no idea what this is called..

The cat has used it's claws to climb up on this and bits of fibres are now exposed. I have taped black duck tape over this for now to save anymore fibres getting in the engine. But looks a bit cheap and tacky.

Can anyone suggest how to prevent cats for doing this?

At the minute I am using cat repellent around the drive and a tray of water under the car where the cat climbs up. But looking for some long term solutions.

Zafi · Oct 27, 2016

At least the evil thing did not climb onto the bonnet with it's dirty, scratchy paws!

skiptowncat · Oct 27, 2016

Get an air rifle

AudiLeon · Oct 27, 2016

Engine tray?
Put a dog in there?

A4A4 · Oct 27, 2016

If it was up to me - Bin liner and lake, spring to mind.

Chop. · Oct 27, 2016

Watch car

Ambush cat

Go for drive

Problem solved

Gooders · Oct 27, 2016

Is it defo a cat? I had mice get into mine on my old b6. And I set mouse trap / bait. I currently had nine of the little loves and they never get in the engine bay

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AudiLeon · Oct 27, 2016

A4A4 said:
If it was up to me - Bin liner and lake, spring to mind.

You'd need a big bin liner to put a car in. Not sure pushing it into the lake would solve anything either. Unless the cat was in the car at the time.

A4A4 · Nov 5, 2016

Solution so far..Thats does not require a knock on your door from the RSPCA.
Cedar Wood Rings secured with a cable tie on the pipe over where the cat is climbing up.
Cats hate the smell of Cedar.

AudiLeon · Nov 8, 2016

Do you have an undertray?

A4A4 · Nov 8, 2016

AudiLeon said:
Do you have an undertray?

What do you mean?

AudiLeon · Nov 8, 2016

A plastic tray under the engine.

Gooders · Nov 8, 2016

You should have two plastic trays under the front end of you car.

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A4A4 · Nov 8, 2016

See the day light coming in on left and the bottom of this picture. Should I have an engine tray covering this up?

Gooders · Nov 8, 2016

Hard to say really you need to get under and have a look

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Kevin S4 Avant · Nov 13, 2016

Try sneaking into your car late at night whilst the engine is still warm and start it and go so fast it doesn't have time to escape and take it for the ride if it's life! And let that engine get as hot as you can make it! Then when you can smell cooking cat that should have solved your problem and also you've done your bit for nature and kept the cat nice and warm!!! Was that too much :scared2:

rum4mo · Nov 13, 2016

It was only the closed cell foam material that field mice attacked on my S4 parked in the garage, wife's 2015 Polo parked next to it escaped any chewing, but it does not have that material on it. Ibiza parked outside also got its closed cell foam chewed, seemed to have that family last year, sadly so far this year all I've caught in the garage is a shrew!

Audigit · Nov 13, 2016

See if you can find something metallic that it needs to come into contact with on its route into its comfy zone and hook it up to a medium amp circuit...

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Kevin S4 Avant · Nov 13, 2016

Audigit said:
See if you can find something metallic that it needs to come into contact with on its route into its comfy zone and hook it up to a medium amp circuit...

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Why medium??? Haha.

Audigit · Nov 13, 2016

Kevin S4 Avant said:
Why medium??? Haha.

Well... You (really) don't want to kill it (burnt cat would be a smell that would hang around for a long while, I'd assume) but you want to give it enough of a jolt to not come back...

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Kevin S4 Avant · Nov 13, 2016

Audigit said:
Well... You (really) don't want to kill it (burnt cat would be a smell that would hang around for a long while, I'd assume) but you want to give it enough of a jolt to not come back...

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Sounds like you might be talking from experience

AudiLeon · Nov 14, 2016

Christ I hope the RSPCA don't check forums.

Kevin S4 Avant · Nov 14, 2016

AudiLeon said:
Christ I hope the RSPCA don't check forums.

Had a long hard day at work and that has certainly put a smile on my face

let's hope the cat is still smiling or not!!!!

Audigit · Nov 15, 2016

AudiLeon said:
Christ I hope the RSPCA don't check forums.

I hope they do... And view them with the same acceptance as any other type of jest...

Besides, it's not like I suggested setting fire to them or anything....

That would damage the car...

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wolfie138 · Nov 16, 2016

place a mousetrap on the resting place.

AudiLeon · Nov 16, 2016

wolfie138 said:
place a mousetrap on the resting place.

In case their friends come and they want a game?

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