Beware varmints nesting in the V of the engine block under the inlet manifold. I only discovered this "house and larder" after I smelled roasting acorns. I was lucky the whole lot didn't go up in flames!

 

Looks like it's time to get a cat!

What a mess, glad you found it before something irreparable happened.

 

♫ Chestnuts roasting on an open fire... ♫

 

They're just trying to build a home for themselves.

 

Assume the car was parked outside. How often was it driven?

 

Pray they didn't decide to nibble on some wiring while they were stocking the larder!

 

 

Yes, I've seen that, thanks. Exactly the same as with my car, in the vee of the engine block and on top of the gearbox. Bloody varmints!

 

Any car I store I put rat/mouse poison under and around the car. Maybe traps if stored where I can check them everyday or so.

 

Mothballs or dryer sheets will keep them away .