Rat ate my M3 Throttle Switch connector

[sapote]

This morning opened up the hood and saw this -- it was like war declaration when Pearl Harbor was attached. The rats ate the TB switch connector soft chewy silicone boot but the wires and the hard plastic connector have no scratches. They really ate the stuff and not just exercise their teeth as I didn't see the debris but only those tiny bits left on the thermostat housing.
Where can I get the new or good used boot? I will remove the crimped wire/pins off the connector, then replace the boot and put them back.

To avoid this, make sure to open the doors or the hood often enough so those critters don't move in as their home. It was last driven 2 weeks ago and I don't think they will do this for daily drive cars.

[Lukem3]

If there's no damage to the wire i would just electrical tape it and call it a day.

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[sapote]

On a second look it seems they tried the coolant upper hose also.
No thanks, electrical taped up will bother me every time I look at it. Have to be the stock boot.

[LatinSkllz]

I used waterproof electrical tape. I can send you a strip if you’d like lol.

I know you said you wanted to get the original boot but that may be tough to source out…


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[Tbonem3]

If the xenon connector boot will stretch and fit, I know those can be purchased. Looks similar though the TPS one is wider, not as round.

[heinzboehmer]

Pretty sure it's the same boot as the one on the CSL IAT connector. P/n 12521732635

Edit: actually that one might be for a two pin connector. I can check if it fits later tonight.

[Slideways]

You might want to soap/scrub/clean the engine bay. From the scent they leave behind, rodents can find their way back even after a short period of time. A friend just had this issue with his daily driver. They kept coming back until he throughly cleaned the engine bay and put an ultrasonic rodent repeller under the car.

[sapote]

Pretty sure it's the same boot as the one on the CSL IAT connector. P/n 12521732635

Edit: actually that one might be for a two pin connector. I can check if it fits later tonight.

Thanks. Here is the part from the provided part number. Looks very promising.

[sapote]

You might want to soap/scrub/clean the engine bay. From the scent they leave behind, rodents can find their way back even after a short period of time. A friend just had this issue with his daily driver. They kept coming back until he thoroughly cleaned the engine bay and put an ultrasonic rodent repelled under the car.

I hope this is the only damage. It will be a nightmare if they ate other hard-to-reach wires down there. Will sneak in the driver seat and wait until they started the party into the night, then roar up the 300 hp engine sending them running into the 8000 rpm rotating fan and belts/pulleys.

[oceansize]

Will sneak in the driver seat and wait until they started the party into the night, then roar up the 300 hp engine sending them running into the 8000 rpm rotating fan and belts/pulleys.

[cobra]

Bummer man, same thing happened to me, except they ate a sensor cable on top of the engine. I always leave the hood open now.

[heinzboehmer]

Thanks. Here is the part from the provided part number. Looks very promising.

Numbers on the boots are the same, so yeah, the part number I posted above is the correct one.

[FBloggs]

Check the drug bins for a nest.
Once they find a food source, they tend to find accomodations nearby.

I bought a car locally, but it had lived in Georgia.
Mice chewed the insulation of the driver side ballast wiring, and were working on the intake boot (yum!).
They had built a cotton castle underneath the ABS unit in the drug bin..

[Toby22]

Sorry to see this. Looks to be an easy fix. Thanks for the advice, I often leave my car parked for weeks in the woods too lol

[Sid_E46]

Rats are incredibly annoying. I was very surprised to find no chewed-up wires in my engine bay with the amount of rat poop I had to clean out.