rnehrboss

Same story I've read before.
My 2010 sat too long. Battery dead. charged it. Started very hard. Start... all kind of warnings. Reduced power etc. Pulled codes. Problems with cylinder 3 and 4. get into engine (first time). find chewed wires and vacuum hoses.
Any tips on where to get connectors for (assumed) fuel injectors, what type of splices and temperature shield wire to use?
Anyone know how the clips work to pull the connectors? Also any help identifying the two sensors in the attached photos?

Thanks!
Richard

JCtx

Holy crap! You had a freaking gang of rats (or mice) in there man. Sorry to see all that damage. Anyway, not familiar with 987s, but you're more likely to find much more technical help over the other (Planet-9) forum. Good luck.

rnehrboss

Thanks.. yeah.. it's a sad expensive mess.
Just need to identify the parts to that I can attempt to fix it myself.

Then... figure out how to keep them away.

terbiumactivated

Was the car outside? I used to own a 27' Sundancer. During the winter I would go to the dollar store and buy a stack of Styrofoam cups and five boxes of moth *****. I'd put cups of moth ***** around in a perimeter you could even put some in the engine bay during storage. Anyhow I never had any critter issues when others I boated with did. I used to put some around the car when it was in a detached garage and it worked like a charm.

bpu699

Insurance covers that under comprehensive....

rnehrboss

Unfortunately no comprehensive

Looks like I might be able to tackle some of it.

Need to fix a couple vacuum lines too.

bpu699

You cancelled your insurance for the winter? I cancel my liability, but never comprehensive...in case it gets stolen or house burns down... Comprehensive is like$50 for 6 months...

Good luck

terbiumactivated

i don't even suspend the liability now that I live in the barely a winter state

skl

That sucks! Looks like they enjoyed the hickory nuts... I've used dryer sheets, moth *****, etc with some success, but once the damned mice left hickory nut shells under the sheet metal of the engine on my yard tractor- one fell in the timing belt throwing off the timing and requiring an engine rebuild...
Amazing what they will chew on!!

andy7777

I feel for you but can't give any advice since it never happened to me on a Porsche. It did happen to a previous owner of a Lotus Elise I bought, who left a bag of dogfood in the trunk. Mice carried the kibble all through the car. He got most of it under control, and when I bought it there was no sign of what had happened. Until I started tracking the car and high g loads shook loose about a pound of kibble that had been trapped in a bulkhead in front of the car. Every time I came in from the track I found a few bits of dogfood on the floorboards, and you could hear a rattling noise moving from side to side even in everyday driving. We eventually drilled a hole in the bulkhead so the dogfood would fall out as it was being shaken around during track days. It took a season but eventually it all fell out of the car. True story.

blacksheepSpyder

Get a shop cat.

Tradical

Here in California rats are a constant problem. Strategically placed Victors Rat Traps baited with cheese or nuts can help keep them in check. It unfortunately requires constant vigilance and I leave traps set year round.