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As for keeping them out, if this car is stored, you can cover it as well as plug up the air cleaner inlet and the tail pipe outlet (yes, they will crawl up there). Then some rodent bait should pick off any stragglers.
But if they've nested, you have to take things apart. Wear gloves and a good mask (respirator type, not little rubber-band thingies) as they sometimes carry germs in their feces.
seriously...look for any small openings and plug them up with a rag, make sure there is no food in the car or garage...crumbs, lost fries...
I had to pull out every piece of upholstery to get rid if the rodent smell.Our 2 cats did a good job of getting rid of the rodents themselves.
They constantly chewed up these rubber lines. Mainly left the vacumn lines alone. Father-in-law just gave up on ever having wswasher.
I fired it up one spring and all this black stuff came out the exhaust. I first thought it was carbon deposits and thought it really blew out all the deposits from the engine. Upon closer examination, they were sunflower seeds. A mouse has spent the winter taking seeds off our deck, making his way arouond the house and into the garage, where he packed the exhaust.
I was really impressed with his industry.
So, you're right about that rag in the exhaust.