Fort Collins Auto Repair

There is nothing quite like the sinking feeling of turning your key or pressing the start button only to be met with a dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree and an engine that refuses to turn over. You might think your battery died, or your starter gave up the ghost, but when you pop the hood, you find a much fuzzier culprit. We’ve seen it here at the shop. A nest of dried grass perched on top of the intake manifold and a wiring harness that looks like it was put through a paper shredder. Rodents love your car. To a mouse, a squirrel, or a rat, your engine bay is the ultimate luxury apartment. It is warm, it is sheltered from predators, and most importantly, it is full of snacks. Many modern car manufacturers have switched to soy-based insulation for wiring because it is more environmentally friendly, but to a hungry rodent, those wires taste like a five-course meal. Once they settle in, they can cause thousands of dollars in damage in a single night. At our shop, we have spen ... read more