Chipmunk and Diesel leak

[cladouce]

Yesterday , I was about to leave on a trip to tour the Great lakes on the US and Canadian sides. After starting the RV, diesel was pouring on the ground.... Under the hood was a chipmunk our squirrel nest under the 2016 Sprinter engine air filter and the rubber hoses were eaten up.

I had to have the rig towed to the garage and the tower disconnected the drive shaft so the transmission would not be damaged. I found that odd and surprised.

Does anybody know if this is really required on a Mercedes Sprinter?

I had to pay 300$ to have the hoses repaired and really would like to avoid this in the future.

Any trick to keep rodent out of the engine compartment and house?

[Popfla]

I've heard that moth balls tend to send critters away to find somewhere else to live. Personally, they affect me the same way.

No clue about the drive shaft, but probably a case of better safe than sorry.

[The Gritz Carlton]

Tons of threads on varmits and RV's. Moth balls work great...scatter them around the ground underneath. Tractor Supply sells "Fresh Cab" packets, four to a box. You can place them inside the engine compartment and other areas of ingress. Just remember to remove them before starting engine.

[Bob Denman]

I have no doubt that you'd have to disconnect the driveshaft.
It would have to be put in Neutral; in order to move it at all.
But without the oil circulating: things would overheat quickly!
They told you the right thing!

[Mousemate]

Check your propane hoses too ...they like to chew them too....

[Bob Denman]

Chewed Propane hoses?!?

http://www.thorforums.com/forums/att...1&d=1567017985

[K0LCB]

Mice and squirrels like to gnaw on plastics. Bounce dryer sheets seems to work for me

[CLG]

Are there other sides of the Great Lakes I don’t know about? Can I rv there?

[Bob Denman]

There's always the bottom...
But I doubt your RV is that watertight!

[cladouce]

Most of the great lakes have the North side in Canada and the South in the US (Lake Ontario, Erie, Superior and Huron. Very good rv'ing on the lake sides.

[CLG]

ALL of the Great Lakes not most.