help to clean!!!!

[LTUDSM]

Well i already started to work on my winter project, repainted engine bay, sandblasted and epoxy painted front subframe waiting for a new bushings to come in.....
The next thingf what i need to do - get rid of the nasty smell of my interior and exterior:
The smell is comming out from the frame, where wipers motor sits at. I took of the plastic wiper cover, and almost puked of the nasty smell.It's deff dead animal in there. I tried to spray water in there with garden hose, sprayed awesome orange,simple green, notthing helped to get rid of the smell ....
It's really tight spot, Is there any other solution of how to get this stinky stuff out of this tight spot???

 

[casperfast]

Maybe with a shop vac Or filling the entire cavity with water and hoping the carcass floats. Bleach is good at killing anything

 

[LTUDSM]

Maybe with a shop vac Or filling the entire cavity with water and hoping the carcass floats. Bleach is good at killing anything

filling the cavity wont work,because the water runs out inside the car..... i think vent ducts are going there,thats why water runs out inside the car..... Well wen i first flushed the whole cavity ,the water was dark brown color ..... but now it comes out almost clear,but smell become stronger then before....... i think dead mice is in there,but how to take it out???!!!

 

[007jimmy]

If you cant find the source on the outside you might have to pull the dash and start from the inside out. If there is mice there is probably be feces in there too. You will definitley need to find the source first or else its just gonna keep smelling bad eventually no matter what you do.

 

[LTUDSM]

If you cant find the source on the outside you might have to pull the dash and start from the inside out. If there is mice there is probably be feces in there too. You will definitley need to find the source first or else its just gonna keep smelling bad eventually no matter what you do.

My car is gutted out, empty engine bay,no interior ,dash out,only heater still in there...... Tried to find the source but can't see enything ### of the tight place in the crawl or what you name it ..... the smell coming out exactly where the driver side wiper bolt on....... Plus there is tons of shit outside where wiper motor bolts down.....

 

[007jimmy]

Is it even possible for you to get a coathanger or something similar in there to try and fish out the bodies? Or one of those spring type tools that when you push the top down a claw comes out the bottom?

 

[LTUDSM]

This is the place im talking about

First arrow is one spot where strong rotted mice smell is commin out another arrow goes whole the way acros inside the corner where driver side wiper bolts on.......

 

[LTUDSM]

Is it even possible for you to get a coathanger or something similar in there to try and fish out the bodies? Or one of those spring type tools that when you push the top down a claw comes out the bottom?

the coathanger is to short...

 

[007jimmy]

the coathanger is to short...

Now that i see the pic it obviously is. Its easy to spit out answers without seeing exactly. I am unsure what to think of now honestly.

 

[LTUDSM]

well, if there is nothing else to do,so ill prob need to get a grinder and cut out the whole driver side corner, and then ill have an access to clean the whole sh*t out of it..... what if ill pour some bleach ,then power wash the sh*t out of it??!! if you think it could work,then i got to run to rent a power wash and call it a day.....

 

[JosephMiranda]

What chemical eats flesh but not paint or metal? If you cant strip the mice to the bones it doubt theyll have a smell if you cant get them out

 

[M4s73r]

Have you tried a shop vac?

 

[LTUDSM]

Have you tried a shop vac?

yeah,the vac hose is to thick, can't push whole the way in....

 

[M4s73r]

Only other thought ive had is try a vacuum sweeper. the hoses are normally smaller in diameter.

 

[bryanwheat]

You said that the heater box is still in there. You need to pull it out. That is exactly where that hole leads to. You likely have a mouse nest in there. I would pull the box, take it apart, clean it out and soak the pieces in bleach water.

 

[mchustle]

^that.
Plus I imagine rotting mice could have ill effect on your health after a while. Not to meantion you don't want a nice looking girl riding with you and say your car smells like the depths of rotting ass.

 

[LTUDSM]

how pita is to take the heater core out of the car comparing with takeing off the dash out of the car?! i did pulled out dash lots of times,(takes an hour ), but i never took a heater core out of the car....

 

[tmaxx411]

once the dash is out, the hvac boxes are simple.. i'd pull them all out (there should be three). take them apart,and clean them with bleach water. there are a few pieces i wouldnt put in the water, namely the temp sensors, the resistor, and the blower motor itself. everything else should be good to soak.

 

[cmfd]

i have taped a smaller and more flexiable hose on the end of a shop vac to get in tight spots.

 

[LTUDSM]

once the dash is out, the hvac boxes are simple.. i'd pull them all out (there should be three). take them apart,and clean them with bleach water. there are a few pieces i wouldnt put in the water, namely the temp sensors, the resistor, and the blower motor itself. everything else should be good to soak.

well if ill need to take the heater apart,then i will deff get new blower motor and heater core to be safe in a long run.....

 

[LTUDSM]

I found the smell source,-Heater ducts were full of sh*t..... Do i need to replace the ac and heater cores???? do they last long??? I already ordered new blower motor......

 

[LTUDSM]

Here are some pics of what was in my heater ducts

 

[undefined0000]

I was waiting for you to find it! If you could, I would just clean them, but idk about the smell

 

[LTUDSM]

I was waiting for you to find it! If you could, I would just clean them, but idk about the smell

I sprayed everything with clorox (bleach),had everything covered in bleach for a good couple hours,then i soaked the plastic peaces in the buckets of water/vinegar mix) ,left them stay overnight,then tomorrow will spray "awesome orange" on everything again,and rinse with water ,let it dry and then will final clean with "armor all" plastic cleaner........ That way i got the virus disinfected ,and no more bad smell.....

 

[sccrbrandon4788]

I sprayed everything with clorox (bleach),had everything covered in bleach for a good couple hours,then i soaked the plastic peaces in the buckets of water/vinegar mix) ,left them stay overnight,then tomorrow will spray "awesome orange" on everything again,and rinse with water ,let it dry and then will final clean with "armor all" plastic cleaner........ That way i got the virus disinfected ,and no more bad smell.....

I bet that smelled AWESOME! *GAG*