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Debugging my Grenadier

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Riversides

Riversides

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I was out in the Grenadier earlier today and parked up in a quiet spot to admire the view. After few minutes of idle contemplation I was sure I heard a scratching noise coming from the dashboard somewhere. I listened carefully - there it was again, definitely scratching. Damn, mice, I thought. They'll be eating through the wiring loom and costing me £££s worth of damage.
So back home, I was determined to find the source. Eventually, I narrowed it down to somewhere underneath the plastic cover housing the wiper mechanism. i managed to lift up a corner and shine a torch in to see some great big bloody beetles making a home under the wiper motor!
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I thought they were maybe cockroaches that had hitched a ride from Hambach but a reverse Google search revealed that they were Dytiscus Latissimus, a large species of aquatic beetle and apparently considered threatened. Quite what they were doing in my Grenadier or how they got there, I have no idea... Anyway, I'm relieved that my wiring is still intact...
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Riversides said:
I was out in the Grenadier earlier today and parked up in a quiet spot to admire the view. After few minutes of idle contemplation I was sure I heard a scratching noise coming from the dashboard somewhere. I listened carefully - there it was again, definitely scratching. Damn, mice, I thought. They'll be eating through the wiring loom and costing me £££s worth of damage.
So back home, I was determined to find the source. Eventually, I narrowed it down to somewhere underneath the plastic cover housing the wiper mechanism. i managed to lift up a corner and shine a torch in to see some great big bloody beetles making a home under the wiper motor!
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I thought they were maybe cockroaches that had hitched a ride from Hambach but a reverse Google search revealed that they were Dytiscus Latissimus, a large species of aquatic beetle and apparently considered threatened. Quite what they were doing in my Grenadier or how they got there, I have no idea... Anyway, I'm relieved that my wiring is still intact...
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I've got them on my wildlife pond. They got there because they can fly very short distances and probably flew on the bonnet.
On a separate note I have replaced the peppermint oil balls under the bonnet of my cars today, a two monthly task. Done to keep mice and other rodents out.
 
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Eric said:
I've got them on my wildlife pond. They got there because they can fly very short distances and probably flew on the bonnet.
On a separate note I have replaced the peppermint oil balls under the bonnet of my cars today, a two monthly task. Done to keep mice and other rodents out.
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You should start offering your balls to the people of Birmingham you would make a fortune and be happy in the knowledge that your balls are doing good work 🤣
 
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Riversides said:
I was out in the Grenadier earlier today and parked up in a quiet spot to admire the view. After few minutes of idle contemplation I was sure I heard a scratching noise coming from the dashboard somewhere. I listened carefully - there it was again, definitely scratching. Damn, mice, I thought. They'll be eating through the wiring loom and costing me £££s worth of damage.
So back home, I was determined to find the source. Eventually, I narrowed it down to somewhere underneath the plastic cover housing the wiper mechanism. i managed to lift up a corner and shine a torch in to see some great big bloody beetles making a home under the wiper motor!
View attachment 7894577


I thought they were maybe cockroaches that had hitched a ride from Hambach but a reverse Google search revealed that they were Dytiscus Latissimus, a large species of aquatic beetle and apparently considered threatened. Quite what they were doing in my Grenadier or how they got there, I have no idea... Anyway, I'm relieved that my wiring is still intact...
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what's behind the black plastic plate with logo on it ?
 
Riversides

Riversides

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Eric said:
I've got them on my wildlife pond. They got there because they can fly very short distances and probably flew on the bonnet.
On a separate note I have replaced the peppermint oil balls under the bonnet of my cars today, a two monthly task. Done to keep mice and other rodents out.
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Good tip. I have nightmares about mice wrecking havoc in my garage.
 
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CRH said:
You should start offering your balls to the people of Birmingham you would make a fortune and be happy in the knowledge that your balls are doing good work 🤣
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Riversides said:
I was out in the Grenadier earlier today and parked up in a quiet spot to admire the view. After few minutes of idle contemplation I was sure I heard a scratching noise coming from the dashboard somewhere. I listened carefully - there it was again, definitely scratching. Damn, mice, I thought. They'll be eating through the wiring loom and costing me £££s worth of damage.
So back home, I was determined to find the source. Eventually, I narrowed it down to somewhere underneath the plastic cover housing the wiper mechanism. i managed to lift up a corner and shine a torch in to see some great big bloody beetles making a home under the wiper motor!
View attachment 7894577


I thought they were maybe cockroaches that had hitched a ride from Hambach but a reverse Google search revealed that they were Dytiscus Latissimus, a large species of aquatic beetle and apparently considered threatened. Quite what they were doing in my Grenadier or how they got there, I have no idea... Anyway, I'm relieved that my wiring is still intact...
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This is about the only insect that hasn't made an appearance on my windscreen in the last week or so!

I'd a bird's nest in my TD5's engine a couple of years ago. Wondered who'd lighten a bonfire while driving one lovely bright May morning, until I figured it was me. Luckily the landy was fine, nest less so.
 
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