Hood insulation, is it really necessary? Options

[6thcelestial]

So back in Nov a family of mice moved into the insulation under the hood. The car was in storage for a short time with a cover on it. Next time I took the car cover off and propped the hood, I noticed something move to the back corner. I tapped the insulation, and the mice started to drop out, and one even came out the front of the hood and jumped over my shoulder. They did no chew up to much of the insulation, but the pee smell is still really strong in the lining itself. I now leave the hood up all the time and have taken a lot of measures to keep them out. I want to just axe the insulation piece all together. Wondering if it really would hurt to take out and leave out. I hate mice! Thanks

This post has been edited by 6thcelestial: Jun 1, 2016 - 5:14 AM

[Bitter]

I doubt it's effective as fire suppression, those things smoulder when given open flame and will actually continue to do so after the flame is gone, not to mention they soak up oil like a sponge too....

[richee3]

I doubt it's effective as fire suppression, those things smoulder when given open flame and will actually continue to do so after the flame is gone, not to mention they soak up oil like a sponge too....

Their job is to choke the fire. Not even a little bit effective unless the fire is on the highest point of your engine. The fire melts the plastic tabs that hold it up, the liner drips down and chokes out the fire if it's on top of the engine and slows the spread of the fire from the engine bay. Not the most effective system in the world but every little bit helps, I suppose.