insect problem

ajosselyn · 08-08-2003, 04:18 PM

Lately I have been noticing a lot of ants in my car. I will find them inside the car as well as inside in my engine bay. I don't keep any food in the car or anything that would cause them to come in. My car is always parked in my driveway. I have sprayed raid all over my car and throughout the engine bay but they still manage to come back. I don't know what to make of it except maybe that I have some fluid that is leaking that they are attracted too. I haven't noticed anything leaking lately and so I am clueless as to what is going on. I don't really have a problem with them in the engine bay cause they fry as soon as my engine gets hot, I am just worried about them eating some wiring and short circuiting my car. Has anyone had similar problems, or know of a solution. I own a 99 Legacy SUS and it has no mods done to it yet if that helps.

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ciper · 08-08-2003, 04:53 PM

Look for antifreeze leaks. They like antifreeze.

They wont eat anything, I wouldnt worry about it.

armand1 · 08-10-2003, 12:21 AM

Wash the floor of the area where you park your car really thoroughly with nasty cleaners and a brush. Ants lay down scent trails and will keep coming back unless you clean those off. Also, sometimes a colony will just get it in its mind to come to a certain area. Set up some ant poison bait stations around the outside of your parking area and see if you can get them to go to those instead.

joubtt · 08-18-2003, 09:56 PM

After you check your coolant leak. Clean your driveway with bleach. And you must not be using RaidMax because there'd be dead ants.

08-08-2003, 04:18 PM	#1
ajosselyn * Banned * Member#: 36269 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Marin and Santa Cruz Vehicle: 1999 Legacy SUS White	insect problem Lately I have been noticing a lot of ants in my car. I will find them inside the car as well as inside in my engine bay. I don't keep any food in the car or anything that would cause them to come in. My car is always parked in my driveway. I have sprayed raid all over my car and throughout the engine bay but they still manage to come back. I don't know what to make of it except maybe that I have some fluid that is leaking that they are attracted too. I haven't noticed anything leaking lately and so I am clueless as to what is going on. I don't really have a problem with them in the engine bay cause they fry as soon as my engine gets hot, I am just worried about them eating some wiring and short circuiting my car. Has anyone had similar problems, or know of a solution. I own a 99 Legacy SUS and it has no mods done to it yet if that helps. * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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08-08-2003, 04:53 PM	#2
ciper Scooby Guru Member#: 15543 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: san francisco, ca Vehicle: 90BJ Legacy LS ABS AWD 946 Rio Red Jpn built	Look for antifreeze leaks. They like antifreeze. They wont eat anything, I wouldnt worry about it.

08-10-2003, 12:21 AM	#3
armand1 Scooby Guru Member#: 10309 Join Date: Sep 2001 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Seattle, WA Vehicle: '02 OBS 2-tone! '95 Montego Miata	Wash the floor of the area where you park your car really thoroughly with nasty cleaners and a brush. Ants lay down scent trails and will keep coming back unless you clean those off. Also, sometimes a colony will just get it in its mind to come to a certain area. Set up some ant poison bait stations around the outside of your parking area and see if you can get them to go to those instead.

08-18-2003, 09:56 PM	#4
joubtt Scooby Specialist Member#: 33901 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Diego Vehicle: 04 04 STI No AWD, Not interested	After you check your coolant leak. Clean your driveway with bleach. And you must not be using RaidMax because there'd be dead ants.