Non-bike question

[Bob_Defly]

I figured I'd ask here seeing as everyone seems pretty decent. And I honestly have no idea what to do.

I'm having some electrical issues with my truck, and opened the fuse box to find a mouse nest. A couple of the wires have been chewed, although not all the way through, but maybe enough for the ecu to start throwing a fit due to lack of voltage. See below.



Question is. Obviously it's part of the wiring loom, and not a long piece of wire. If I take this to the dealer and it IS the issue, would they have someone there who could fix it? Or are dealerships normally more 'plug & play'? I.e. they'd say I need a new loom, or part of one?

If so, where is the best place to take it to get it looked at? Do small independent garages do electrical work like this?

I honestly don't want to attempt it in case I make it worse somehow.

[Steve Bass]

Bob,

Dealerships ate pretty much component change artists rather than diagnostic specialists.
For that I'd either look at fixing it myself or find a decent auto electrician who can diagnose, trace and resolve more complicated things than just changing a component. And you might find the issue is more related to mouse urine causing corrosion and poor connections than simply chewed wires. Had a similar issue in Hong Kong many years ago in equipment cabinets....Rats nested in the warm cabinets and their urine damaged the equipment and boards resulting in erratic and irregular behaviour..
Good luck

Edited by Steve Bass on Tuesday 9th July 01:57

[andrebar]

Do you have any local auto-electricians? That might be your best bet for an Indy with the right expertise for this.

[Bob_Defly]

I think I might have found one, I'll give them a call tomorrow. Thanks both.

[slopes]

Yeah even as the most technologically averse person you'll possibly ever meet, i agree with the above. Dealers are just plug and play nowadays and probably don't have anyone who would even know where to start with that one. Good luck with the auto sparky