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I will research this. Interesting.
I would think the savings are minimal.Dave said:Wonder how many gallons per year of oil this is saving?
So it's an ostensibly environmentally-friendly way to implement planned obsolescence, then?Bob Lincoln said:NOT GOOD to put more soy in automobiles. It's in a lot of electrical wire insulation, and that's what attracts vermin to eating wires. This is bad news if you don't use the car daily or have a fair amount of wildlife around.
I have had rodents chew through wiring that had no soy in it at all...Bob Lincoln said:Well, they didn't plan for it in wiring. It has been used since the 1980s, and anyone here who has had rodents in their vehicle that is seldom used, mentions wiring being chewed. It's a big problem.
http://ctwatchdog.com/finance/rodents-damage-cars-by-chewing-electrical-connections-tips-on-how-to-avoid-costly-repairs
http://www.motor.com/article.asp?article_ID=1563
http://www.detroityes.com/mb/archive/index.php/t-14120.html
http://www.carcomplaints.com/Nissan/Murano/2004/electrical/rodents_eat_soy_based_wire_insulation.shtml
My uncle lives just outside of a smallish city here in Iowa and all of his older cars that don't get driven have problems with wiring being chewed.JRS200x said:I have had rodents chew through wiring that had no soy in it at all...
Unless you work for Dow Automotive (makers of Betafoam Renue), I don't know that you're qualified to state that. At least not about how they are attracted to a mostly polyurethane product.Bob Lincoln said:Yes, they do, but they are more attracted to soy products.
Studies have shown that its the electrical current, not the type of insulation, that tends to attract rodents.Bob Lincoln said:NOT GOOD to put more soy in automobiles. It's in a lot of electrical wire insulation, and that's what attracts vermin to eating wires. This is bad news if you don't use the car daily or have a fair amount of wildlife around.
Exactly. I had a car in the driveway that wouldn't start after a squirrel or rat climbed into the engine compartment and chewed up wiring. Fortunately the damage was visible and I was able to splice new wires into the damaged area and got it going. I sprayed rodent repellent everywhere under the hood.Bob Lincoln said:NOT GOOD to put more soy in automobiles. It's in a lot of electrical wire insulation, and that's what attracts vermin to eating wires. This is bad news if you don't use the car daily or have a fair amount of wildlife around.
The studies (study?) were in reference to electrical wiring, primarily in homes.Bob Lincoln said:No current flowing in most of these wires with the engine off. Even the IOD is less than 30 mA. My truck measures zero IOD. And the nests that I've had were in the air cleaner and inside the airbox by the evaporator.
Do you have a link to any studies?