So true, Peakbagger, the time to undo the spare is NOT when you need it. Mine fought me quite a bit before it finally came off.
Luckily, time was not an issue as I simply wanted it off the SEE, to lose some weight and improve visibility.
On a different subject, I think Ahab is onto something with rodents and German vehicles. Not only do I find mouse droppings in the FLUs only (so far), but the two German cars in the family (no, they're not mine) are the ones with telltale
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Then I remembered a VW Touareg from a few years back, a daily driver, that the wife asked me to check the oil on.
Pictured is what I found after opening the hood.
Yes, the domestic and British vehicles also showed signs of rodent activity from time to time, but nothing like this.