Salt stuff all over the engine
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Salt stuff all over the engine
I'll post pica a lil later, but this is really alarming ... Its like 'salt' like powder evenly spread-out all over the engine for as far as I can see .... If I rub it with my hand itsheds off ... seems like it got applied with splashing water, not sure what it is .... This can be a rust spreader.. Any remedies ? I checked some engine cleaners/ degreasers but I dont want to end up damaging sensors (electrical components) ... Should I take it in to the stealer ??? If anything goes wrong atleast they're the ones responsible ? Suggestions ?
Last edited by 007_e350; Jul 23, 2009 at 06:05 PM.
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Was the car recently detailed by another party? Is this a newer purchase? If either of these are true it could be a spray on engine cleaner which they neglected to properly was off. I personally would never use the stuff myself and I think some detail shops use them as they are easy to apply and make the engine look "pretty" for a bit. I honestly have no idea what your problem could be. Just throwin ideas out there.
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It seems like its residual after a water splash or something (waves of salt left over all over metallic parts) ... I checked my other car (CX-7) which is a year old and it has the exact same thing ... I guess its the salt/gravel from the winter ... The question now is how to take it off ... I dont want to use engine detailers, dont know how they affect the metal in the long run..
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I'll post pica a lil later, but this is really alarming ... Its like 'salt' like powder evenly spread-out all over the engine for as far as I can see .... If I rub it with my hand itsheds off ... seems like it got applied with splashing water, not sure what it is .... This can be a rust spreader.. Any remedies ? I checked some engine cleaners/ degreasers but I dont want to end up damaging sensors (electrical components) ...
Should I take it in to the dealer?
Should I take it in to the dealer?
