A ace305 Active Member Dec 28, 2011 171 17 28 Oct 8, 2017 #1 Oct 8, 2017 #1 Hey friends, I need help with getting rid of this oxidation. I am not even sure why this is happening. any tricks to getting rid of it?
Hey friends, I need help with getting rid of this oxidation. I am not even sure why this is happening. any tricks to getting rid of it?
DSG_Mach Active Member Jul 23, 2016 115 16 38 Oct 9, 2017 #2 Oct 9, 2017 #2 WD-40 and a bristle brush would clean this up from what I have read... I could be wrong though...
IIGood Founding Member Aug 1, 1998 4,252 1,214 224 Churchton, MD Oct 10, 2017 #3 Oct 10, 2017 #3 ace305 said: I am not even sure why this is happening. Click to expand... One possibility is that there's coolant leaking somewhere and getting sprayed around the engine compartment. Are you losing or low on coolant?
ace305 said: I am not even sure why this is happening. Click to expand... One possibility is that there's coolant leaking somewhere and getting sprayed around the engine compartment. Are you losing or low on coolant?
A ace305 Active Member Dec 28, 2011 171 17 28 Oct 10, 2017 #4 Oct 10, 2017 #4 DSG_Mach said: WD-40 and a bristle brush would clean this up from what I have read... I could be wrong though... Click to expand... thank you
DSG_Mach said: WD-40 and a bristle brush would clean this up from what I have read... I could be wrong though... Click to expand... thank you
A ace305 Active Member Dec 28, 2011 171 17 28 Oct 10, 2017 #5 Oct 10, 2017 #5 IIGood said: One possibility is that there's coolant leaking somewhere and getting sprayed around the engine compartment. Are you losing or low on coolant? Click to expand... no sir. no leaks. I used a degreaser to clean the engine bay. I read that could be it. Reactions: IIGood
IIGood said: One possibility is that there's coolant leaking somewhere and getting sprayed around the engine compartment. Are you losing or low on coolant? Click to expand... no sir. no leaks. I used a degreaser to clean the engine bay. I read that could be it.
A ace305 Active Member Dec 28, 2011 171 17 28 Oct 10, 2017 #6 Oct 10, 2017 #6 would soda blasting work?
Neuron 5 Year Member Nov 6, 2016 859 192 93 Oct 10, 2017 #7 Oct 10, 2017 #7 I usually see that on cars from salted roads or close to the beach salt air. Have also heard that an aggressive degreaser may work fine on cast iron/steel and react with aluminum forming corrosion.
I usually see that on cars from salted roads or close to the beach salt air. Have also heard that an aggressive degreaser may work fine on cast iron/steel and react with aluminum forming corrosion.