Eeeek... Dissolving engine

[rfrancsics]

Hi All!!

 

Much to my horror this morning, after lifting the bonnet to re-fill the washer bottle, I found all the alloy surfaces - the block, plenum, throttle body etc plus quite a few of the large bolts that hold various brackets to be covered in a thick white crust that I can only assume to be salt related.

 

This is despite having pootled about for almost all of the winter months in a VW Bora tdi to avoid the winter salting of the roads.

 

I can only assume a fine salty mist must have entered to engine bay on the very rare occasions that the Zed was used causing corrosion on all unprotected surfaces.

 

(can't seem to transfer photos from my phone to this computer)

 

Any ideas for its removal/prevention/protection would be much appreciated

 

Richard

[Sumo Power]

Hi All!!

 

Much to my horror this morning, after lifting the bonnet to re-fill the washer bottle, I found all the alloy surfaces - the block, plenum, throttle body etc plus quite a few of the large bolts that hold various brackets to be covered in a thick white crust that I can only assume to be salt related.

 

This is despite having pootled about for almost all of the winter months in a VW Bora tdi to avoid the winter salting of the roads.

 

I can only assume a fine salty mist must have entered to engine bay on the very rare occasions that the Zed was used causing corrosion on all unprotected surfaces.

 

(can't seem to transfer photos from my phone to this computer)

 

Any ideas for its removal/prevention/protection would be much appreciated

 

Richard

 

good old fresh water i suspect will be a good idea, just to wash it off, and possibly a good coating of a popular brand of water repelent oil bassed spray .

 

this i do on the ILB on station at sheerness RNLI. im not sure if it is a good idea but i have never had any prblems so far.

 

maybe a steam clean will be safer on the engine.

 

regards

nathan@sumopower