SILK RSPEC Donating Members 193 Member For: 16y 6m 5d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Southside Posted 05/07/08 04:39 AM Share Posted 05/07/08 04:39 AM Hi guy's was just looking uder the engine bay in anticipation for te mods I am about to do and noticed my engine block is starting to rust quite badly, is this a normal thing or should ford be painting my block under warranty or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAP1D Member Donating Members 3,739 Member For: 17y 11m 17d Gender: Male Location: Sydney NSW Posted 05/07/08 05:14 AM Share Posted 05/07/08 05:14 AM Mines rusted and all the blocks Ive looked at have too... sux, but that's how they come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mic Donating Members 1,725 Member For: 16y 3m 18d Gender: Male Posted 05/07/08 06:25 AM Share Posted 05/07/08 06:25 AM If it aint rusty there's something wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom XR6 Member 1,460 Member For: 21y 10d Location: Geelong Victoria Posted 05/07/08 06:54 AM Share Posted 05/07/08 06:54 AM We get the odd one that comes down the line with a bit of surface rust so don't worry about it. A bit of surface rust isn't a problem, it will never spread any further than the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SILK RSPEC Donating Members 193 Member For: 16y 6m 5d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Southside Posted 05/07/08 07:01 AM Author Share Posted 05/07/08 07:01 AM that sux tight arse ford trying to save a few dollars on paint :banghead: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTA Motorsport Member 54 Member For: 17y 11d Posted 06/07/08 01:50 PM Share Posted 06/07/08 01:50 PM Hi guy's was just looking uder the engine bay in anticipation for te mods I am about to do and noticed my engine block is starting to rust quite badly, is this a normal thing or should ford be painting my block under warranty or something?that's factory standard if its not rusted than theres someting wrong lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 2m 29d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 06/07/08 11:13 PM Share Posted 06/07/08 11:13 PM I was actually told by one of the engineers that surface rust on cast iron actually hardens the iron, he seemed very serious too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsmith Donating Members 712 Member For: 16y 6m 12d Gender: Male Location: Blacktown Posted 06/07/08 11:17 PM Share Posted 06/07/08 11:17 PM that engineers is correct, go find an old bit of cast iron that has been in the weather and drill, file or cut it, damn hard to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin.K Member 288 Member For: 18y 10m 24d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 07/07/08 05:39 AM Share Posted 07/07/08 05:39 AM I do not understand how it would be harder form having rust on it.. I do understand that rust is corrosion and I feel that it would be better if having the chance to treat it. But in saying this it probley will not harm you block for a while yet.GK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strik9 Banned 146 Member For: 16y 11m 28d Gender: Male Location: AUSTRALIA Posted 07/07/08 06:31 AM Share Posted 07/07/08 06:31 AM scary when you buy a new foon, drop the engine and see a rusty block. I thought what cheap berterds. it is scary what they(fpv) find acceptable. wake up fpv. I,m on my 5th one. and if the f6,s weren,t so good to mod. I,d be in a hsv. aleast they know how to put decent brakes on that not a option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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