Engine Block Rusting Is It Normal

[SILK RSPEC]

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?

[RAP1D]

Mines rusted and all the blocks Ive looked at have too... sux, but that's how they come

[mic]

If it aint rusty there's something wrong

[Venom XR6]

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.

[SILK RSPEC]

that sux tight arse ford trying to save a few dollars on paint :banghead:

[BTA Motorsport]

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

[senna_T]

I was actually told by one of the engineers that surface rust on cast iron actually hardens the iron, he seemed very serious too...

[jsmith]

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.

[Gavin.K]

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

[strik9]

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.