Preventing corrosion

Preventing corrosion

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JB@

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8,824 posts

222 months

Friday 30th November 2007
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The house I'm renting is right on the sea front and my poor little car gets all the abuse straight from the sea, along with the salty roads at this time of year.

How best can I look after it in these conditions? Ive already had the bottom of an oil filter rust through, despite it being serviced according to the schedule.

Thanks smile

Broomsticklady

1,095 posts

211 months

Friday 30th November 2007
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Don't want to sound negative, but the only thing you can do is move.....

We used to live on the English coast years ago, and the local people new never to buy cars from the coastal towns. Anti-corrosion is better on new cars than it was then, but the corrosive seaside atmosphere is never going to be good for any car, regardless of age.

Kiltie

7,504 posts

252 months

Friday 30th November 2007
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KB_S1

5,967 posts

235 months

Friday 30th November 2007
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Kiltie said:
Is that to prevent corrosion or to help out when repair bill time arrives?

JB@

Original Poster:

8,824 posts

222 months

Friday 30th November 2007
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Bugger frown

I'm here for another year, there's already corrosion visiable on the aircon pipes, most nuts and in the engine bay!

Better start saving for that S2000 as soon as I get back to Yorkshire biggrin

brakedust300

1,059 posts

215 months

Saturday 1st December 2007
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best thing do do is get it undersealed & paint the bits that are bare metal with underseal, this will stop most of it.

Corpulent Tosser

5,468 posts

251 months

Saturday 1st December 2007
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Kiltie said:
Having those problems again Eric wink