I was cleaning my engine bay to get rid of what seemed to be rust proofing (I'm pretty sure it is); but from the undercarriage, it looks like a previous owner may have drove through winter or something. This past spring I had an alignment done for my new tires and I was told the lower control arms were frozen. But anyway, in the pics below I'm guessing this a result of a frame that was beginning to rust and then sprayed with a some sort of rust-proofing. Should I be concerned? I would think that it's not enough to effect it but it also looks funky at the same time. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated, thanks!


Jordan

Here are some pics

Driver's side facing front


Passenger's side under intake


Passenger's side in front of intake (looks same as drivers side)

Driver's side

Driver's side

 

doesnt look like rust, looks more like oil grime

 

spray some simple green apc or some other degreaser and clean it up

 

It might be hard to see because it's not in focus but in the second picture you can see the rust ^^^

Btw
Here is another thread with more pics that I started earlier because I was in the process of trying to clean it up. It's coming off but I'm suspecting that it's some sort of rust proofing that was deliberately sprayed in welded areas.
https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/871...#entry20624238


And another question, is the frame supposed to look like that? Shouldn't it be completely straight?

 

Anyone else?

 

I see no rust.

 

I think you should start with a thorough engine bay cleaning. There are how-tos in the detailing forums here, but once you get the grime taken care of we can see whats really there. It looks like a lot of oil to me as well.

 

I cleaned up the majority of the driver's side. Sorry the pics could be better.

 

I don't really see this as being normal :/

 

did the paint get scrapped off?