is is dirt? oil? previous fire?

 

if it comes off on your finger it may just be oil/greese. if it doesnt and since its so much it looks like it might have been a fire. did you just buy the car? what did the guy say?

 

If it is thick and waxy, it may be rustproofing overcoating.

 

Thats definitely not any kinda dirt I've seen. Was the car repainted? Looks like the fenders are completely devoid of that stuff. Maybe fire and then salvaged?

(Dude, Paul!!! Whats up man. Where have you been?!?! )

 

it looks like fire if you ask me.. the box on the top left looks melted slightly? but i'm surprised the rest isn't...

what's the bonnet/hood like? the same? if it's not it probably wasn't a fire.

 

i dont think its been on fire because if you look at it close you can tell there is nothing new on the motor! maybe its some old grease or something

 

Judging by the crap under you dist. I would say it is grease. See all there grease under your dist.

 

I think thats from an oil leak somewhere on the motor. possibly a vavle cover gasket leak from what I see on the block. It possibly was getting all over the firewall from the fan blowing

 

that looks exactly like the crap on the heatshield for the turbo on our passat that im trying to find out where it came from. since turbos get extremely hot, maybe it was a heat induced, in your case, fire. just because stuff on the car dosen't look 'new.' does not mean that it hasnt been replaced. the kinda person that would not clean that up after a fire is the same kinda person that would replace a dirty motor.

 

YOU GUYS ARE ALL DUMB !

That is the wax based rustproofing that comes from the dealerships...
It is a shitty rustproofing because wherever you spray it, that's where it remains.

An oil based rustproofing seeps into all the knooks + crannys + joints and works better.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Rob. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">YOU GUYS ARE ALL DUMB !

That is the wax based rustproofing that comes from the dealerships...
It is a shitty rustproofing because wherever you spray it, that's where it remains.

An oil based rustproofing seeps into all the knooks + crannys + joints and works better.</TD></TR></TABLE>

owned....

but could be dirt and oil/ salt/ tar/ ect...... should clean off w/ some engine degreaser and some elbow grease.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Rob. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">YOU GUYS ARE ALL DUMB !

That is the wax based rustproofing that comes from the dealerships...
It is a shitty rustproofing because wherever you spray it, that's where it remains.

An oil based rustproofing seeps into all the knooks + crannys + joints and works better.</TD></TR></TABLE>

where the hell would that rustproofing wax come from? It WASN'T there when the car was new. And there would be no purpose of spraying all that in an engine compartment unless the engine was out and there was frame work needed.

 

its a mixsture of grease ,oil , and dirt ,i detail cars and see it alot of older cars that are tno cleaned at all, just some one who hasnt opened the hood other then for regular matience

 

its old school rustproofing. Its a waxy sorta sticky when fresh coating that attracts all kinds of dirt and gross road grime. I work on cars all the time and occasionally come across it. My crx acutally has some remnants of this stuff in the engine bay still. To get it off you need hot water, degreaser and some elbox grease.

 

are u retared its not rust proffing its damn dirt an grease get it straight

 

i have worked for Honda for quite a few years and i used to do new car prep (undercoat & rustproofing was part of it) it is def. rustproofing and is not something Honda offered it is some bullshit rustproofing the sales department would rip the customers off with!!!!!!!!

 

whatever it is, clean it.

 

Poor lil HF

I would start out by trying some simple green.

 

simple green is the bomb.com baby.

 

im not gonna argue but like i said its fucken dirt u can see it if u cant put on your damn glasses the secon pic shows it and i have had it in my car u run your finger through it and if will come off so i dont care who u are who you worked forbut it is not rust proofing and if u think it is may god help the you

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 89efstd &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im not gonna argue but like i said its fucken dirt u can see it if u cant put on your damn glasses the secon pic shows it and i have had it in my car u run your finger through it and if will come off so i dont care who u are who you worked forbut it is not rust proofing and if u think it is may god help the you </TD></TR></TABLE>

Well god better help you cause I have seen a ton of cars here in minnesota, including the CRX with that **** in the bay and a original owner said it was rust proof crap.

 

if it was rust proofing they would of covered the whole engine bay not just odd places and look at your lefts front of the engine u see that its built up oil and grease an dirt,no one i know rust proofs any engine bay sespically a honda where the **** u gonna need rust proofing in an engine bay , what u taken your cars in the ocean,the place people rust proof is inside the fender wells and other parts exposed to harsh conditions not a whole ****** bay

oh and kid honda maybe you and your poor ****** friends can buy some degreaser to clean your broke *** cars


Modified by 89efstd at 11:05 PM 1/8/2005

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 89efstd &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> if it was rust proofing they would of covered the whole engine bay not just odd places and look at your lefts front of the engine u see that its built up oil and grease an dirt,no one i know rust proofs any engine bay sespically a honda where the **** u gonna need rust proofing in an engine bay , what u taken your cars in the ocean,the place people rust proof is inside the fender wells and other parts exposed to harsh conditions not a whole ****** bay

oh and kid honda maybe you and your poor ****** friends can buy some degreaser to clean your broke *** cars


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damn fool you should be banned for being such an *******... ******* o4 members...

 

It definatley looks rust proofing "spray". I dont know the name but in Finland we use it alot to cover our cars from roadsalt. Its called mass around here, i founded that also from my car. I thought it was dirt also, but it didint clean up until i used lurpentine to wipe it away. You can guess how much work does it cover when its sprayed all over to engine bay.

 

89efstd you dumbass...

Ofcourse it's dirt and grime. But as stated before by people with experience, that rustproofing attracts crud as a magnet.

I'll chime in. I've seen this crap on more than a few crx'es myself. And it's a bitch to get rid of.