Weird stuff by spark plugs

[rickey55]

Has anyone seen this before? It looks like corrosion but my Rebel is less than 2 years old so I’m not sure what it would be

 

[Pikeman_66]

that almost looks like electrolysis. especially the middle picture. but I would not know why the plastic parts are covered in it.

 

[DEG]

Looks like mud that has splashed up between the radiator and engine then dried on your engine.

 

[Dewey]

Looks like dried mud splatter to me. Time to wash your engine.

 

[Pikeman_66]

Looks like dried mud splatter to me. Time to wash your engine.

that was my thought too except for that middle picture. it looks odd.

 

[DEG]

When I first saw the photos I though we were being punked.

Kind of like:
Has anyone seen anything like the photos below? It's like the windshield is leaking some gooey substance while driving down the road. If I use the washers some of the goo cleans off but some just smears across the windshield. Nothing leaked all winter, but now it's getting bad and is worse at night in rural areas while at highway speeds.




If you don't remember driving through sloppy mud, I would talk to your teenage kids or maybe see if you are sleep walking at night.

 

[HSKR R/T]

Has anyone seen this before? It looks like corrosion but my Rebel is less than 2 years old so I’m not sure what it would be

Looks like a mud dauber nest

 

[Ramfancy]

Very muddy engine bay. Wash it up!

 

[Pikeman_66]

When I first saw the photos I though we were being punked.

Kind of like:
Has anyone seen anything like the photos below? It's like the windshield is leaking some gooey substance while driving down the road. If I use the washers some of the goo cleans off but some just smears across the windshield. Nothing leaked all winter, but now it's getting bad and is worse at night in rural areas while at highway speeds.

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If you don't remember driving through sloppy mud, I would talk to your teenage kids or maybe see if you are sleep walking at night.

thats what my windshield looks like all the time. I drive through farm country to and from work. lots of bugs at dawn and dusk.

 

[rickey55]

Thanks for making me feel like a dummy guys

 

[Darksteel165]

Thanks for making me feel like a dummy guys

Better to feel like a dummy, then discover your truck has hemorrhoids under the beauty cover.

 

[rickey55]

I was able to blow most of it off and it definitely is not dirt. Almost like spray foam. Call dealer?

 

[Mountain Whiskey]

I was able to blow most of it off and it definitely is not dirt. Almost like spray foam. Call dealer?

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Is it leaking oil?

 

[Darksteel165]

I was able to blow most of it off and it definitely is not dirt. Almost like spray foam. Call dealer?

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I would just clean your engine bay and check it in a month. It could be anything, but it doesn't look like an native species to an engine bay.

 

[Mountain Whiskey]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

[silverWS6]

Taste it, it's probably bread

But seriously, that's why it's good to wash the bay every now and then. Which, I'm due for.

 

[BlueHemi1500]

I agree, looks like blown/sprayed foam insulation. Maybe some factory overspray? Not sure if that would be from the hood or firewall area. I
would also expect that to be applied before dropping the engine/transmission into the frame.
Just a WAG.

BlueHemi1500

 

[BlueHemi1500]

I agree, looks like blown/sprayed foam insulation. Maybe some factory overspray? Not sure if that would be from the hood or firewall area. I
would also expect that to be applied before dropping the engine/transmission into the frame.
Just a WAG.

BlueHemi1500

I was able to blow most of it off and it definitely is not dirt. Almost like spray foam. Call dealer?

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