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Re: Rusting M3's a warning ! (archive)
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Posted by David 87M3 on April 15, 2002 at 04:38:38:

In Reply to: Rusting M3's a warning ! posted by BMG in the UK on April 14, 2002 at 16:02:33:

Also check around the base of the throttle peadal on the floor of the car.
water runns off your boots and gathers down there.
need to sort mine out.
remember the cars are at least 12 years old or more they will never stay "rust free".
with the arches ist best to clean them out and cover any bare metal with wax oil or under body seal.

David
87M3

Just put a new fuel filler gaiter on my M3 only to find rust on the inner wing behind the filler cap, fortunately it's only light surface rust and cleaned up OK, the problem is that the wheel arch liner has a 10mm gap either side and allows all sorts of muck to collect behind the liner, i added some rubber strips either side of the liner which looks like it should seal it OK. It's well worth checking especially if like me you live in the UK with it's crap climate !



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