Northerners - this is why we can't have nice things (AKA - removing rust from a modern car)

Wire brush the loose stuff off and por15 it.

That's a ridiculous amount of rust (said he who lives in the desert...).

Poke a small hole in the valve cover gasket and let it drip down the frount if the motor so it will be misting the undercarriage. Rust problem solved.

Thanks you in advance.

And ya that is not rust. Any car will do that when bare metal is exposed in just about any part of the country.

That is ford build quality not a part of the country problem.

dean1484 wrote: Poke a small hole in the valve cover gasket and let it drip down the frount if the motor so it will be misting the undercarriage. Rust problem solved. Thanks you in advance. And ya that is not rust. Any car will do that when bare metal is exposed in just about any part of the country. That is ford build quality not a part of the country problem.

you didn't really see rust like this on cars that were built in the early 80's and earlier- the leaky valve cover and intake manifold gaskets did a fine job of rust proofing the underbody while also assuring that bolts would always brake loose easily..

True story: someone made contact with my car in a parking lot 4 years ago, and my fender has a 9" gash of exposed, unpainted metal. It doesn't even have surface rust.

Sunbelt!

That's very clean for a 3 year old Northern car.

I have an '09 Eclipse in the shop with rust holes in it.