Suspension strut tower bolt corrosion

[FK8CivicTypeRIRL]

Hi so just popped off the rubber cover on the suspension tower and found this... Same on the other side.

Doesn't look very pretty for a car with >10,000km on it.

Anyone else have this issue / thoughts?

Protective cover was on them.

 

[foyevtsov]

Could be that it has not been oiled at the factory? If so, I would not be surprised that it got rusty even under the cap, water vapors anyway gets under the cap. I will check mine later today. It is under 2000 km / 1 month, but still

 

[foyevtsov]

Here is mine, no oil, just bare metal. Mine is still new, so no rust, but I bet it will be there.

 

[slayerx02]

Probably just surface rust, get some metal or stiff plastic bristle brush to clean it up then coat it with WD-40

 

[foyevtsov]

I would spray it with Teflon, but oil would do the job just as well

Update: I use this quite a lot, gives a nice Teflon coat www.amazon.ca/DuPont-Non-Stick-Dry-Film-Lubricant-14-Ounce/dp/B00D3G6IFE

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