One of the first things I did after bringing my F-Type home was to remove the pointless engine cover. The whole engine bay is immaculate but after removing the cover I noticed that there was like a fine white powder or residue of something on the sides of the supercharger and engine block. I can't remember ever seeing that in my XF which had the same engine. The powder easily comes off if you touch it.
I think I read somewhere that this is just something that this is pretty normal and is just some kind of surface reaction on the block. Can't remember where I saw that though.
Any views on this? Does anyone else have this?
White residue/powder on supercharger and engine block?
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There was a fairly comprehensive discussion about it on here recently
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=5188
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Ah, that's where I saw it! Thanks! All good then.
Condensation due to outdoor parking does sound like the most likely explanation. Would also explain why my last AJ126 block was immaculate - it was always garaged. Shouldn't be any more corrosion for me then because the F-Type also always is garaged now,
Condensation due to outdoor parking does sound like the most likely explanation. Would also explain why my last AJ126 block was immaculate - it was always garaged. Shouldn't be any more corrosion for me then because the F-Type also always is garaged now,
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Out of curiosity, does your F-Type have the 'open mesh' or 'shrouded' bonnet vents as shown here?.....
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=5188#p52186
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Just wanted to ensure that the corrosion issues on the engine block and bell housing are not made worse by the fact that the ‘open mesh’ bonnet vents allow more water/moisture into the engine bay than the ‘shrouded’ vents.
Just wanted to ensure that the corrosion issues on the engine block and bell housing are not made worse by the fact that the ‘open mesh’ bonnet vents allow more water/moisture into the engine bay than the ‘shrouded’ vents.
2016MY V6S Coupe RWD Auto 380PS Supercharged
Rhodium Silver
Panoramic Glass Roof
Sports Seats (heated) in Jet Leather
Seat Memory Pack 2 (14x14 way)
Powered Tailgate (open & close)
Reverse Park Camera with Guidance
Front Parking Aid
Rhodium Silver
Panoramic Glass Roof
Sports Seats (heated) in Jet Leather
Seat Memory Pack 2 (14x14 way)
Powered Tailgate (open & close)
Reverse Park Camera with Guidance
Front Parking Aid
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ITG Maxogen Cold air intake kit
Billet OBD lock
Forged lightweight Blades
Full custom Xpel Ultimate PPF wrap
Piano Black badges
17mm MST Hubcentrics
Smarttop remote
Black exhaust tips
Porterfield RS-4 Carbon Kevlar pads
Mich PS4S's
+ more
It’s quite a common issue, especially on vehicles that are not garaged and exposed to the elements as explained in the link provided earlier in this thread.
Good to hear from different F-Type owners (including MajorTom) to see whether or not the ‘open mesh’ bonnet vents make the engine block and bell housing corrosion issues any worse, which by the looks of it, don’t.
2016MY V6S Coupe RWD Auto 380PS Supercharged
Rhodium Silver
Panoramic Glass Roof
Sports Seats (heated) in Jet Leather
Seat Memory Pack 2 (14x14 way)
Powered Tailgate (open & close)
Reverse Park Camera with Guidance
Front Parking Aid
Rhodium Silver
Panoramic Glass Roof
Sports Seats (heated) in Jet Leather
Seat Memory Pack 2 (14x14 way)
Powered Tailgate (open & close)
Reverse Park Camera with Guidance
Front Parking Aid
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