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      01-30-2012, 09:18 AM   #1
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salt under the bonnet

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Last week it was snowing in the North Eastern US while I drove to the ski hills. The X3 35i was excellent in the snow. I was passing everyone using the unplowed lane without any drama.

Being a new car, I had to wash it when the weather and roads were clear. To clean the upper grill and headlight assembly I had to pop the hood. I noticed there were alot of salt stains in the engine compartment. Is this normal? Do others have this mess in your engine compartment? I cleaned the superficial upper sections, but what would be the best way to clean the whole compartment?

Hmmm...maybe it was the flooded roads when the snow melted.
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      01-30-2012, 09:59 AM   #2
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they have foam engine bay cleaners..u can wipe it down after few minutes..check autozone
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How dirty is your engine bay in comparison to ours? This is during an extremely mild and dry winter, I'm scared to think what this would look like after a harsh extra salty winter.
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      02-01-2012, 11:48 AM   #4
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Mine looked similar too. I guess I'm lucky our winter is mild this year.
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If it makes you feel any better, here is the engine bay on our work/play truck. Approaching 150,000 miles and so far the dirt don't hurt!!
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      02-02-2012, 11:19 PM   #6
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Mine looks similar to the X3 engine photos after driving in snowy conditions.
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