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Old 03-20-07, 12:36 PM
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hey peeps,

i opened my hood for the first time in weeks the other day and noticed light tan colored splash marks. is this something i have to worry about? here in md, it has rained heavily in the past month. is it just dirty water?

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Old 03-20-07, 03:02 PM
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it looks like bird poo.
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or coolant
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Just clean it, and if it reappears then you have something to worry about. From the picture it just looks like dirty rain water - I hope that's all it is.

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Old 03-20-07, 05:21 PM
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i'll definitely have to have it looked at. while i am not a mechanic, its probably just me being a worry wart.
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Stop getting kinky with your car!!
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no way. water can't get inside, even if it does, the heat woulda dried it up. it looks like dust n grime combined. maybe coolant also. or rat poop
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lol... thanks fo the help, i am gonna have checked out.
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Coolant dries pink (or red), not white. Something got splashed on the cover, but it wasn't coolant.
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no way. water can't get inside, even if it does, the heat woulda dried it up. it looks like dust n grime combined. maybe coolant also. or rat poop
It obviously doesn't rain much where you live. Water can and does get in the engine bay, and dirty water doesn't dry clean - it leaves the contaminants on the surface it dries from.

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BTW, there is a new TSIB out for the IS250 regarding engine coolant leaks.

TSIB EG004-07 COOLANT RESIDUE ON WATER OUTLET SUB-ASSEMBLY
Models: ’06 IS 250

Affected VINs (before VIN shown here):
Tahara
JTHBK262*65015033
JTHCK262*65005492
TMK
JTHBK262*62012901
JTHCK262*62004812
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it looks like water residue mixed with a little dirt and grime, whip it and froget about it. Ask ur neighbor to pop his hood i bet his looks a lot worse.
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If you were here in Canada i would say it was a splash of road salt !!!

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