2007 "Red Yaris" RS Restoration

[ern-diz]

Holy smokes, cars in your neck of the woods sure do rust up good!

My engine bay looks nearly the way it did off the line, 13 years ago.

You're right, that was a shameful repair attempt by the previous owner.

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by ern-diz

Holy smokes, cars in your neck of the woods sure do rust up good!

My engine bay looks nearly the way it did off the line, 13 years ago.

You're right, that was a shameful repair attempt by the previous owner.

Oh, for sure. It's the god awful road salt they dump by the ton. With rustproofing, they can look like new after years and years. I had a Dodge Grand Caravan, which are notorious for rotting out in the rear rockers and dogleg area. I rustproofed mine from day one and after 10 years it looked new, even inside the rockers when I check it out with my inspection camera. Other than that manifold, the engine bay in this '07 is in pristine condition as, at least in the bay, they sprayed a lot of rustproofing goop. Those manifolds though do rust out. I had to replace the one on my 2006 RS when I bought it, but that car doesn't see winter. I expect that the '07, when done will also be a 3 season car. Cars around here that aren't driven in the winter last a very, very long time.

Yup, using muffler cement is a piss poor way to fix something. I'm paying the price now as they didn't do the correct repair and replace the manifold. Pretty sure I'm going to be looking at a difficult job extracting what is likely going to be a snapped off bolt. I'm prepared, though, as I have a variety of extractors and drill bits as well as the welder if I can move the engine forward and get the right angle to weld a nut on. It ain't gonna be fun, though. lol