[figuere2]

Hi there,

I am considering purchasing my first Porsche and was able to get it up on a lift yesterday. I was curious if this level of corrosion was normal for the 718 (or any Porsche for that matter) after about a year of ownership?

Thanks!

 

[misterllaneous]

Where are you located? Where did you find this car? I have only seen this type of corrosion on cars that are snow/salted roads and 10 year old cars who are parked daily by the ocean.

 

[johan]

Here you have some exhaust pics on my car thats a little bit over one year old.
Its my DD and i use it all year around so its going on salted roads in the winter.


There is some dirt that i can wash of, no to little rust exept on the nuts.
My 986 with 172000 miles on the counter have also been used as DD and it looks the same.

 

[Viffermike]

Where are you located? Where did you find this car? I have only seen this type of corrosion on cars that are snow/salted roads and 10 year old cars who are parked daily by the ocean.

Or that have been in a flood. That's my bet.

Location is key, OP. That pitting/pockmarking on the transmission casing and the oxidation on the exhaust piping (yet there's none on the header shielding, which appears to be new) are signs of extended submersion.

Anyone else have a more learned opinion than I?

 

[johan]

Or that have been in a flood. That's my bet.

Location is key, OP. That pitting/pockmarking on the transmission casing and the oxidation on the exhaust piping (yet there's none on the header shielding, which appears to be new) are signs of extended submersion.

Anyone else have a more learned opinion than I?

Good thought!
Compare the sleeve that connects the muffler, i have like a pipe on but on figure2 pics it looks as a piece of bent steel acting as a sleeve.
The exhaust tips Always looks awful from underneath.

 

[wriggly]

JMHO, but it would be beneficial if members would put an approximate location in their info. It would be helpful in many ways. On some forums, location is mandatory.

 

[trusted]

JMHO, but it would be beneficial if members would put an approximate location in their info. It would be helpful in many ways. On some forums, location is mandatory.

I agree - but unless he lives under water this amount of corrosion on a year old car does not look right to me.

 

[8833]

The undercarriage of my 1987 944 Turbo (sold 3 months ago) looks pristine in comparison with your pictures. Your pictures scare the heck out of me!

 

[Viffermike]

@figuere2 : Please supply location info of the car in question. We can't help you much beyond expressing puzzlement if we don't have more context.

Thanks, and welcome to the forum!

 

[Optical TDI]

Buy Fluid Film and spray the rusty parts, except the exhaust. And stay away from brake rotors. The Navy uses this stuff as rust inhibitor. I use it on my Wrangler before every winter. Google “Jeep Fluid Film” and you’ll see tons of info.

 

[duegatti]

I'm guessing the British isles. On the motorcycle fora, the corrosion they talk about makes it sound like the atmosphere is gaseous HCl over there.

 

[NJ-718Guy]

That does not look normal to me. I would agree with bad salted roads or flood damage. As a comparison, here’s a pic of the undercarriage of my 2015 Macan Turbo which has 55,000 miles and has been driven in rain and NJ winters.

 

[Bob D.]

My guess would definitely be flood, but it's hard to do more than guess based on pics and just a few of them at that.

In any case something seems off, and OP if it were me I wouldn't proceed without lots more info and a thorough inspection.

 

[Little German]

I think possible flood damage as already mentioned above. It looks a lot like the corrosion on my lawn mower that sat in flood water for 12 days after Hurricane Florence in North Carolina.

 

[ZuffenHouseRules]

On behalf of OP:

"Wow, appreciate more than a dozen responses within a week, some with photos. What a helpful and friendly forum! I'll be sure to provide an update on how my situation resolved....right about when I get around to thanking you myself"