Rust on muffler 5 months 1900 miles Not rusted through but was still unpleasantly surprised to see surface rust on exhaust with less than 6 mos and 2k

[tbone]

Rust on muffler 6 months on tosd 1, 900 mi? Not hsppy , others exp this? Did you go to Ford what do they say or do?

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[Meanderthal]

Pretty normal to have rust on the exhaust. The heat cycles seem to make it happen. Unless you have a full stainless exhaust, and a particular grade of stainless that I can't remember right now, it is going to rust. Welds are usually a place where rust starts, again because of the heat.

 

[V8 Yankee]

Unpleasant on new vehicle, normal on a older one. Not sure where you live, if it's the northern states the Mag Chloride the city or county uses really eats at the coating on the metal, after that the metal itself. Try wire brushing it and spray on some Cold Zinc Galvy Spray. Make sure it's clean and warm so it cures good. It won't look factory but it will protect the muffler and pipes.

 

[Ford Motor Company]

Rust on muffler 6 months on tosd 1, 900 mi? Not hsppy , others exp this? Did you go to Ford what do they say or do?

Hi there, I'd be happy to look into your Bronco concerns on my end. Will you send us a message with your VIN and dealership info? I can look into things on my end.

 

[rmreid22]

Its normal in areas where you have treated winter roads, for ice/snow so I doubt Ford will do anything about it since its probably only on the surface and just light oxidation

 

[Meanderthal]

Frank, you need to send this information to the Ford rep by "private message". It's not a good idea to have your VIN floating around on the internet. You should delete that information from your post by editing it.

 

[Mrmike]

I don't like the rust or the shiny new muffler that you can see from the back of a new vehicle. One of the first things I do with a new vehicle is spray everything that shows with a high-temp flat black paint. It looks much better in my opinion and probably helps with the premature rust.

 

[Bronco2.7]

Rust on muffler 6 months on tosd 1, 900 mi? Not hsppy , others exp this? Did you go to Ford what do they say or do?

I went for a full undercoat carriage rust protection from my dealership from day one. Salt has way of rusting everything where I live. I also have the under side washed frequently trying to keep the salt from getting the best of things.

 

[Mrmike]

I went for a full undercoat carriage rust protection from my dealership from day one. Salt has way of rusting everything where I live. I also have the under side washed frequently trying to keep the salt from getting the best of things.

Does the undercoat you use burn off the muffler when it gets hot?

 

[Meanderthal]

So, he deleted it, but it persists in your quote.

Fixed, thanks for the heads up.

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