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      12-22-2020, 06:53 PM   #1
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what are these marks in the engine bay, please zoom into see these marks. Are they dirt coming up from the road or some kind of oil marks which I should be concerned?
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what are these marks in the engine bay, please zoom into see these marks. Are they dirt coming up from the road or some kind of oil marks which I should be concerned?
Nothing to worry about, its cosmoline. A rust inhibitor.
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what are these marks in the engine bay, please zoom into see these marks. Are they dirt coming up from the road or some kind of oil marks which I should be concerned?
Nothing to worry about, its cosmoline. A rust inhibitor.
Thanks u mean the brown marks right

what does it actually do?
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