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Got ya, makes sense yup. Learned that real fast lol

K, coolio, I appreciate you all being supportive. I’m on this forum as a lurker and looked for advice for the first time. Just something I need to get used to. Thanks for all you guys do.

Oh yea I’m more than ready for the undercarriage to be looking red real fast. I’m no doubt being over dramatic over the rust in the engine bay, I honestly thought it would take some off-roading and a couple winters at minimum first, not just a few weeks. Posted a bit earlier the doc stating...

I thought so too, but they said it verbally and in writing, check out the doc I got today. Kinda stinks they said ‘due to weather conditions’ when it’s legit in a garage :p

Some of us don’t have our standards so low that we are ok with parts rusting on a $50k vehicle within literal weeks of ownership.

Minor update on this, the dealership mentioned this particular part is a bracket, and maybe got missed in QA for coating/protection of rust like all the other goodies under the hood. They couldn't actually replace it or help because there isn't anything 'functionally wrong'. I understand that...

Oh! I appreciate you looking into it on yours as well. I’ll have the dealer review it tomorrow as a safety precaution and let you know what they say.

Coolant is about 1mm under MIN, left it running for a while and didn't see any wetness, but I don't want to take chances and have scheduled a dealership to look into it tomorrow. It doesn't seem normal to have something relatively deep in the engine bay to have that much rust after 3 weeks of...

Got it, thanks for some advice, I'll check this now.

Hi all I have a 2022 Bronco Big Bend, only 300 miles in. I spent a lot of time installing various accessories and caught a glimpse of a part of the engine I’m not familiar with. What is it? Why is it already rusted (only 300 miles driving, stored in a garage idle)? Should I be worried about...