Undercarriage Question

[RioTango]

What is the reddish substance/residue on what I gather is the exhaust system of this vehicle? The rest of the undercarriage looks free of corrosion?

 

[CharlieS]

Does it wash off? Dirt? Or that goop some people use to fill exhaust leaks? Rust?

 

[RioTango]

I don’t know. Was looking at buying it and asked for pictures of the undercarriage. Looks rust-free on the frame; I just don’t know what this is. It looks like corrosion. It just doesn’t seem to make sense though. I’d have thought it’d be everywhere of it was rust.

 

[RET2]

I would view it rust based on temps encountered in exhaust setting as well as the base material. A stainless exhaust system from manifold to termination would add cost to an already pricey vehicle.

 

[ga12r1]

Looks like baked on dirt/clay. If you zoom in on the 3rd photo it looks to be on the cat shield too. I would not be concerned .

 

[Madtiger]

Isn’t our exhaust system stainless??

 

[KLF]

Looks like baked on dirt/clay. If you zoom in on the 3rd photo it looks to be on the cat shield too. I would not be concerned .

Exactly. Very common. That truck is pristine underneath, I'd have zero concerns about that.

 

[stonepa]

I would view it rust based on temps encountered in exhaust setting as well as the base material. A stainless exhaust system from manifold to termination would add cost to an already pricey vehicle.

Land cruisers in the US come standard with fully stainless exhaust systems.

 

[Markuson]

Cooked mud.

 

[CharlieS]

Land cruisers in the US come standard with fully stainless exhaust systems.

Yes, but they still rust.

 

[stonepa]

Yes, but they still rust.

That’s life.

 

[CharlieS]

That’s life.

Not complaining, just stating a fact.

 

[TrekboxX]

Stainless does rust, but don't let that sway you. They all look like that after a short while, even here where it's bone dry. That cruiser is clean!

 

[fullybalanced]

Looks exactly like the bottom of my 80 after baking on the NC/SC red mud

 

[bloc]

I concur. Baked on mud.

Others here would probably agree I’m a stickler for corrosion on vehicles and to me this one looks great.

When I got it home I might try to take that mud off with a stiff wire brush but honestly that’s a matter of OCD satisfaction over it actually needing to happen.

 

[montegofd3s]

This undercarriage is damn clean my friend.

 

[RioTango]

Great news! Thanks all!