This is follow up to this thread.

I have few questions that i was hoping you guys can answer for me:
1. One of the wheels has slights discoloration, is this normal? (See pix)
2. Rust i see in the engine (belt poleys) is pretty much normal due to steel parts? (See pix)
3. The only actual rust i found is under rear license plate and around trunk latch, is this a concern and if so what do i do? (See pix)
4. I see some condescension inside of the both head lights, it comes and goes , don't stay put. Could be from weather and me washing it with hot water in cold (55f) garage. Normal or should i be concerned? (See pix)
5. I heard something about car seats heaters going bad and something with ignition switch going bad, should this be replaced/modified now or wait till it actually breaks?
6. I'm a big guy, does seat automatically stops when you move it back? I can press it but i feel like its going to crush something and i definitely don't want to crush anything.
7. Vehicle had trainy flush and radiator flush when previous owner bought it in 2010, since then he put on 6k miles on it. He changed oil last full before putting her to rest for the winter. Break fluid or anything else is all original. Should i replace any fluids at this time?
8. What does MDH number mean on my door sticker with my Vin#?

 

Are you in a state that uses salt on the roads in winter?

 

yes but i have no intentions driving this in the winter or rain. this car might of seen its first snow and salt today.

 

Welcome. One place to look for rust is behind the weatherstrip that runs along the bottom of both doors.

 

Good Luck SLY ...... here's my take on your questions. Hopefully others will chime in. You are on the best forum..... have fun

 

MDH = month day hour

It seem unusual to me, for rust to be on underside of the hatch like that. Hopefully your car wasn't from a state that could have had a salt water flood from a storm.

James

 

Thank you for your input. There is no documentation for any service events. Previous owner did his own oil change and he used exact oil you suggested as he told the type to use. I'm not sure what fleece filter mean but i'm sure i'll find answer to that on here somewhere.
here is that number on the sticker that im not sure what it means:

 

so i take it my car was assembled November 15, 2004 at 2PM? Germans must love exact time frames or what to put exact time when they built it. never seen this before.
i think water gets to that latch area from rain. i washed the car and it was wet there. and i only used wet microfiber towel, not even a hose. according to carfax and autocheck, car never left state of OH. it was pretty much in Cleveland area first 4 year of its life and than it was in Canfield area and not its in Cortland. I've never heard of floods in upper Ohio. I know southern parts get hit with floods but not us.

 

May be a stolen car! Somebody scratched out the VIN !

And welcome to the forum. Lots of reading for you to do here if you want to know more than where the gas pedal is...

 

oh what the hell, you don't like my eraser in ms paint?

 

Interesting observation. Looking at the engine bay pic, it looks like a possible water line on the radiator shroud on the passenger side. Can't tell about the driverside, but something there. If water came up to there, that would explain why the upper pulley shows no rust. As far as the pic in the rear by the holes for the plate, that area is plastic and not rustable, but the plate may have rusted at that point and the rust is from the plate. That should clean up good. The pic under the hatch is an area that might explain being under water. Without really having someone actually exam the car that knows what to look for, it may very well be. Hopefully not.

 

Sounds great, and hopefully true ....... but cars from non-salt areas have been driven to areas of salt. Vacationing or staying at a oceanside 2nd home and got caught. Don't get too paranoid till checked.

 

i checked it out and there is no signs of rust there.

 

My thoughts on a few of the issues you are concerned with,
As for the wheels I bought a set of used wheels that had a little curb rash on them and the owner sanded it out with some fine sandpaper which left marks that look a lot like that, so I am assuming that is what happened there so a little touch up paint may have to be used to cover up that spot.
I don't think there is anything out of the order for the rust on the pulleys for a car that has sat a lot of winter months in a garage in NE Ohio.
The rust around the liscence plate holes is probably from the plate itself and should clean up easily, the rust around the latch I would check out pretty closely as you may have a leak in the trunk seal that is letting water collect in there.
looks nice I am sure you will enjoy it
just my opinions, which might not be worth much, but I don't charge much for them

 

Type in a search for "curb rash" and you will find several inexpensive, easy fixes.