Rust

[Unitee]

Too my dismay, I have noticed rust in the engine bay. It appears a long a seam around where the shock absorber mount is on the nearside. My IS200 is a 1999 model. Has anyone else noticed this? I'm going to try and claim from the 10 year bodywork perforation warranty. Can help thinking it is a manufacturing fault and that the seam wasn't finished properly. Any advice greatly appreciated.

[Diesel Do Nicely Brian]

Too my dismay, I have noticed rust in the engine bay. It appears a long a seam around where the shock absorber mount is on the nearside. My IS200 is a 1999 model. Has anyone else noticed this? I'm going to try and claim from the 10 year bodywork perforation warranty. Can help thinking it is a manufacturing fault and that the seam wasn't finished properly. Any advice greatly appreciated.

Very common on many many cars and often does not cause any major worries - may just be surface.

Would SERIOUSLY doubt it will be covered under warranty as it is neither perforation not likely to be from the inside out.

Brian :)

[lee_iceman]

Has it had any sort of front end accident, I was warned to check underneath and around the rear of the car for this as it is sometimes a sign of a repaired accident.

[6OLDE]

I don't think, its anything to worry about. I too have a 99 SE model and have rust on the seam in the engine bay on both ns & os. It's on a flat surface in my engine bay, so it may be there due to water settlment as any gathering water cannot 'runoff'.

[Unitee]

Thanks for the responses. Car has had a couple of rear impacts, hardly anything major. Take your advice not to worry. I was more concerned with the cosmetics and trying to sell it.

[ravi]

Thanks for the responses. Car has had a couple of rear impacts, hardly anything major. Take your advice not to worry. I was more concerned with the cosmetics and trying to sell it.

My car is a 2000/X with 96K miles which I've had since it was 6 months old , I asked Lexus Milton Keynes to look into the rust during the last service and was told it's not covered by the 10 year anti perforation warranty. Bit annoyed as it's not really what I'd expect to see on a Lexus....