Ok guys, I recently bought a used M7 DFIC (the standard polished version) and cleaned it up using Varsol. After letting it dry for a few days, I noticed some corrosion built up on it on the outside. I thought "No problem, doesn't hurt anything, just looks bad. I'll polish it up a bit, and it'll be good as new". Well, sadly I found out it got worse. Not only did it corrode on the outside, but on the inside as well, and there's a lot more in there than there is on the outside. I have searched Google and have yet to find anyone else, MINI Cooper affiliated or otherwise, who has a similar problem.

I doubt it's the Varsol that caused this. When I first got my MINI, I cleaned out the stock IC with Varsol and left it off the car for about a week and a half (Mind you it was in surgery for maintenance for that time) and it had never done this, in fact there wasn't a bit of corrosion on it when I was done.

I need advice on what to do for it. How can I remove the corrosion and keep it out of the IC? The only thing I can think of is to get the entire IC acid dipped and anodized, which will probably cost me an arm and a leg.

Thanks for any help,

MrNintend0

 

Have you contacted M7 Tuning and what was their response to the corrosion?

 

Hadn't thought of that, I'll contact them when I have time today, thanks for that

 

Did you notice any corrosion at all when you were first cleaning it? Post some pics if you can.