Electronic rust inhibitor - any recommendations?
 

Most of you might gasp at the following but the 2010 GT I just bought has to be used during the winter as it's our only vehicle and I was wondering if anyone has a recommendation for electronic rust inhibitors? I've had the same brand/model on my last three cars but I was unable to remove the last one from my previous car.

I want to keep my GT in showroom condition and the first step in maintaining/extending its life is with a rust inhibitor. Does anyone have a brand/model to recommend or recommend-against?

Thanks,

Chris

I personally don't believe in them, but that's just my opinion. How much are they worth? If it was me I would spend a little more and get something like this for the winter...

https://www.cmoc.ca/mustangs-sale-18...000-obo-18050/

I wouldnt waste money on the electronic rust inhibitors, from my experience the only effective rust preventitve is a good industrial strength rust preventitve coating. The oil sprays are somewhat effective, but do need annual applications, and the oil can be damaging to the rubber components of your vehicle such as the bushings and hoses if the person applying them isnt careful where he sprays them. I would recommend corrosion free sprays, I believe they will warranty against rust if you have it done annually at one of their registered dealers. I personally use an industrial strength wax spray on all of my vehicles and have never had one rust out, but it is hard to come by for the normal consumer.

Take it to crown each year, done.

Every electronic rust inhibitor module comes with the deed to some ocean front property in Saskatchewan, great place to retire. Seriously dude, Krown or Rust Check, save the electronic rust inhibitor for the Home Shopping Network, the only thing they inhibit is spending your money on something useful. lol

Interesting question. I found rust under the hood of my '08 convertible on it last spring when I took it out of winter storage. So I have a 4 year old winter stored car with UNDER 34,000 kms with rust! I went to my dealer to get it fixed, and they referred me to Ford CAS. Then I find out that after 3 years there is only the rust through warantee that applies. Even though there is a TSB for this, specifically TSB 06-25-15 that states "Ford Scientific Research Laboratory has performed a number of tests on vehicle body panels returned for corrosion related concerns. Testing has revealed that the aluminium corrosion was caused by iron particles working their way into the aluminium body part prior to it being painted." I'm still SOL.

After that I send a nasty letter to my dealer to get this fixed and what they did was sell me an electronic rust inhibiter at cost and if the rust gets worse then the warantee from the rust inhiibter will be used to make a claim. The only downside is that I have to keep the battery in the car with a charger on it when in storage instead of removing the batter altogether.

This is my first year with the inhibitor and the car is mint (besides under the hood) so I can't really say if it works or not, but you might be able to use the warantee for any rust issues that come up in the future.

I have spent time researching this but never have used them. I also couldn't come to a conclusion as to wether they really work or not. I think a good quality undercoat and rust proofing would be the way I would go.

Well good luck keeping it in showroom condition driving it in the winter. Buy a beater and she will purrrr for years to come

I drive mine in the winter. I get the dripless oil spray that so far has prevented any rust. it can be a bit of a pain when working under the car as it gets all over you. I also do not drive it when there is a lot of snow. I drive it mainly on dry days in the winter. But then, being close to Windsor, Ontario, there is not many snow days here. I don't have any faith in the electronic device actually working. I also put snow tires on just in case the better half has an appointment and i have to drive it in the snow. it can be fun doing 360's!

Listen to this guy!!!!!!
I had a rust inhibitor on my last vehicle (fell for the business office sales pitch)
Not only did it NOT prevent rust but when I brought the car in he told me that my rust was from the outside in and that it had not perforated the interior side of the metal... Therefore it fulfilled it's warrantable promise. Retarded right!!!
Just get it rust checked. They guarantee their work and it won't damage any part of your car.

There's more small print that says if yearly inspections aren't done and actually registered with the company they don't have to honour squat. Like I said before, scam scam scam. I had an elderly neighbour that got ripped off for any sort of coverage for that exact reason, they said she never had it inspected and registered yearly, therefore the electronic rust module company didn't have to pay anything for damage that occurred. Freaking criminal.

X's 2!!!:tup

^^^ That's what I do.

I'm interested in installing some rust protection, but I don't wanna go with the dealership's offer - it's really overpriced. If I go to an independent local guy, am I at risk of voiding my warranty?

I really can't see hoe you would have warranty issue, unless they physically damage something during the process.

Read the article below these are snake oil. They do work but only if the metal is constantly immersed in water like when it's installed on a ship.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe...article535224/

I found a great article in the globe and mail (http://www.theglobea.../article535224/) showing how overpriced the erp's are when the dealer sells them. so i decided to check out the krown blog to hear their thoughts on electronic rust proofing (Thinking of Electronic Rust Protection? Think again..) and came across the list of products recommended by the Automobile Protection Agency - thought I should post it here for folks:

http://www.apa.ca/se...ustproofing.asp

They give a pretty good run-down on how dealers profit but drivers are overcharged with these devices. They also list some trusted rustproofers from Canada.

The link doesn't work for the apa list

my mistake! hope this works.. Automobile Protection Association | Services - Rustproofing

I tried the electronic module from Crappy tire which I think is the same thing as the dealers now sell. It drained the battery (over time) so I disconnected it. I contacted the manufacturer and they said the draw was normal.
I think the concept was decent - pipelines use cathodic protection systems to prevent corrosion so I thought I'd try it. There is a small constant draw on the battery and according to the manufacturer will not be a problem but it killed my OEM battery after a few years and if I let it sit for 2 weeks the battery wouldn't start the car. I believe the battery should last for about 5 years so I blame the early failure on this constant small load, nor did it seem to stop the rust on the undercarriage or rotors etc.
I have used the Rustcheck product in a can from Crappy Tire also and that seems to work OK on body and door panels but not really on the undercarriage. I have also used that black underbody undercoating but it seems to peel off. A few years ago I did a roof repair and found (also at Crappy Tire) a spray roof repair. Yup - I read the label and it says 'Inhibits rust' so I tried it on the car and found that it works great and doesn't peel as the other stuff does and pretty much stays on - of course not on the rotors which I just paint now. It is in the roof repair section at CT and is made by Black Knight. A spray can costs about $9 and is also available in white and aluminium colours.