We kept it for 10 years (!) with meticulous care and attention and the good news was it did not need new rear doors (a favourite rust spot). Stank a lot - it was an ideal time to do it - summer. and injected all body sills etc with Waxoil thinned with paraffin. We bought in 1980 a 5 year old Mini estate. My comments on Waxoil vs Dinitrol are based on practical experience. That's only a guess and there may well be other reasons for or against.ĭiesel/engine oil as rust prevention - madf ![]() All I can think is that this may be a different situation because the subframe is in the open air rather than being an enclosed part where dampness persists for months on end. Regarding corrosion of Mini front subframes, that's a good point. When I queried this with a car restorer, he told me about the tests that had been carried out that showed corrosion to be hastened by using old or new engine oil. The car failed the MoT less than two years later because the inner sills had rusted through. After a couple of weeks I unplugged the drain holes, partly because the oil had soaked through into the carpet! The sills on these cars have a centre wall as well as inner and outer walls and by lifting the carpet the centre wall can be seen through holes in the inner wall.Īll these sill components were rust-free so I decided to keep them that way by plugging the drain holes and filling with old engine oil. And you don't find much corrosion on the front subframe of a mini. Yup but having said all that some of the best unrestored classics had there sills/door bottoms etc. ![]() Diesel/engine oil as rust prevention - Dizzy
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