GR Yaris Engine bay dirty?
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This is what I thought. Have you been driving though a lot of water?
workpermit
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I used a small brush, promptly dropped it and then it lived in the undertray for a few months! 
GRandemakina
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have you used some fluidfilm /lanoguard? here in Norway, all my cars look like that if using fluidfilm (rust protection) as it attracts all sorts of grim... hopefully it does its job of keeping rust away - but I agree: it's not nice to look at! BTW: good choice on that Cusco "carbon" strut - same here
Istiban
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Question, the Cusco strut has a plastic film on it did you remove it or leave it in place? it’s thin and crumbly almost like a varnish so I left it but would be interested to see if you have the same.have you used some fluidfilm /lanoguard? here in Norway, all my cars look like that if using fluidfilm (rust protection) as it attracts all sorts of grim... hopefully it does its job of keeping rust away - but I agree: it's not nice to look at! BTW: good choice on that Cusco "carbon" strut - same here
GRandemakina
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Haven't noticed about any plastic film on mine... what I've noticed: the "carbon" wrap is quite cheap and does not land correctly on the strut bends, so there's some wrinkles in these areas. I wouldn't be surprised if this wrap start crumbling any time soon.
I drive a GR86 and I have also run into this problem. I drove past a spreader in January and it seems the subsequent exterior jet wash didn’t get everything out in the engine bay. But I have also noticed the dirt building up in recent weeks despite no spreading operations. Still, I want to wash the stuff away like you did. In my case there’s a film of green grease on some of the painted chassis member. Did you notice a film of grease on your car and did you wash it away?
