GR86 Weird fluid / grease in engine bay

[TIOAOIN]

I just opened the bonnet for the first time….

And I can see this strange light green stuff in many places…. It’s in so many places that I assume it’s some sort of protective spray?!?! Any input from you lot? Should I be worried?!

 

[Conscript]

Totally normal, had it on the old car. It's just an anti corrosion coating. I think it usually wears off after a few years.

 

[GregKNorfolk]

Have it on my car to, on the brake module. Been told it's a corrosion protection, which makes sense

 

[Sonic]

Yuck! That’s way messy! I’d clean that off and replace with ACF50 or Scottoiler FS365 if it were mine.

 

[TIOAOIN]

Thanks guys, I’d pretty much come to that conclusion from how it felt / all the different locations it was in, but it’s nice to have some reassurance!

 

[Initial-G]

Phew! Just opened the bonnet for a quick oil check, not noticed this green stuff all over the place before, panicked for a few minutes, and then consulted ‘the zoo’. You’ve saved my sanity and weekend with this thread - thank you!

 

[ZN8]

It looks grim doesn't it. I tried getting it off the old car, big mistake, was a nightmare. Would definitely recommend to leave it and let it do it's job

 

[Hachi-roku]

+ extra points/value when you go to sell it at a massively inflated price in 30/40 years time when you’re too arthritic to get in and out. Clamouring of prospective buyers who want to impress a bearded man with a clipboard at a concourse event or simply brag to other nerds their car still has the OEM factory wax caked over everything in the engine bay will ensue