Thread: HELP! Some white powder stuff in my engine compartment.

Hi Guys, Need some advise.. 08 RXP - 10 hrs old today. After my first ride 2 weeks ago i washed the ski as there was a bit of salt in the engine compartment.. second time there was more - again i washed it out.. Before my third trip i took off the seat to again see what i originally thought was salt... taste test confirms it's not salt.. (i did crc the motor after my first trip.) went out today and the motor was covered in it. admittedly some was salt water but most is something powdery taste. Not sure what it is. can anyone help. the pics attached are AFTER the engine compartment had been washed. Thanks.

i only used wd40 2 times.. the last time i washed it with soap to get all the wd40 off... to see what would happen the next time i went out..

Just use silicone spray.

Salt from the water you ride in.

The seat on a RXP sucks water from outside, and then it squishes it back out into the engine bay. Then it mixes with the protectant you have used, and bam, the bay looks grotty.

RRPITA too.

Or it could be line-chasing..!, The Seadoos run like they are on it..!!

I got it back from 10hr service. They washed it out but it's still on there. It's caked on. Very carefully I used a bit of degreaser and washed it off. Looks much better now. Not like new though. At least I know it's not heaps of salt getting in there. The seAt is terrible. It sucks up heaps of water!!! It's water logged almost everytime I take it out. I'll spend a saturday with. Tootbrush and get the rest off. Should be ok then.

The soggy seat foam is sprayed through the under-rear holes as your weight is bounced about on the top of the seat, at the engine bay, and the salty water dries white. This sounds like it could be it.

Originally Posted by Richieb

The soggy seat foam is sprayed through the under-rear holes as your weight is bounced about on the top of the seat, at the engine bay, and the salty water dries white. This sounds like it could be it.

Well I took it back to topgear seadoo melb. I asked them to re check it as it did not seem right. It was just too much stuff on the ski engine cover. They allege they took it out on the water tested it and it's fine absolutlly nothing wrong with it. Does anyone else here get this much stuff on their ski. Can someone please post a pic of their engine bay after a day on the salt water.