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Old Sep 28, 2002
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paint on bolts in engine bay?

I've been wondering what the painted bolts are for? I would imagine its so when you take a wrench to it it chips off and then the dealer can tell if the engines been goofed with?
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I dunno...my guess would be so that they know that those bolts have to be torqued correctly or maybe its a way they can tell @ the factory that the bolts have been torqued...


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If you are talking about the neon pinkish color it's painted like that from the factory as part of the final inspection process (I have a few family members that work at the East Liberty plant in case you wonder how I know)
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thanks for the info...its not just pink, some of them are white or grey
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it is so the tech knows if the bolts have came loose just by looking at them
 
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