Front End Recall - Blue Paint?

[ifelder]

I read a post about a red paint mark in the engine bay to signify that ht front end recall had been completed. I went to check, and 4307 has a blue paint splotch next to the resistor grid, and a small red paint dot next to it, its possible there was a red mark and the blue is covering it save for the small red dot.

What does blue paint mean? Did I have a R/B colorblind individual mark my engine bay?

[skill]

I read a post about a red paint mark in the engine bay to signify that ht front end recall had been completed. I went to check, and 4307 has a blue paint splotch next to the resistor grid, and a small red paint dot next to it, its possible there was a red mark and the blue is covering it save for the small red dot.

What does blue paint mean? Did I have a R/B colorblind individual mark my engine bay?


I referenced DeLorean World Magazine, Vol 13, Number 2, 1996; In the magazine, it includes a "The Concours d' Elegance", "Rules and Regulations" section in which it says what to look out for in regards to the red and blue paint markings in the engine bay and what they mean/t; See attached photo.

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[ifelder]

I referenced DeLorean World Magazine, Vol 13, Number 2, 1996; In the magazine, it includes a "The Concours d' Elegance", "Rules and Regulations" section in which it says what to look out for in regards to the red and blue paint markings in the engine bay and what they mean/t; See attached photo.

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*The attached above photo is for reference purpose only and for educational purpose which qualifies under the U.S. Fair Use Act.

So I probably have the front end recall, and stabilizer bar mounting points. Great, Better then neither.

[Jonathan]

Look through this:

http://dmcnews.com/bulletins/SC-03-1.82.html

Basically, the recall changed part way through the cars and blue paint meant the car got reworked with the 2.0 solution for the front end recall, stabilizer bar mountings, etc. They found the replacement nuts were cracking, so they made a revision to the original recall. Same original problem, just an improved solution.

Blue paint mentioned in steps 21 and 24 on page 4.

My 2 cents is that I would personally check that each aspect of any of these recalls were done, regardless of the paint markings. I think this because of how many additional pieces come with the deice shield recall and much more than just the shield. There are some clips and grommets for the cable itself in addition to the shield as well as some clip washer thingys where you put four of them over the post on the throttle spool and this is supposed to block that groove that could conceivably catch the end of the cable and wedge it stuck in there. Not the same as the cable freezing, but part of the same recall. I know a few owners that had no idea what the extra parts were for and they stayed in a little baggie long after the main pieces went on.

Read through all the recalls and check for yourself. Most of it can be done visually with no tools and your car parked in your driveway.

Front end
Deice
Inertia switch

(And I just saw on that DMCNews list, the fan fail module getting replaced with the fused link. I had always thought this was something dreamed up long after production ended, but it looks like they figured it out (that the modules were failing) long before that. Good to know :) )

[NightFlyer]

The only recall that my car actually has is the red paint front end recall.

None of the other recalls were performed to my car :thumbup:

[David T]

The only recall that my car actually has is the red paint front end recall.

None of the other recalls were performed to my car :thumbup:

Occasionally a car pops up where the owner buys the car and then parks it. If it is an early car it never got the recalls. Figuring it is an investment and will be worth a fortune someday it has very low miles and never sees the light of day. Doesn't make the car worth any more in fact it usually has the opposite effect since you have to rebuild the fuel, brake, clutch, and cooling systems, replace tires, battery, seals, etc. As for the recalls, every owner should make sure they are all fully and properly complied with, including all of the TSB's. In fact, all of the safety related things should be checked for operation like the inertia switch which is often bypassed. All of the fuses should be checked to make sure nothing is overfused. Any added wiring is checked to make sure it is done properly (it usually isn't), etc.

[NightFlyer]

Occasionally a car pops up where the owner buys the car and then parks it. If it is an early car it never got the recalls. Figuring it is an investment and will be worth a fortune someday it has very low miles and never sees the light of day. Doesn't make the car worth any more in fact it usually has the opposite effect since you have to rebuild the fuel, brake, clutch, and cooling systems, replace tires, battery, seals, etc. As for the recalls, every owner should make sure they are all fully and properly complied with, including all of the TSB's. In fact, all of the safety related things should be checked for operation like the inertia switch which is often bypassed. All of the fuses should be checked to make sure nothing is overfused. Any added wiring is checked to make sure it is done properly (it usually isn't), etc.

Didn't have to do any of that when I first bought my car 12 years ago. Only thing bad was the fuel accumulator causing hot start problems. Battery wasn't original when I purchased my car. Due to my own improper storage, I did have to replace the fuel pump and fuel distributor and do a brake system overhaul, but other than that, cooling system, tires, seals, etc are all 100% stock original. I also didn't address any of the recalls that weren't QAC/dealership performed to the car, as I really don't see them as being absolutely necessary (especially the throttle cable recall). I've put 11,000 miles on my car in such condition without any major issues. As the wiring is all original, there's no hacked or additional wiring present.

[David T]

Didn't have to do any of that when I first bought my car 12 years ago. Only thing bad was the fuel accumulator causing hot start problems. Battery wasn't original when I purchased my car. Due to my own improper storage, I did have to replace the fuel pump and fuel distributor and do a brake system overhaul, but other than that, cooling system, tires, seals, etc are all 100% stock original. I also didn't address any of the recalls that weren't QAC/dealership performed to the car, as I really don't see them as being absolutely necessary (especially the throttle cable recall). I've put 11,000 miles on my car in such condition without any major issues. As the wiring is all original, there's no hacked or additional wiring present.

When I post I try to answer questions as generally as I can. In the case of Nightflyer, that appears to be an anomaly. Not all that long ago there was a car being sold by an original dealer in Keyport NJ that has almost no miles on it and was never registered (it was never sold) so technically anyone buying it would be an "original" owner even in 2004. These kinds of deals are very rare so the price reflects that. Even so you have to figure on doing everything, like the one that was in the glass case in Texas in the bank. More commonly you wind up finding them left to rot in driveways, garages, back yards, shed, barns, and such and they have all of the common issues but now you can add weatherbeaten, vermin infested, and rusty/rotten frames.