Yellow marks under hood??

ruffdog · Mar 16, 2020

It could be new parts that someone marked up trying to look like QC marks.

5030 · Mar 16, 2020

Paint markers are cheap....

dodge man · Mar 17, 2020

As already said, almost surely factory inspection marks. Find another one like it and compare. It’s amazing on how long they last and look that fresh. It could be something else but I doubt it.

Bigkrank · Mar 17, 2020

On our industrial machines every single fastener of every sort has a paint marker line or dot of a specific color to signify it was torqued or checked to be assembled right. And I mean EVERY fastener.

two_bit_score · Mar 18, 2020

Looks like the body shop did a great job. Rub them off and don't worry about it.

deerefan · Mar 18, 2020

Bigkrank said:
On our industrial machines every single fastener of every sort has a paint marker line or dot of a specific color to signify it was torqued or checked to be assembled right. And I mean EVERY fastener.

Whats more puzzling is none of the bolts have wrench marks in them, leading me to think it is a factory mark. No paint overspray, panels line up

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Peter 315 · Mar 18, 2020

Maybe it was a QC test car , I never saw that many check marks on a car .....:2cents:

Gary Fowler · Mar 18, 2020

I am thinking more likely witness marks from one of the dealer oil changes. Some do a number of checks to include wipers, oil level, coolant, fan belt, air cleaner etc checks as part of oil change. Markers might be to show the customer or most likely the shop foreman what was checked by technician.

/pine · Mar 18, 2020

If the VID is ever recorded by an LEO or an insurance co...it will show up on a carfax...anytime the VID is entered into a database it can be found by carfax...In most states body shops are required to record/report the VID of any vehicle they repair...

ovrszd · Mar 18, 2020

dodge man said:
As already said, almost surely factory inspection marks. Find another one like it and compare. It’s amazing on how long they last and look that fresh. It could be something else but I doubt it.

I agree. I've saw them on much older vehicles. I'll check out my old junk and see if I can get a pic of some.