Crud between the skid plate and the motor housing.

[Matt]

Seems like a fair amount of crap gets in between, anyone bothered by this. Don't want to blast it with too much water for obvious reasons.

 

[Blue Moon]

Seems like a fair amount of crap gets in between, anyone bothered by this. Don't want to blast it with too much water for obvious reasons.

Cleaned mine out yesterday. There's 4 torx screws, 2 on the front face and 2 tucked up at the rear. I used a soft brush to clear the motor housing then a damp cloth to wipe it over and scrubbed the bash plate. All lovely again. Easy job.