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Simple Green or Purple Power or any other degreaser product like that, full strength in a spray bottle. I have also used aerosol engine degreaser with good results. Just make sure you get all of the oil completely soaked with whatever you use, let it soak for maybe a half hour, then spray everything off with a garden hose. Let it dry, inspect for complete oil removal, and repeat the process if necessary.
I had a tranny oil cooler line come loose one time that completely soaked the underside from front to back. Aerosol degreaser, liberally applied, took care of the issue with one application.
Since you have a lift i can assume you have compressor, this will make your life much easier... i could... But I'm not... Clean the underside of your car spotless clean in 30 minutes.. on the lift with this tool and mineral spirits, afterwards again with simple green then water... Can be straight from the garden hose, doesn't have to be distilled water, Fiji water etc hahaha. I have this tool and use it all the time. Works awesome. Harbor freight has them for like 10 bucks
I have a couple of them, harbor freight or northern tools sell them pretty cheap and they work and last long time, mineral spirits won't harm anything and cleans grease, oil like crazy
Hello all, I managed to blow the crank seal on the timing chain cover and ended up oiling down the entire underside of my car. I have it on the lift at my shop and checked it out and its on everything. The exhaust has oil on it also. I could use a pressure washer but thought that may be a bad idea. I searched around on google and here and found conflicting answers. Some said simple green and rags, pressure washer, wd40, oven cleaner, etc. I know I could just use soap and rags and plenty of elbow grease but thought someone else may have had this happen and had good results cleaning it up and would share ideas. I am replacing the deal today and wanted to get it all cleaned back off. Just looking for something I can use that will not hurt anything under there. Thanks for the help
Will
I would buy a case of the cheapest non-chlorinated aerosol parts/brake cleaner and get after it.
And when you clean it with brake cleaner .... Do it when the engine is cold.
If you spray down a hot engine with brake cleaner, the brake cleaner will evaporate as soon as it hits the hot engine (not effective and a waste of brake cleaner).
Be very careful with purple power. It's very hard on plastic if it sits for any amount of time
Check the owners manual regarding what cleaners are harmful to the composite leaf springs. I'm pretty sure the contents purple power or simple green are on the avoid list.
Check the owners manual regarding what cleaners are harmful to the composite leaf springs. I'm pretty sure the contents purple power or simple green are on the avoid list.
Glad you brought that up! I totally forgot about the composite spring. If left on too long it can affect aluminum as well.
I agree with LMB-Z to just use Dawn and an old wash mitt. I use the two bucket method, one to wash and one to rinse so you don't keep reintroducing the oil and dirt back into the wash water. Raise the car, place on jack stands, remove the wheels and wash away, Rinse with clean water and your ready to go. P.S. you will get very wet doing this, but its cheap and effective. If you have a power washer that work even better when used with a degreaser soap.
Dawn it is. The car is on a lift and I can use my pressure washer also if needed. My shop floor is wide open. 35' ceilings, 60' wide and 150' long. Big overhead doors at each end. If I get the floor wet I can squeegee it out and the floor will dry. Thx
Check the owners manual regarding what cleaners are harmful to the composite leaf springs. I'm pretty sure the contents purple power or simple green are on the avoid list.
I was going to mention that! I believe it was Simple Green. But I thought there was someone who came on here quite some time ago and said something about brake cleaner, too---hard to believe since it's used so much in the industry that a composite would deteriorate from it. But a search will be your friend for sure, OP.
04-15-2018, 10:05 AM
Oil drip from front seal
