annoyance

onewickedkid05 · Post by **onewickedkid05** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:26 pm

how long will spilt oil burn on a header? my buddy and i were doing an oil change and he spilled like 1/4 of a quart over my valve cover which ran to my header.....its been 2-3 days and it still smells like burning oil and sometimes a little smoke comes out of my passenger headlight. its realli starting to annoy me....any ideas how to clean the bay

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:14 pm

Brakekleen will knock the oil off, then evaporate. Just put a piece of cardboard under the car to catch the drips so they won't stain shit.

onewickedkid05 · Post by **onewickedkid05** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:58 pm

where do you get that from? can i just pour it over my valve cover?

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:04 am

its an aerosol cleaner. Most auto parts stores will sell it or something similar. Its main use is cleaning brake dust and rotors, but it sheets oil very well.

onewickedkid05 · Post by **onewickedkid05** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:07 am

ill give it a try tomorrow morning thanks. The burning oil smell was fien until it started slightly smoking out the motor.

silverneontuner · Post by **silverneontuner** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:44 am

dont do it while the car is running, brakekleen may hit the coil and explode. i had a small fire at my garage fromt his before lol

onewickedkid05 · Post by **onewickedkid05** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:47 am

lol wellllll i wouldnt of done that but thanks for the info dont want a small fire

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:01 am

LOL yeah, I would have mentioned that, but I figured the flamable label on the can would be warning enough. But yeah, don't do it while the header's hot, it might also be combustable.

Post by **jonnymopar** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:19 am

Brakleen will take ANYTHING off. That stuff is crazy.