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Gear oil
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 6:32 pm
by BOBLOOK
I collected the R154 tranny the other day and gearbox oil spoil in my car
This oil smell really bad now i have clean it or is there a secret to remove the smell out of my car
I remember back in the days i polled an tranny the oil spoil on my hair went to the barber for cut after i couldn't get the smell out.
Re: Gear oil
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 7:14 am
by corolllin
oooooooh...you my friend are screwed... old gear old NEVER comes out....
Re: Gear oil
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 9:07 pm
by BOBLOOK
corolllin wrote:oooooooh...you my friend are screwed... old gear old NEVER comes out....
i will have to cut the trunk carpet out can't stand the smell
Re: Gear oil
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 4:00 am
by lopez286
your done for
Re: Gear oil
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 7:31 pm
by corolllin
febreeze it,..... hahahahaha
Re: Gear oil
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 7:21 am
by VinceG2
I saw this one Yahoo Answers when I typed in Spilled Gear Oil to Google. Note that this is not me answering, but the answer someone posted to someone else:
Having been an auto mechanic for over 30 years getting unwanted oil and grease stains out of interior carpets has come up every now and then. What will work will depend on how much gear oil has been spilt. If it is wet to the touch than use sawdust to absorb it and vacuum out the sawdust. If it is not wet or you have now absorbed the wet oil with sawdust I would try a product called 'brake clean' It is available at any auto parts store and it is what is used to remove oil and grease from brakes. (the chemical in brake clean is the same as what some dry cleaners use for cleaning clothes) Do not spray the carpet with the brake clean though, instead spray a clean rag with the brake clean and blot up the gear oil into the rag. Make sure you test a hidden area of the carpet first for colour fastness first so that the carpet doesn't get ruined. (I have never found an original equipment carpet installed in an automobile to be a problem) Also note that some brake clean products are flammable