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surfdub Casual Dubber

44 posts · joined Mar 2012 ·

#927801
allo all need some help
so theres oil in my left heat exchange...
do i pull it off and blast it full of brake cleaner? and wash it down or is there something else to do?

Cheers
Jordan

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#927808
surfdub wrote:allo all need some help
so theres oil in my left heat exchange...
do i pull it off and blast it full of brake cleaner? and wash it down or is there something else to do?

Cheers
Jordan
this is usually from a leaking tappet cover [very common]
I use the cheap foaming degreaser spray available from all the cheap shops for $2.99 approx
the foaming one is the best...
Just spray everywhere You can to get at the oil, wait 3-4 minutes and hose it off.. You can repeat it as many times as You need to..

cheers

LEE

PS: the oil doesn't seem to get inside My heat exchangers
as they are pretty well sealed.. but I do smell burnt oil sometimes when I put the heaters on.. the oil gets burnt up fast.. I do spray all under My engine etc every month to get rid of any oil... cheers.. LEE
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