Engine Oil Leak Cleanup-Best Methods
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1999 C43 AMG, 2005 E55 Wagon
Engine Oil Leak Cleanup-Best Methods
I'm starting a thread in hopes it might come in useful for others in the future (as well as myself right now).
Anyone got any insights? I picked up another C43 that's had a pretty big oil leak for a while.
In a nutshell, the entire belt-drive area is coated in engine oil, including all the accessories, pulleys, and all hoses, as well as the engine fan itself.
Oil then ran down and coated the underside of the engine and has been wind-blown back and coated most things with oil, which then attracted lots of dust and road grime.
I've gone through 1 can of GUNK Engine Degreaser, and it's borderline useless. It hardly made a difference. I went through 1 can of brake parts cleaner at the recommendation of the guy at the parts store, and it is doing INFINITELY better, but I don't know if I'm running the risk of ruining something either way.
So, anyone have any insights or experience?
Anyone got any insights? I picked up another C43 that's had a pretty big oil leak for a while.
In a nutshell, the entire belt-drive area is coated in engine oil, including all the accessories, pulleys, and all hoses, as well as the engine fan itself.
Oil then ran down and coated the underside of the engine and has been wind-blown back and coated most things with oil, which then attracted lots of dust and road grime.
I've gone through 1 can of GUNK Engine Degreaser, and it's borderline useless. It hardly made a difference. I went through 1 can of brake parts cleaner at the recommendation of the guy at the parts store, and it is doing INFINITELY better, but I don't know if I'm running the risk of ruining something either way.
So, anyone have any insights or experience?
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your upper oilcooler has 3 gaskets which might be leaking.
also your front oil port near the belt might be leaking.
worth checking these 4 gaskets.
they will all cover your engine in oil
what about valvecover gaskets are they bad.
you need a strong cleaner that removes oilfilm.
do you have asphaltcleaner it removes tarr and everything else, this is used when cars are covered in salt from winter drive before washing the car.
also your front oil port near the belt might be leaking.
worth checking these 4 gaskets.
they will all cover your engine in oil
what about valvecover gaskets are they bad.
you need a strong cleaner that removes oilfilm.
do you have asphaltcleaner it removes tarr and everything else, this is used when cars are covered in salt from winter drive before washing the car.
