Red line spill question

[Rich in Tupelo]

I spilled a little redline this morning on the exhaust. Needless to say its pretty smokey as it burns off. Is it best to just let it burn off (like oil), or should I use a degreaser like simple green (which will probably cause more smoke) to get off the redline?

Rich

[Duke]

What.....are you having a Blond moment or what? Just turn off the engine, use simple green to clean the oil then re start.

[Rich in Tupelo]

Yep, Kinda like your blond moment with the motor. Happens to us all. I was just a little uncertain how easily syn stuff will burn off. Guess it's simple green time.

Hows the engine coming?

Rich.

[Duke]

[QUOTE="Rich in Savannah"]Hows the engine coming?[/QUOTE]

Once I get the turbo oil fitting, the engine goes back in. I then have lots of stuff to do and it should go quickly. I'm getting excited!!!

[fastpat]

[QUOTE="Rich in Savannah"]I spilled a little redline this morning on the exhaust. Needless to say its pretty smokey as it burns off. Is it best to just let it burn off (like oil), or should I use a degreaser like simple green (which will probably cause more smoke) to get off the redline?

Rich[/QUOTE]

Most of the constituents of synthetic oils, including Redline, have been used as additives, as detergents and viscosity stabilizers, in mineral oil for decades, so you've spilled these materials back when you were using mineral oil. Clean up is the same as mineral oil.

[Rich in Tupelo]

Most of the constituents of synthetic oils, including Redline, have been used as additives, as detergents and viscosity stabilizers, in mineral oil for decades, so you've spilled these materials back when you were using mineral oil. Clean up is the same as mineral oil.

Ok.. since I have never used mineral oil.. that method would be ???

[fastpat]

Most of the constituents of synthetic oils, including Redline, have been used as additives, as detergents and viscosity stabilizers, in mineral oil for decades, so you've spilled these materials back when you were using mineral oil. Clean up is the same as mineral oil.

Ok.. since I have never used mineral oil.. that method would be ???

You haven't used mineral oil? All motor oils prior to synthetics were mineral oils, and those are still being manufactured today. Perhaps you simply aren't familiar with the term. Mineral oil comes out of a hole in the ground, hence mineral oil. Synthetics are created by various manufacturing processes, but they're not a product of the refining process, hence they're synthetic oils.

So, my guess is that you have used mineral oil unless you've used synthetics exclusively in your cars from the day you first acquired a car.



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