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Turns out the Oils filler cap had come off and coated the engine in hot oil. I have tried to wipe most of it off with a towel but the stuff on manifold is still happily smoking and the engine is totally covered. ](./images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif "Brick wall"){kind=small}
Oil will prob have gone down into the plug channel too, so clean this before removing the plugs to ensure nothing goes into the engine.
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then give a it a good old soak with Gunk 
then leave say 5 mins and then blast away if its bad you need to do it several times 
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(Edit) Chris you posted while i way still typing Did the job fine. Used a roll of kitchen towel to soak the oil out of the plug wells first mind. Polypedates wrote:When I blew the cam cover seals on the Guildford Run I used some leftover degreasant from the CD2 Engine Detailer kit I had knocking about.
Spray on, leave for a bit and then rinse off.
Good luck
Just for the engine I charge £25 which includes the use of "Gunk". However, this is rare.£15 in degreaser to start with. I presume just cover alternator, Battery, K&N filter then let them clean away and take plugs out after and dry off??Please note due to electrics etc in the area we can not accept any responsibility for any damage or faults that may occur during or after the process
know every precaution is taken! I can come to yours after work tomorrow and clean it all out. fine Tiny wrote:Grendel your only in Southampton
Ive got all the gear and work about 5 miles from Basingstoke.
Cup of Tea or a Pint after will do me
Gunk is just degreaser but in aerosol form. PM me your contact details and we will sort something out for tomorrow.Tiny wrote:No not at all I have De greaser and the gear.
. oil can catch fire, and it depends on what else catches too. (just my paranoid reply) although I think in this case a Liberal covering of oil just poured onto the surface opposed to high pressure finely atomised oil is less likely to combust. Spray on very liberally onto a warm engine and then left for 10 minutes to soak in followed by another drenching and a good stiff brush worked over the surface to loosen any hard caked on dirt on the bay. (less than a teaspoon) of oil drained into the cylinder. changed the plugs for new Toyota ones before refitting and testing. No more smoke it looks fantastic and is running better too as the plugs that were in there were pretty welded in and over 3 years old and looking rather worn at the spark point. Little smoke puff on start up as to be expected with the small amount that drained into the cylinders then clean and running sweet. 
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