Oily Mess

[Lost Parent]

Channged my diesel engine oil yesterday and did not notice that I had spilled some usec oil under the motor and now it has mixed with my bilge water ....what a mess
Any suggestions of what to use after I soak up what I can with pads
It has got all over my hoses and bilge pump
HELP

 

[Stu Jackson]

I use dishwashing soap. Safeway brand. Some swear that DAWN is better.

 

[JoeWhite]

I was able to separate the oil from the water by using a coffee filter- the paper type.

 

[woodster]

get you a shop vac and suck it out ..then wash down every thing with a good dish soap and water ...then vac that out .....rinse with clean water and vac that out ...then spray on some metal protect-ant......

regards

woody

 

[Benny17441]

Traditionally Joy dishwashing liquid has been recognized as the only one which bubbles in salt water. Something about surface tension resulting from the bubbles helps dissolve grease....

 

[woodster]

Traditionally Joy dishwashing liquid has been recognized as the only one which bubbles in salt water. Something about surface tension resulting from the bubbles helps dissolve grease....

+1 for Joy

Regards

Woody

 

[kloudie1]

Simple Green is pretty good for cleaning up mess residuals like that and leaves a nice smell. Use fresh water from a hose and your bilge pump for the final rinse out (if legal) after most of the mess has been cleaned.

 

[Gunni]

There are specific hydro-phobic absorbent pads and "hogs" made for just this purpose. They do not absorb water, only oil. And they float. If you have a wet bilge, you should have them under your engine. As they saturate with oil, you can pull them off and dispose of them as non-haz oil waste. Typically they are burned for BTU value. Adding detergent only disperses oil throughout your bilge water making it ALL subject to expensive waste water disposal.