Owen Lucas
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Spilled some new Honda 0w20 oil down the side of the block and onto the alternator on a 2020 Honda CRV 1.5T.
The oil appears to have gone down into the windings, it's hard to see in the photo but about a silver dollar sized splash went into the openings of the alternator, possibly more.
If this were not a new car with only 13k miles I wouldn't care really but it belongs to someone else and I want this done right.
I was thinking of spraying it down with water, but then again it is an alternator and I don't know how water resistant alternators are. I understand degreasers are bad for electrical components which leaves me with an electrical cleaner spray of some sort.
Maybe a combination of a short water burst from a garden hose followed up with electrical cleaner spray?
The oil appears to have gone down into the windings, it's hard to see in the photo but about a silver dollar sized splash went into the openings of the alternator, possibly more.
If this were not a new car with only 13k miles I wouldn't care really but it belongs to someone else and I want this done right.
I was thinking of spraying it down with water, but then again it is an alternator and I don't know how water resistant alternators are. I understand degreasers are bad for electrical components which leaves me with an electrical cleaner spray of some sort.
Maybe a combination of a short water burst from a garden hose followed up with electrical cleaner spray?