Indeed and it tends to munch on Aluminum. I wouldn't use anything water soluble.The Simple Green is ionic so make sure the battery is disconnected. I'd just pour some mineral spirts over it and let it dry.
Degreasers and Simple Green was mentioned, those would be caustic.None of the spray cleaners mentioned so far are acidic or caustic. All of them have a quick evaporation rate, so they won't stick around, unlike oil.
Degreasers and Simple Green was mentioned, those would be caustic.
Brake cleaners are on the acidic side.
And they don't evaporate that quickly. They would have plenty of time to possibly migrate into the bearing area for example.
This is clearly a case trying to solve a problem when there is none.
I would leave it. Give it a run it will fling out excess. Oil is an insulator and paraffin lube. Pretty benign here, These are designed for a harsh environment. Any other treatment might be more risky.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?
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I've used the CRC stuff and it works pretty well. Doesn't leave any residue or harm coatings.Any specific type or just CRC from autozone?
Simple green is corrosive.None of the spray cleaners mentioned so far are acidic or caustic. All of them have a quick evaporation rate, so they won't stick around, unlike oil.
Simple green is corrosive.
Hmm......I'm on the fence about that........Leave it alone. The Prius motor-generators bathe in ATF. If you must use something, use ordinary water, maybe it'll float some oil out of a pocket somewhere.
Hmm......I'm on the fence about that........
Introducing water or anything water based seems the risk is higher than any potential gain.Prius motor-generators are also brushless, unlike alternators.
Introducing water or anything water based seems the risk is higher than any potential gain.
Silver dollar size spill. Not even a fluid ounce, not even a quarter ounce.
And if the oil goes where? Someone said bearings? Well that's not going to hurt a thing. The windings? No. The brushes? Won't stay there long.
I bought this stuff from grainger to clean my MAF a few years ago but I don't remember the price being this high..