Spilled Oil on exhaust manifold

[s900]

I accidently spilled a little oil on my exhaust manifold on my other car. Some of the oil got in between the manifold and the heat shield. Now it smokes when I run the engine. Will it just burn away after time or with it catch fire? I'm concerned that it's confined in that small area so it'll get real hot. I didn't think it was much oil, just a few drops. Any suggestions?

[95 Camaro Z28]

throw a very little bit of kitty litter on it if you can, it should soak up the oil and eventually blow away.

[s900]

The thing is I can't see where the oil is...the spot it originally hit is clean, but I can't see the under side of the manifold. I tried pouring some water in between. It worked for a little while then it started smoking again.

[MasterZ]

depends on how much you are talking about...

Just a few drops, well leave the hood open, crank the car and let it just burn off..... it will just smoke a bit and then should burn off pretty fast when it heats up.. You can just watch it to make sure it burns off ok...

[bloomquist0]

with the engine cool, you can spray some brake cleaner on the area and wash the oil away.

[Typical-SS]

Originally Posted by bloomquist0

with the engine cool, you can spray some brake cleaner on the area and wash the oil away.

Thats what I would do too. Brake clean works good for getting rid of oil spills.

[bloomquist0]

Originally Posted by BarneyMobile

Thats what I would do too. Brake clean works good for getting rid of oil spills.

yeah that stuff cleans about anything and it leaves no mess.

[dnm12]

Originally Posted by bloomquist0

yeah that stuff cleans about anything and it leaves no mess.

not cause I care because its a nice car but I think you exceed the sig limit

[s900]

thanks guys, I'll give it a try. The only problem is that I can't spray the bottom of the manifold. I can't reach there. It's a 3800 series engine in an Impala.

[bloomquist0]

Originally Posted by dnm12

not cause I care because its a nice car but I think you exceed the sig limit

you must care because you said something about it. anyway i did ask for a resize from the mod squad, they just havent done it yet.

[bloomquist0]

Originally Posted by s900

thanks guys, I'll give it a try. The only problem is that I can't spray the bottom of the manifold. I can't reach there. It's a 3800 series engine in an Impala.

if the oil got there, im sure you can get the brake cleaner spray there also.

[s900]

I just let the engine run for a while longer and kept an eye on it. It burnt off. Thanks for the help.