90 weight gear oil odor

[Tx Redneck]

How do you get rid of it or cover it up? I had another 4oz leak from a bottle into the floor board of my work truck and I have to be in it for the next 10hrs.

[GrayStangGT]

I have no solution, but that sucks ass lol. I hate the way it makes a shop smell, couldn't imagine it inside my truck with me all day.

[Tx Redneck]

My first thought was to get a good, strong air freshener but now I have fruity 90 weight funk.

[SS Junk]

No way you can unless you thoroughly clean the carpet/floorboard.

[BP]

Baking soda and lots of it. You'll probably have to replace the pad to get rid of it.

[HarrisonTX]

I laid in some ATF working on a T5 about 2 months ago. Had to run to the parts store, so i took my shirt off for the drive, so I didnt dirty up my seats. I put the shirt int he floor board, and it wasnt there long. The smell still is though. 2 months ago, and its still bad. I've since shampooed the entire interior with "turtle wax carpet shampoo" My carpets look good, but it fuckin stinks.

NEVER AGAIN

[BP]

I laid in some ATF working on a T5 about 2 months ago. Had to run to the parts store, so i took my shirt off for the drive, so I didnt dirty up my seats. I put the shirt int he floor board, and it wasnt there long. The smell still is though. 2 months ago, and its still bad. I've since shampooed the entire interior with "turtle wax carpet shampoo" My carpets look good, but it fuckin stinks.

NEVER AGAIN

When I changed the diff fluid in my Vette I inadvertently sat in some fluid. This was 6 months ago and I've washed the shorts probably 20+ times and they still have a light sulfur smell.

[HarrisonTX]

When I changed the diff fluid in my Vette I inadvertently sat in some fluid. This was 6 months ago and I've washed the shorts probably 20+ times and they still have a light sulfur smell.

Bummer. My trucks got 236k miles. Pretty clean on the inside. Hell, I could still smell the Mexican I bought the truck from when I turn on the A/C from time to time. I swear he must have spread cologne in the vents, ive had the truck for 70K miles..

[Binky]

Had this happen in my mustang long time ago.

I bought a bag of cat litter with an odor absorption component and dumped it out behind the seat where the oil spill was. Smell was gone within an hour and I let it sit there for a few days and it eventaully wicked up the oil on the carpet.

[yellowstang]

Once you get the spill cleaned out, coffee will absorb the oder like a MoFo! Seriously, put some unused coffee grounds in a tupperware bowl or something and put that in the car.

[Tx Redneck]

Had this happen in my mustang long time ago.

I bought a bag of cat litter with an odor absorption component and dumped it out behind the seat where the oil spill was. Smell was gone within an hour and I let it sit there for a few days and it eventaully wicked up the oil on the carpet.

Once you get the spill cleaned out, coffee will absorb the oder like a MoFo! Seriously, put some unused coffee grounds in a tupperware bowl or something and put that in the car.

Thanks yall, I'll give these a shot.

[4EyedTurd]

Go to the dollar store and pick up a little tub of stain remover its a buck. Rub it in, wait and wash. A friend's dad told me about it and I tried it on some pants, it knocked the smell out... even does blood stains.

[cobrajet69]

Once you get the spill cleaned out, coffee will absorb the oder like a MoFo! Seriously, put some unused coffee grounds in a tupperware bowl or something and put that in the car.

^Best answer <revised>


Use full strength Simple Green to break down the oil, mop up with several cotton rags, then poor about a cup of fine ground (unused) coffee grounds into it and let sit for a day or two.



David

[Tyrone Biggums]

Another vote for the coffee method.

[Cobraman]

Gear oil sucks. My garage has smelled like it since the FOFISIXES.