I searched, and I could not find a definate answer to my question. I have no problems with our driveway having oil leaks, two diesels occupy it, they're simply marking their territory. But my brother however does not like it. His niece has moved in with his family, and her gasser Mitsubishi needs an engine rebuild and has an oil leak. It's gotten oil in his garage, driveway, and on the street in front of his house, all concrete structures, which are fairly new. What's good for cleaning up oil? Somebody told me kitty litter, but I'm not sure.
-Joe

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

well initially you can use kitty litter or sand to absorb the bulk of the oil. the company my wife used to work for handled environmental a line of clean up goods and for shop spills they used a product called oil sponge. iit was ground walnut shells and was reuseable.

for the driveway stain my suggestion is water and simple greem and a shop broom for scrubbing. coincidently cleaning the drive way is also on my list of thiings to do. couple spills from last weeks oil changes and then the clean up under red(yes walt she dribbles) where the back of the oil pan is leaking.


god i just had a flash. not a hot one but a thought about oil changes and maybe a diaper for that misu....i bought a painters tarp called .....butyl ii leakproof canvas drop cloth. put this under the car and spill clean up is easy. get some weighted coffee cans to hold it down under that daily driver mitsu.


gotta go scrub now. bye.

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[1981 300 td tdidi 165500 dark brown/palamino-Brownie-mine-3k miles of ownership
1983 240d 162+++ Anthricite grey w/ henna red interior and hella lights-wifes car-Red

the above two cars are for sale
and can be seen on the cars for sale thread here. pix also available.


240d-144+ Manilla Yellow w/ palmino interior-greasecar kit-Blondie-the college kids car

23" gt 21 speed still on original tires-still got the nubs
21" khs tandem

I use a combination of things to combat the ubiquitous drips. A fresh engine oil spill on raw concrete I treat ASAP with straight "Greased Lightning" sprayed onto the spill. Greased Lightning is a product that I find at Home Depot; it is a strong alkaline and breaks up the oil pretty well. Let it sit and rinse well with a hose. After the treated surface has dried completely, some of the residual staining can be worked out with a clay-based kitty litter or, raw cement. If you use kitty litter, sprinkle it evenly over the surface and then take a short 2x4 board and use a scrubbing motion to grind the litter into the surface of the concrete. It will pulverize the litter and it will soak up the remaining guck. Cement sprinkled onto the surface does pretty much the same thing w/o the scrubbing motion. With cement, use a bristle broom to work the cement dust into the surface. Use a high-pressure hose to wash everything down.

Greased Lightning works on great on all kinds of garage floor spills too. But, because I do the WVO thing, I also manage to spill some used cooking oil. I'll use a strong solution of PineSol on that stuff. PineSol is cheap (a gallon is only a couple of dollars) and it leaves a nice smell afterwards.

Then, about once a year, I rent an industrial-strength pressure washer and blast the driveway.

Others here may have had better luck than I but but, on raw concrete, you're always gonna have some residual staining regardless of what you do.

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Please help....Mercedes leaking Oil and HOW do I get rid of oil marks on pavement??

"LESTOIL" works unbelievably well. Just pour it on the oil stain, let it soak in for about 30 Minutes, and hose it off with water. It comes out like magic, no rubbing required.

Lestoil is displayed right besides Mr. Clean, and other similar cleaning products at most major grocery stores, at least here in Canada.

So far it easily removed every oil stain I ever had from both my concrete, and uni-stone driveways.

Phil

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'95 E300 Diesel, 264,000 Miles. [Sold it]

a good pressure washer will make the concrete white as snow..

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USMC 1973-1976

I wash it out with gasoline or brake cleaner. Either way you have to do more than pour it on. You might have to scrub it.

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05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
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03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
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04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
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i have 20 gallons of b20 diesel in the garage. solvent!! now the drive way can smell also.

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[1981 300 td tdidi 165500 dark brown/palamino-Brownie-mine-3k miles of ownership
1983 240d 162+++ Anthricite grey w/ henna red interior and hella lights-wifes car-Red

the above two cars are for sale
and can be seen on the cars for sale thread here. pix also available.


240d-144+ Manilla Yellow w/ palmino interior-greasecar kit-Blondie-the college kids car

23" gt 21 speed still on original tires-still got the nubs
21" khs tandem

B20 doesn't evaporate like gasoline or brake cleaner and leaves it's own smell. I used to have a leak in the lines and it stunk up the garage. After I got it fixed, I washed off that side of the engine with degreasers and also the belly pan. Still a little in the substructure but I will wash it again next time stuff comes apart.

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99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

I have had success with concentrated liquid laundry detergent (store brand, infact). I just poured it on, scrubbed it in a bit with a brush and the sole of my shoe, and then washed it off a few hours later.

Caustic cuts grease and oil. Oven cleaner is very caustic. It also works well to cut soap scum in the shower.

I had a big stain from an *accident* when draining one of our diesels a while ago, I wiped it up with some shop rags but it left a big stain, so a while later (couple weeks) I got a can of brake cleaner, sprayed a bunch on the stain, washed it off, sprayed it again/washed it, and now its gone Brake cleaner eats through oil like no tomorrow.....

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'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Muriatic acid will remove anything from concrete and it is readily available at the hardware store. Hardware store? Ha. The only problem is that it will remove some of the concrete too. It should be fine on an outside walk or driveway. Read the precautions, it is a serious hazard to your health and safety if used improperly.

You will have to clean the whole area or the spot you treat will stand out.

1979 300sd put replacement engine in but did not replace rear main seal. It leaked like a half a court a day finally cleaned the driveway grinding kitty liter into it after cleaning that up used driveway cleaner then swept a bag of cement back and forth across it dry vacuumed that up looks great. But what do you use on the street where it looks like H##L cleaned all the wet stuff up with kitty litter but still six months later it is a 2 car long black spot It looks like hell and they repaved are street a year and a half ago so it wont be repaved for 30 more years am I stuck with that stain forever? I fixed the leak now I am stuck with this big ugly scar on the street because I was to dumb to buy an oil pan. Does any one know how to blend a stain into asphalt so it matches the color of the rest of the street?
Dave S

The cars leak ,let them leak, I am a fireman and our trucks leak in the bay, we built low boxes out of ply wood and filled them with oil dry. ( insert you adsorbent of choice )...works great once every coulpe of months change the oil dry....no oil on the bay floor....Just park on top of the box/pan....