Diesel oil

Degreaser and hose.. Stuff the restrictions, will only take you 5 mins..

But its probably stained the concrete by now...

Wayne,
I know it looks bad but my main concern would be that whatever you use to remove it is going to end up in your lovely Harbour. So degreaser and hose would be down the list.Bob

Hiya Wayne,

Glad you made it home safely this arvo.

For mopping up oil, give kitty litter or dolomite a go.
As far as the stain, what you need are is a week or two of decently hot days. When I was in Alice, it only took a week or so for the stain to evaporate along with the oil remnants.

If the aesthetics are really important, then Karcher make some detergents suitable for removing oil along with their high pressure washers (which use very little water..).

Ian B

you could try kitty litter , used in most garages

Have heard of a product called "liquid magnet" that is designed to remove oil stains, never tried it so i dont know if it works.

BTW- i agree with Truckster, its just a once off so go for it.

Bob, yes if we all did this on a daily basis there would be reason for concern but im sure in this case its not worth worrying about.

Wayne,

Kitty litter or dolomite will get rid of the the bulk of the oil. To get rid of the oil stain sprinkle cement powder over the stain and leave for a few days sweeping it up and adding fresh stuff until the cement powder stays dry. The just place cement powder in the bin - no water needed.

Cheers,
Hughesy

Kev's reply "Liquid Magnet" is correct from Bunning's work quite well.
The longer you leave it the harder to get out

May I help,
Avoid at all costs washing into the drain, the EPA will hang you & you won't impress anyone..
Use some kitty litter to contain the oil if necessary, wipe excess oil with paper towel & put in bin, and sprinkle dry dishwashing machine powder onto the oil stain. (caustic soda & a very strong alkaline) make sure you use gloves & eye protection.
Use a small amount of Hot water & a good stiff hand held scrubbing brush to massage the powder into the affected area. If it is new oil you will have reasonable success. If it is old oil the carbon in the oil will penetrate the pores of the concrete and a slight stain will always be there. This is regardless of any degreaser etc.
Mop up residue with an old towel, rinse with water & wipe dry.
Note: The scrubbed area will appear cleaner than the rest if it is new oil.
Keep the oil & chemicals out of our rivers please.
Good Luck
DonaldGet out there and use it.
Life is too short not to.
All the best...
Donald

For those who answered wash it down the drain it is only a one off etc, I say to you that you have no consideration for anyone but yourself. You are selfish, you are a blight on the environment. You are most likely the first person to complain about rubbish thrown out of cars, on the streets and in the waterways etc. But anything you do is only small and won't make a difference.

And I think you stink.

Giday Wayne,
I don't have anything to add that hasn't been said about removing stain.
As a precaution I use an old piece of carpet underneath, just in case. It will soak up an amazing amount of oil, if it spills. Let it dry then put it back in the shed or wherever.

Good luck with the stain.
Joe

Truckster....."Degreaser and hose.. Stuff the restrictions, will only take you 5 mins.. " i am shocked ..do you not need to check the legality in your state first ?;)

Wayne,
Similar thing happened to me a couple of years ago when I lived in Yass (NSW). I cleaned it up with degreaser pressure packs (about 3 I think) and the Karcher high pressure sprayer. The house where I lived had no kerb and guttering, just gravel, so the environmental aspect was not such a big issue (now I'll duck while any greenies chuck a load of muck at me). I got to it quite quick (within an hour.....as I had to go and buy the degreaser etc). As usual, I had my old blue plastic ground sheet down too, but the oil spilled over the edge of it.
Now, when I change my oil, I put down the ground sheet plus lots of old rags (my old PJ's and a dooner cover etc) so that any spills will be soaked up before they get a chance to get to the ground/concrete etc).
Good luck....
Cheers,
Roachie

Once you have it as clean as you can get it with the kitty litter and cement powder
the remaining stain will come off if you use a carby clean pressure pack.

How many litres (maybe tones) of oil get into your harbour straight of the various vesels every day? Do you see anyone doing anything about it?
It is nice to see so many people worrying about our enviroment, but you are kidding yourself if you think that couple of litres of oil will make a differenece.
Instead of condemning Truckster write to politicians and make sure your voice gets heard. Aim big.

Hi Wayne
I think people have lost sight of the fact you are talking about the stain only, you have obviously picked up the excess oil & its now in the bin ( on rags, kitty litter etc waiting to go in land fill and enter the underground water system anyway) most of the solutions above will all have the same effect, so I would not be concerned about using a little degreaser on the stain.

Be very carefull of using or playing with "Caustic soda" as it will burn your skin or worse your eyes.

What happens to all the oil of old cars that drips on the roads ?????

CheersPrado TD Auto

Geez, we all get uptight over trivial things now dont we.

In this instance the oil is mostly gone via the garbage disposal so it will probebly leach in to the water way from the landfill anyway. (hopefully not)

No one said anything about flushing oil down the drain, just a little degreaser to finish the job.

What happends when people degrease there engine bays at home ?
I think this would be worse.

Its probebly the first & maybe last time this guy has spilt oil on his driveway so it is realy been blown out of proportion.

Sounds like some people need to RELAX a little !!!

Kev.

After they put the new Cement Highway in between Brisbane and the Gold Coast...........couple of years later there is a Distint black oil markes on the 4 lanes ..... All coming from sumps /gearboxes and diffs ........

Like the reclycle crap they go with ............................The Packageing industry in Australia is Worth $8 BILLION a year

That is why the deposite on plastic soft drink bottles and other containers Will Not get Past South Australia................. big business doe's not want it.

And while we are on the Issue ................... Plastic bags .......... once they charged for the in Ireland .........People spent Less Money in the Supermarket.

So the Vacume in Australia ecomeny Woolies and Coles .............will continue to suck out 1/2 a billion a week each

Yes thats correct roughly $25 billion a year each of course we could go into why they don't pay there accounts for 90 to 120 days ............and the money being in Fractional Reserve Trading (may be some other time)

It still doe's not stop the 18 year old upstarts at the Checkout overpacking my shopping bags .............. I suspect they think there saveing flipper ........ being a responsible person i object to this and use to get upset about it .

Any way while the Goverment uses the Formular

90 %

7%

3 %

Thats 90% brain dead or brain washed 7 % know whats going on and 3% have the Serious money.

Whats going to change ??

And that anwsers the question.

Thank you to everone.

This is a very sensitive subject and so it should be.

The oil has been soaked up and working on the stain. The bottom line, I will have to be more care full next time.

If any good has come out of this, in the future, if some one else has a similar experience to mine they will know what to do.Always Out'N About

Wayne,
Further to my first comment about the oil stain.
I have not commented on the forum for some time for a few months and I saw the oil stain problem & I felt I had something to offer.
I hope it will help as as I have noted again that the forum is becoming slanging match web site with un-necessary negative goobly gook between certain individuals who are loosing any credibility they ever had very fast.
And I hope the forum moderators are aware of this as it spoils any genuine benefits to those in need of shared wisdom.
cheers
DonaldGet out there and use it.
Life is too short not to.
All the best...
Donald

A SMALL AMOUNT OF PAINT THINNER ON THE OIL AND WIPE IT UP UP WITH A RAG I RUN A HYDRAULIC WORK SHOP AND IT WORKS FOR AS
REGARDS
RICHARD

Boy oh boy that was fun.... I haven't had this much luck fishing for quite some time.