Mean Green Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 My 90 and Discovery are doing their level best to leave their mark on my driveway. Does anyone have any good suggestions what to use to clean the mono-bloc. The stains are mostly PAS fluid and a little EP90 from the diffs, rather than black engine oil. I have heard stories of using washing powder, coca-cola etc, any more "old wives tales" to try? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Washing up liquid, water and elbow grease are not "old wives" tales. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MudAllOverIt Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Any biological washing powder should do the trick. Sprinkle over the oil and leave it for while. Then wash off. Should do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboy Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Yup! I know someone else who has this problem..... Washing powder, sprinkled on, brushed in with a firm brush and then rinsed off / agitated with hot water. Don't apply the water before the washing powder as it makes it harder to remove. Its also wise to remove oil from tarred drives as the oil will slowly dissolve the surface.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest noggy Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 butter! rub the butter into the oily patch, the oils in the butter mix with the ep40/pasfluid then should wash away with washing powder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I use WD40. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotal Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Just cleaned mine up nicely with some Gunk, brushed it in with a yard brush, then rinsed off with the hose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 This is the stuff to use, removes any oil based spills. http://www.slsonline.co.uk/showdetails.asp...eneral+Products Mail orderable too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Do people think any of the above will help in removing oil stains from block paving ? My 110 has been oozing it's fluids over our drive for 2 years+ and the oil stains are pretty diabolical. Do I rip the lot up and turn them over, paint them block paving colour, try any of the above or go for any other option ? I've tried with various oil cleaners, strong detergents, drive cleaner etc. nothing seems to get into the bricks like the oil has !! Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I've seen your drive Neil - you need high explosives m8. Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 You can't turn them over I think as the bottom face doesn't have a nice chamfer on the edges. You could of course just replace the stained ones..... or is that 90% of them! My drive is tarmac and is in a sorry state. Been wondering what to do about it for a while but haven't had any Pikey's round offering to fix it for me yet! Hopefully I shall make this latest Land Rover oil tight like the RR was.......... then I might fix the drive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco_al Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Hopefully I shall make this latest Land Rover oil tight Good Luck..... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80INCH Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 On my brick driveway i used a blowtorch. Burns it right out of the brick. Very good results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 You can't turn them over I think as the bottom face doesn't have a nice chamfer on the edges.You could of course just replace the stained ones..... or is that 90% of them! My drive is tarmac and is in a sorry state. Been wondering what to do about it for a while but haven't had any Pikey's round offering to fix it for me yet! Hopefully I shall make this latest Land Rover oil tight like the RR was.......... then I might fix the drive! My advice is don't lift them. I've lifted twpo 3' X 2' X 3" ones yesterday and today. Today I've laid five small 2' X 2' X 2" ones and I'm cream crackered. Get somebody else to do it. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Blowtorch... Flamethrower.... Great idea..... Yipeeeee.. Something to look forward to !!! I'll post up results, assuming the house is left standing... Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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