General Warning: Never spill 75w90 gear oil on yourself

[WRXD]

Just a general warning---I was changing the rear differential oil in an s2000 yesterday, dropped the open bottle it hit the ground and splashed all over me. Now if you have never smelled redline 75w90ns, it smells like rotten eggs. I figured I would just throw my clothes in the washer- BAD IDEA. Now my washing machine and my entire house smell like 75w90 and the clothes smell no better than they did before. I think I am probably going to have to throw them away.:mad:

[teh DIRT]

yeah and your washer/dryer might be coated in a thin layer of oil that will take hours to clean out. Dont ask me how i know.

[WRXD]

I have ran a few empty loads, but I can still smell a hint of it. Any tips on cleaning it out??

[teh DIRT]

I actually had a coating of it on the sides and had to use bleach cleaner and paper towels to wipe it out.

[delspool]

atleast it wasnt the old gear oil, i got some of that on my work boots and had to just throw them away. that stink never fully goes away

[WRXD]

point taken-- I am cleaning my washing machine with mineral spirits and then running a load of Mr. Clean w/ ammonia, wish me luck.

[enigma]

Try just a load of bleach, and laundry detergent. Bleach takes the smell out of this stuff we have at work called sour water. Worst smell ever, next to rotten roadkill.

[z'd up]

thats why i work on my car wearing my work clothes, let cintas worry about the real dirty work:rofl:

[ThePrimerSuspect]

i got it all over my shirt a couple weeks ago helping ray with his clutch. i meant to throw the shirt out but i forgot and my girlfriend washed it along with all my work shirts. yea, i had to throw them all away. and then the load of towels she washed afterwards, threw them all out too. stupid bitch.

[malloyboy1]

oh yea gotta love the gear oil smell

[ray@turbotek]

hahahahahaha that happens to me all the time, we end up washing the clothes again with simple green :wink:

[turbo4g63]

i never got gear oil all over me yet, but i have gotten coolant in my mouth and all over my face once. It happened during turbo replacement, coolant came flowing out when the line came uncrimped and spewed all over me....GROSS

[peteyturbo]

I had the same thing happen..Simple green or the purple power stuff from home depot works good

[Honest_Bob]

ugh, I did my tranny and rear diff oil last weekend. Luckily I didnt spill any. It smells of synthetic skunk.

[IMPREZvWRX]

It tastes worse than it smells.

I've thrown out a couple pairs of Mechanix gloves because of gear oil.

[Danronian]

I always have clothing just for the garage which doesn't get washed, it gets thrown out. Goodwill fashion all the way.

[97eclipse]

imagine that smell in ur car. trans case cracked went everywhere and now my car smells like it. it is goin away though.

[UnderPoweredRS]

I was changing my trans and dropped the back side of the trans alittle low and gear oil came out right onto my face... Nasty stuff.

[MuddyREX]

I guess I am the only person who loves the smell of gear oil??? It's defintely my favorite car smell.

[enigma]

Uggh, i just did the rear oil in my duster a little while ago.
30 year old gear oil is quite the unpleasant smell.

[jdm free]

dont drink it either like in f&f


edit: i dont think they drank gear oil