Emptying out the power steering reservoir I accidentally spilled power steering fluid for the engine block at the top where the spark plugs are and it ran down the side of the timing belt and dropped onto where the exhaust manifold is
Flat blade screw driver, and wrap a rag around the tip, stick it down into the sparkplug hole and suck up the fluid. Don't take out the sparkplugs while doing this, just go down the sides. Just wipe up what you can, the rest will burn off. You'll probably see some smoking in there for a bit, but no big deal.
Hello Josh,
Fluid spill.
These types of things happen some times and usually is not a big deal. If the fluid gets on an electrical component this can be bad but these connections are often protected. If you get the wrong type of fluid on a belt then slippage may occur. Also, as fluid gets hot (exhaust manifold) the fluid will smoke and burn off.
Solution: Clean the spill as best you can and use a funnel next time.
I hope this helps.
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