Didnt put the oil cap on. I drove a week like that, oil everywhere! What do i do? WIll it catch on fire?

Will the car catch on fire? Should I clean the oil off?Didnt put the oil cap on. I drove a week like that, oil everywhere! What do i do? WIll it catch on fire?
You should buy a degreaser and go to the coin-op car wash. Follow the directions on the can. Try not to get the wires overly wet, leave your car running while you do this.


After that you should get an oil change.


Hopefully you didn't damage the engine by running it with low oil.


Good luck, hope it helpsDidnt put the oil cap on. I drove a week like that, oil everywhere! What do i do? WIll it catch on fire?
I like snakesky's answer, except for the fire.It may be quite smokey but not to much of a fire hazord.Yes clean off the oil.This can be done in many ways.Your choice.
YES.......it can catch fire..... if exposed to the hot components .......and it will be very hard to extinguish..... the spilt oil only has to reach a flash point before combustion..... you need to purchase a good spray on degreaser....Gunk is very good.....spray it on with your engine warm ......not hot.... let it sit for at least 15 min.'s...... then high pressure wash it till your satisfied....... just make sure your engines not hot before your cleanup begins , because much of your degreaser will evaporate......and you'll be creating a lot of condensation in areas that don't like that ...namely electrical components.......now that alls spiffy ,you can expect some foul smells as you resume driving.....but all will be back to normal after a couple of days driveing.........I bet this won't happen again..........Daryl
Put the lid on it- Take it to a do it yourself carwash %26amp; use the washer to clean the engine. Be careful not to direct the high pressure spray toward the electrical connections. Water on them wont hurt but direct high pressure spray will force water into the connections. NOT GOOD.
Wipe as much of the oil off the engine before taking it to the car wash that has a steam cleaner. Be sure to cover your Rotor cap with plastic. Then clean up. Should be good to go.
it can catch fire. use a good de-greaser you can buy at any autoparts store or even wal-mart and wash it off. make sure you replace the cap before you do that..
take degrease and spray it all over the motor and wash it off
If it will it will dry first I will spray brake fliud cleaner on it and spray it from a distance at a preshure car wash but sometimes the brake cleaner will clean it up let it dry.
Take it to your local carwash and use the engine cleaner. Wash it real good and you should be fine.
no i dont think it will catch fire, but you should clean it off, but you have to be very careful if you do steam it off, the ecm or the engine computer doesnt like to get wet, so keep water away from it, some car wash places, the ones that detail your car, can do it, they kinda know what to avoid when cleaning the engine, thats where i would start...
It will not catch fire, but is messy, so give it an engine clean off at a garage!
yes,it will catch on fire and i`m very sure of it.............take to a garage and have them cleaned it for you or if you`re planning to do it yourself be careful not to wet those engine wires to much,i mean the wires that comes from the distributor to the spark plugs,be careful not to wet the distributor also,wet wires and or electrical components of the engine means hard engine starting and this will burn your starter solenoid which is a little bit expensive and will drain the battery power.................the best thing is............call your insurance tow truck and have them bring it to your mechanic...........leave it to the experts.................
first buy some oil and a new cap, do the whole carwash thing that everybody else sugested but while your there dont shut the car off. if you get water under the cap/rotor it wont start for a while. prob only 45 mins but still an inconvienence
As above, give it a GOOD clean, but dont point the wash gun at battery, alternator or electrical components. And check(refill) engine oil level.