Diesel on new tarmac driveway

[snapfish]

As the title says, my car has been leaking diesel on my tarmac drive since its service about 2 weeks ago, but only noticed it today. Its stripped away the bitumen and left the aggregate. i have have been using the hose for about an hour trying to get rid of the diesel, but it still coming out the holes which are about 5cm round.
Whats the best way of getting rid of the diesel, also any suggestions on how to repair the holes to a reasonable standard?
There are holes dotted all over the drive as i didnt park in the same position on the night. The drive was only layed under a year ago

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

Diesel will 'kill' tarmac, surfacing crews use red diesel on their equipment to clean it and prevent the material sticking. Water will just disperse the diesel, if its soaked into the tarmac then you'll just make things worse I think.

Only solution (once you've fixed the leaking car!), is to cut out the damaged patches and repair with fresh material. Either get the contractor back to repair or a DIY job can be done with a cold lay material, but for longetivity i'd get it done professionally. Joints where new and old material meet need to be sealed to prevent water ingress, otherwise the water will freeze and cause even more damage.

 

[snapfish]

thanks for the reply
after reading on the internet a few people say use coca cola or washing powder, not sure if thats just to get rid of a stain or get rid of the diesel.
its gone to far just to stain it. will this work and stop the diesel spreading.

 

[noseall]

Gunk it.

 

[snapfish]

Nice idea Noseall. but on the halfords website it says not suitable for use on Tarmac.

Has anybody use is

http://www.diy.com/nav/build/buildi...and-Drive-Repair-10Kg-12047507?skuId=12568213

Not sure how to do a link

 

[snapfish]

you tube clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ4iq73OoPo

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

Hmmm, just a thought going back to original post. Who serviced the car? If it's been done at a garage and they've left it with the diesel leak then i'd be asking them what they will do about the damage to your driveway.

A diesel leak on a truck is grounds for VOSA to issue a prohibition notice, the truck dont move until the leak is fixed! Spilt diesel is lethal for motorcyclists, especially now the poor weather is arriving.

 

[Wolfie1969]

One of my crew managed to spill dirty engine oil on his parent's newish red brick driveway. Being clever he and his mate (the ship's engineer) lifted the bricks and turned them over so that no one - particularly his mother - wouldn't notice.

He got away with it for about 2 years until his father did the exact same thing but of course when he turned the bricks they were already covered in oil from his son's oi! Wife/mother not happy.

Bit of thread drift but still funny.

W.

 

[masona]

Once diesel is in the tarmac there's not a lot you can do expect for a patch repair, on my mother driveway I have chopped out rectangle section and backfilled it with black stone chippings

 

[maltaron]

This has always been a problem. That is the reason bus layby's are concrete and the hard shoulders of motorways are dense tar, both immune to diesel damage. Best advice is get rid of tarmac driveway and concrete it.

 

[noseall]

Best advice is get rid of tarmac driveway and concrete it.

Ridiculous.
Best advice is fix the fuel spillage. Ordinary concrete looks gash.

 

[SimonH2]

I had a small petrol leak on my parents almost new tarmac drive - made a "drill hole" that no-one's noticed <where's the "whistle" emoticon ?>

I was wondering, wouldn't it be possible to thin down some bitumen with solvent and pour it on - being liquid it could flow down into the holes and when the solvent evaporates it should leave the bitumen behind. Obviously it would leave a soft patch for a while ...