Please help me out, please!!!!!!

I dropped my phone in oil (don't ask how). I need to disassemble my phone and clean it, however I cannot get it apart.

It is a motorola from cingular. It looks like the V550 but is all silver. I have removed the four screws from the back but cannot get any further. Does anybody know what model I have and how I can take it apart. Thank you guys for your help.

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If it's all silver it's the v400... > V400
hold for housing removal tutorial....

V400 HOUSING REMOVAL

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Thanks man I really apperciate you help. My phone was submerged in motor oil for about 10 seconds, I tried to vacum it out but now the display won't light work. Any idea what could be wrong. THanks Agian!!!!!!!!!!!

Get some alcohol and make sure everything is cleaned out completely and let it dry, also make sure you didn't miss any connections to the inner display.

Nevermind I cleaned it out and it works perfect, thanks agian man I appericate your help, you just saved me a couple hundered dollars

Originally Posted by th0001

Nevermind I cleaned it out and it works perfect, thanks agian man I appericate your help, you just saved me a couple hundered dollars

No problem...welcome to CPF...

LOL I just did what you said, thanks

Thanks, I think I'll stick around for a while.

DO NOT USE alcohol it will erode your phone, try looking for a product called genosolve, this is what ciruit board assemblers use to clean glue resin, etc. you can soak your phone in this for days and when you take it out will dry almost immediatly. (I know from previous use)

Originally Posted by Griffzan

DO NOT USE alcohol it will erode your phone, try looking for a product called genosolve, this is what ciruit board assemblers use to clean glue resin, etc. you can soak your phone in this for days and when you take it out will dry almost immediatly. (I know from previous use)

Alcohol WILL NOT erode the phone if you used it sparingly...

Griffzan, the phone is fixed and the phone is working fine...

Originally Posted by th0001

Nevermind I cleaned it out and it works perfect, thanks agian man I appericate your help, you just saved me a couple hundered dollars

Ohh sorry, I just know that alcohol will eat the plastic coating off the circiut board and the cover of the screen. It will end up looking like someone took sandpaper to it if used to much.

Originally Posted by Griffzan

Ohh sorry, I just now that alcohol will eat the plastic coating off the circiut board and the cover of the screen. It will end up looking like someone took sandpaper to it if used to much.

yes, good point, never used alcohol on your screen, i was refering to the ribbon connector that goes to front faceplate that feeds power to light up the screen.
in this case is just to get some of the oil of the circuits to get them working, of course genosolve is more appropriate if you want to leave your circuits like new again..