Oily Airport on Mid 2012 MacBook Pro 15" with Retina

[Zhivko]

Hello guys,

Yesterday after I opened my MacBook Pro to clean it up from the accumulated dust and lint, I found out that my airport looks all oily.

I have never spilled any liquid on it.

Everything seems to work fine, no issues with my wifi connection.

Do you have any idea what could cause this oil film?

 

[iliasp]

Its like this in every rMbp i have opened
Theres also a thermal pad, i dunno if that helps accumulating this kind of oily surface

 

[Zhivko]

Its like this in every rMbp i have opened
Theres also a thermal pad, i dunno if that helps accumulating this kind of oily surface

Is it possible for the oil to do any harm to the nearby components?

Thanks for your help!

 

[ApolloBoy]

Is it possible for the oil to do any harm to the nearby components?

Considering it's been there for five years, no.

 

[iliasp]

Absolutely no

 

[hallux]

I'd have to go look it up but I believe the Apple service documents even make mention of this and say it's normal residue from thermal contact pads. I've seen it in 2015 models also.

 

[Zhivko]

Considering it's been there for five years, no.

I never said that its been there from day one. I clean my MacBook every 3 months and I have never seen it before.
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I'd have to go look it up but I believe the Apple service documents even make mention of this and say it's normal residue from thermal contact pads. I've seen it in 2015 models also.

Well, that's a relief.

Thanks for letting me know!