Will an ink spillage cause a Toner Sensor Error on an OKI 3200 printer?

There was a problem with the printer and while trying to remove the cartridge with the ink, the ink came out and spilled all inside the printer. It worked for a while but now shows Toner Sensor Error. The ink was cleaned somewhat, but still has some inside the printer. Help!Will an ink spillage cause a Toner Sensor Error on an OKI 3200 printer?
Toner consists of microscopic plastic beads and carbon flakes.





Spilled toner seems easy enough to clean up initially, but usually causes problems later on. As you continue to print the components heat up. The spilled toner ';bakes';, adhering to anything hot enough for it to stick to, such as fuser rollers, gears, the motor, fans and other internals.





For the same reasons, DO NOT USE A REGULAR VACUUM TO CLEAN UP SPILLED TONER!!!!! Regular vacuums use air to cool their motors, air which passes through the filter. The problem here is that toner particles are so small that they too pass through the filter.





While fixing the single sensor error might resolve your problem in the short term, other parts are already contaminated, each of which will fail successively until the source of the contamination, the spilled toner, is removed.





Baked on toner is extremely difficult to remove and it requires using strong chemicals which themselves are especially hard on delicate plastic parts.





Don't try to fix this yourself. Your not a printer technician!





Stop printing and power off the printer immediately. Call an OKI printer repair facility in your area. They'll know what to do and they'll have all the tools, chemicals, manuals and experience.





This is going to cost some money but might not be a disaster. They'll want to see how bad it is before they can give you a solution, suggestion or alternative.





If you're stuck and need a printer, they probably be able to set you up with a loaner or rental unit until yours is fixed.





Sorry... there's no easy fix.