My PS3 Slim is leaking oil

My PS3 just isn't capable of running games as they should. Examples: FIFA the ball is invisible or the match just never loads up, or inte the Last of Us where not even the start menu loads up. I noticed that when I took out my Bluray disks that they were covered in an oily liquid with no particular smell. I also saw some of it leaking out of the disk slot on the PS3 itself. I read online that someone had a similar problem but they never came to a solution. Eventually their PS3 broke down completely and I wouldn't want that happening to my PS3. I want to know if anyone has experienced the same issue and if so what the solution is? My warranty has ended so I don't think Sony would be kind enough to repair it or send me a new one. Any tips or responses would be immensly appreciated.

This is lubricant used on the BD drive. It doesn't normally get transferred to the disk, unless it's in the disk-insertion mechanism, or on the clamping plates.
In your case I'm thinking the insertion rollers.
Depending on your mechanical prowess, you could take the PS3 apart yourself and clean, or - more recommend - have a word with a repair shop, and have them give you a quote for looking at it.

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Connecting Time Capsule to PS3 Slim

We are having a heck of a time getting our new PS3 Slim to work with our TimeCapsule (wireless internet connection). The PS3 sees the Time Capsule, but the PS3 queries against the Time Capsule and then times out before it ever gets an IP address from the Time Capsule. We have WPA2 incryption. So we looked on Google, and someone said we needed to convert the password to a hexidecimal string (which we did using Airport Utility). When we got this string, it was all cap letters and numbers. When we entered it, the PS3 told us the format was wrong, which we assume is because it needs a lowercase letter, which the Aiport Utility did not give us.
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*Secondary DNS:* 212.159.6.9
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NAT: Type 2
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I own both, use a Mac for my computer, and have owned my PS3 longer than the Apple TV.
Honestly, the PS3 sees more use than my ATV. However, for simple viewing of iTunes media on my HDTV, the ATV works well whereas I know I'd have issues with the PS3.
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PS3 Only getting 10mbps through ethernet.

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