Spilled milk on my MacBook Pro, what now?

Question

I put my milk down and it spilled on the closed lid on my computer (non retina 13 inch)   I of course freaked out and rushed my computer upstairs leaving my family to fend for the safety of the couch. I cleaned it off immediately and opened the lid, some milk by the rubber seal but none on the keyboard, thank god (even though I'm atheist so that's saying something) and cleaned that too, that's when I remembered the milk spilled on the side with the vent. THE ONE VENT ON THE COMPUTER!!! of course before I was glad that apple doesn't festoon it's computers with vents like most pcs, but just my luck the one vent gets milked.  I'm pretty sure not much milk got in the vent, because none cam gushing out but I cleaned it as best I could and opened it waking it from windows sleep (I was in boot camp) not problems there, so I shut down and booted into Mac, (this is before I read tons of articles saying not to turn on after a liquid spill) and the screen loaded but there were these wired purple and yellow tints and weirdnesses all over the screen so I held the power button until it shut down.  I immediately left it with the lid open and it has been that way for the past 2.5 hours. Keep in mind I am not loaded so I don't have money to shell out for another Mac. It's 3 years old and I intend for another three years. This is my first mac coming from an ancient toshiba, and I desperately do not want to have to go back if it is broken, so any advice would be much appreciated, do you think it will be ok?

Answer 1

nobody here knows if it "will be ok", even though I used to fix laptops, even I dont know,.....nobody can tell anything thru the Internet on diagnosis.
Liquid spills, why your MacBook chassis is a one-way valve for spills
After a substantial spill many people will turn their notebook upside down and shake it, not only does this not work, but it spreads liquid havoc throughout your machine and makes things often as bad as possible.
The keyboard itself acts like a one way valve in the case of a substantial liquid spill. While liquid pours into the bottom chassis easy, it does not come out easily at all, and in the case of any spill, most of it will not come out by turning it upside down. Disconnect all power and contact Apple for diagnostics and repair.
Do not attempt to, after a spill, ‘dry out your MacBook’ and test it
After a spill most people invariably try to “dry out” their notebook by various methods, including hair dryers and otherwise. This both does not work, and after a substantial spill of any magnitude, even if the liquid was water, residue is left behind.
There are additionally many very tight places inside your notebook where liquids will linger for a very long time, and cause corrosion or worse.
Immediately unplug your notebook and contact Apple for in shop diagnostics and parts replacement.
In the case of very minor spills people will “dry out” their notebook and feel success that their notebook is working ok, however invariably in nearly all instances after 4-14 days an error / fault pops up and is usually followed by more.
In case of a spill, damage estimates are impossible,.....anything can be fixed, without question.......the question is cost.
contact Apple for in shop diagnostics and cost estimation ....possible parts replacement.