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Castrol oil or castor oil? If it was Castrol oil, i.e. motor oil, get a new couch. Not sure about castor oil, I do not remember what kind of oil it is. You may be able to get that out with a good grease cutting surfactant (like dawn) and really hot water like what comes out of a "steam" cleaner. You will need about 20 applications.
Frankly, unless it is part of a set, I would just replace the couch. You find them for free frequently on Craigslist, even nice ones sometimes.
Stains like that can be incredibly tricky because even if you remove it, you may have changed the fiber color in the process. You might try Tide HE, very diluted, in a spray bottle, with a shield of cardboard to prevent overspray on unaffected areas. Use a shop vac or wet vac close in, and then spritz and respritz the stain. You'll likely still see traces after it dries. If no joy, test a hidden spot with one of the automotive hand cleaners, like Goop, and then a wash out of the Tide.
Serious degreasing sometimes can be done with spray brake cleaner (but it can melt some fabrics) or butyl degreasers. You are in dangerous territory then though.
If you have a good upholstery/rug cleaning service, you might want to let them try to do stuff first.
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Okay so i poured baking soda on the stain left it for the whole day. In the evening i put dawn on a kitchen dish sponge and wiped really hard. I think it worked....it is still wet so by tomorrow i will all let you know.
Not sure how well it will work on oil/couch but I once successfully removed candle wax from a carpet doing this. I boiled a big pot of water and then ladled the water onto the wax. I immediately sucked it up with a shop vac. I had to repeat this process numerous times and then near the end started scrubbing with some detergent.
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Okay it worked. So leaving baking soda all day and then cleaning with soap and kitchen sponge.
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