I spilles soda on my laptop, directly over the keyboard. I immediately shut it off, turned it over and started soaking up the soda with towels. I let it drain for a couple minutes and some liquid came out, eventually It seemed try and I turned it on, and it worked normally. I opened it up and I don’t see any liquid in the inside, but is there anywhere else I should be checking? The soda was sugar free, if that helps.
Sugar free actually does help. There is a LOT of sugar in soda, and as it dries it gets gummy and sticky and can cause more problems than things like diet soda. You said you opened it up, does that mean you looked under the keyboard? That’d be the area I’d check out. If you’re up to it and have the skills, take out the keyboard and look for soda stains you could clean up with a rag and alcohol. Beyond that, if it doesn’t look like it got anywhere else inside then you may be very lucky.