Substitute For Floor Jack Oil

2 59 qt i use it in compressors floor jacks air tools lawnmowers chainsaw oilers my bandsaw cylinder.

Substitute for floor jack oil.

Bill 03 06 2017 12 30 am 11. Wipe away any excess oil on the rim before replacing the plug. I use plain old non detergent motor oil for stuff like this. I get dte 24 in 5 gallon buckets for hydraulic systems.

I believe 46w hyd oil is sae 20wt. View profile view forum posts diamond join date jun 2001 location st louis posts 18 594 post thanks like likes given 2101 likes received. Jack oil substitution 03 04 2010 3 32 pm do not use brake fluid it is not really an oil it is more closely related to anti freeze than oil it will destroy the seals. Fill the reservoir with hydraulic jack oil.

Pour until the oil is just below the lower rim of the fill hole then stop. The jack oil i have used is lighter than dte 24 so sae 10 looks like it would be sluggish. How to make a simple and cheap replacement for a hydraulic jack oil cap. How to change the oil in either your floor jack or bottle jack.

May need to drill some holes though. What you may be better off to do is to take the bottle jack out a floor jack is usually just a bottle jack laying sideways in a frame and replacing it with a similar one. Use a funnel to avoid spills. I can get it from the auto parts store in sae 20 30 40 wt.