Substitute For Floor Jack Oil

Motor oil or brake fluid will not work.

Substitute for floor jack oil.

Use a funnel to avoid spills. Pour until the oil is just below the lower rim of the fill hole then stop. Fill the reservoir with hydraulic jack oil. View profile view forum posts diamond join date jun 2001 location st louis posts 18 594 post thanks like likes given 2101 likes received.

I can get it from the auto parts store in sae 20 30 40 wt. How to change the oil in either your floor jack or bottle jack. 2 59 qt i use it in compressors floor jacks air tools lawnmowers chainsaw oilers my bandsaw cylinder. 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.

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. I use plain old non detergent motor oil for stuff like this. Bill 03 06 2017 12 30 am 11.

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. Do not use any other type of oil besides hydraulic jack oil. I get dte 24 in 5 gallon buckets for hydraulic systems. How to change the oil in either your floor jack or bottle jack.