Substitute For Floor Jack Oil

How to make a simple and cheap replacement for a hydraulic jack oil cap.

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

I get dte 24 in 5 gallon buckets for hydraulic systems. I can get it from the auto parts store in sae 20 30 40 wt. Do not use any other type of oil besides hydraulic jack oil. 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.

Pour until the oil is just below the lower rim of the fill hole then stop. How to change the oil in either your floor jack or bottle jack. Use a funnel to avoid spills. 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. How to change the oil in either your floor jack or bottle jack. Motor oil or brake fluid will not work. May need to drill some holes though.