Substitute For Floor Jack Oil

How to change the oil in either your floor jack or bottle jack.

Substitute for floor jack oil.

Wipe away any excess oil on the rim before replacing the plug. Bill 03 06 2017 12 30 am 11. I get dte 24 in 5 gallon buckets for hydraulic systems. May need to drill some holes though.

I can get it from the auto parts store in sae 20 30 40 wt. 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. I use plain old non detergent motor oil for stuff like this. Fill the reservoir with hydraulic jack oil.

Use a funnel to avoid spills. How to change the oil in either your floor jack or bottle jack. Do not use any other type of oil besides hydraulic jack oil. I believe 46w hyd oil is sae 20wt.

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. 2 59 qt i use it in compressors floor jacks air tools lawnmowers chainsaw oilers my bandsaw cylinder. Pour until the oil is just below the lower rim of the fill hole then stop. How to make a simple and cheap replacement for a hydraulic jack oil cap.