My small air compressor got knocked over and the oil in it leaked out.
Do i need a special type of oil to refill it?

thanks, cj

On Sun, 16 Oct 2011 08:35:18 -0400, cj wrote:

My small air compressor got knocked over and the oil in it leaked out.
Do i need a special type of oil to refill it?

thanks, cj


Usually, straight non-detergent 30 weight. You will find oil labeled
as "Compressor Oil" also. Some is synthetic and lasts about forever
in home use.

Most oil lubricated compressors run fine on ordinary ND-30.
You may be able to find a manual online, if the compressor
has a make, model, and serial number plate.

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"cj" wrote in message
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My small air compressor got knocked over and the oil in it
leaked out.
Do i need a special type of oil to refill it?

thanks, cj

On 10/16/2011 7:35 AM, cj wrote:
My small air compressor got knocked over and the oil in it leaked out.
Do i need a special type of oil to refill it?

thanks, cj

Anything in the manual or manufacturers website about it. I have a tank
mounted compressor I bought from WW Grainger in 1990 that's still going
strong because I've only used the compressor oil sold by them formulated
for air compressor use. I also replaced the little felt air filter with
a manifold and Solberg air filter assembly when I bought the compressor.
It's probably the one thing I did to extend the life of my compressor.
The Grainger site is down for maintenance right now or I would post a link.

TDD

On Sun, 16 Oct 2011 08:46:17 -0500, The Daring Dufas
wrote:




Anything in the manual or manufacturers website about it. I have a tank
mounted compressor I bought from WW Grainger in 1990 that's still going
strong because I've only used the compressor oil sold by them formulated
for air compressor use. I also replaced the little felt air filter with
a manifold and Solberg air filter assembly when I bought the compressor.
It's probably the one thing I did to extend the life of my compressor.
The Grainger site is down for maintenance right now or I would post a link.

TDD


You found something on the Grainger web site? It has to be one of the
crappiest search engines I've ever seen. McMaster is one of the best
and Grainger loses most of my business for that reason.

cj wrote:
My small air compressor got knocked over and the oil in it leaked out.
Do i need a special type of oil to refill it?

I picked up a quart at my locally owned auto parts store; says "compressor
oil" on the label.

Jon

On 10/16/2011 10:13 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On Sun, 16 Oct 2011 08:46:17 -0500, The Daring Dufas
wrote:




Anything in the manual or manufacturers website about it. I have a tank
mounted compressor I bought from WW Grainger in 1990 that's still going
strong because I've only used the compressor oil sold by them formulated
for air compressor use. I also replaced the little felt air filter with
a manifold and Solberg air filter assembly when I bought the compressor.
It's probably the one thing I did to extend the life of my compressor.
The Grainger site is down for maintenance right now or I would post a link.

TDD


You found something on the Grainger web site? It has to be one of the
crappiest search engines I've ever seen. McMaster is one of the best
and Grainger loses most of my business for that reason.


I've been a customer of WW for 40 years and the only thing that
disappoints me is their Web presence. As large an outfit the
company is, it seems it could afford the best in Web design.

The compressor I bought from them years ago was made in USA, now they
come from China. :-(

http://preview.tinyurl.com/6dk6cuo

The oil is on the same page. The compressor was a Campbell Hausfeld and
Grainger sold a manifold to bolt over the intake area where the little
oiled felt filter was located. The manifold had a 3/4 NPT port for a
screw in Solberg air filter.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/3jfpsd8

Campbell Hausfeld still sells a cast iron compressor like the one I have
but I don't know the country of origin which could now be China. The oil
Campbell Hausfeld sells is a 30W non-detergent. There is no mention of
additives in their oil.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/67flexg

I hope this information helps you because I learned it of the years
working on pneumatic systems. One of my talents was repairing Stanley
"Star Trek" air doors once the ubiquitous automatic doors in most
grocery stores, retailers and hospitals. I came up with ways to keep
relatively small air compressors running 24/7 in those applications.
Most folks have no idea of the air compressors running all around them
and what they're used for like operating the air conditioning in large
buildings and keeping the presses and equipment running at the dry
cleaners. Everyone should take a tour of the tunnel system under a large
hospital complex to better understand the hidden technology at the other
end of that simple switch. ^_^

TDD

Was it on the shelf, next to the Radial tire pressure gage?
I saw those at the store, about a dollar more than the other
pressure gage.

--
Christopher A. Young
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"Jon Danniken" wrote
in message ...
cj wrote:
My small air compressor got knocked over and the oil in it
leaked out.
Do i need a special type of oil to refill it?

I picked up a quart at my locally owned auto parts store;
says "compressor
oil" on the label.

Jon