KiDD Member Local time 7:18 AM Joined Feb 19, 2008 Messages 266 Location Sacramento, CA Jun 10, 2008 #11 One is for jacks... the other isn't...
P peter nap Member Local time 9:18 AM Joined Mar 4, 2008 Messages 79 Jun 10, 2008 #12 Great answer! Why didn't I think of that?
P peter nap Member Local time 9:18 AM Joined Mar 4, 2008 Messages 79 Jun 10, 2008 #13 Well...to answer my own question, it's the anti foaming additives in hydraulic oil. They can cause seal failure in a jack and I assume fork tubes. Standard weight motor oil will work fine in a jack or tubes though. I just need to find some 15w oil now.
Well...to answer my own question, it's the anti foaming additives in hydraulic oil. They can cause seal failure in a jack and I assume fork tubes. Standard weight motor oil will work fine in a jack or tubes though. I just need to find some 15w oil now.
Q Quenton Guenther Well-Known Member Vendor Local time 9:18 AM Joined Aug 2, 2007 Messages 2,142 Location Outer Banks North Carolina Jun 10, 2008 #14 I Used the NAPA brand [jack oil] Quenton
B bill green Member Local time 7:18 AM Joined Jan 5, 2008 Messages 472 Location Vancouver Washington Jun 10, 2008 #15 Hi guys just tested jack oil and fork oil ,The closest weight to fork oil is 10wt , so any 10 weight motorcycle fork oil should work great .... Bill Green (used paint meter and watch)
Hi guys just tested jack oil and fork oil ,The closest weight to fork oil is 10wt , so any 10 weight motorcycle fork oil should work great .... Bill Green (used paint meter and watch)