vac oil

[caseyssugarshack93]

Whats the best kind of oil to run in the surge pumps and what weight ? i hurd to run compresser oil to keep them cool ? just wondering what people use and whats best,


thanks

nate

[dano2840]

vacuum pump oil at tsc

[tuckermtn]

I am experimenting with running amsoil syth compressor oil SAE 20 this year. A friend runs it in his BB4 (predicessor to the SP-22) and it seems to run cooler than the oil we tried last year...

[caseyssugarshack93]

im gunna be runnning a bb2 and a bb4 this year i may try that compresser oil.

[caseyssugarshack93]

I was just on the site for a 5 gal pail they want 250 do they sell it in qts ?

at tsc they have oil thats for milking machines i may use that its 10bucks and says used in pistion and rotary vane anyone every use it and does it keep the pumps cool ?

[Haynes Forest Products]

I got 5 gallon bucket of motor oil at Napa and it works $45.00

[tuckermtn]

I got the amsoil in quarts - sae 20- think it was 8-9 $ per qt.

[WMF]

Don't waste your money on exotic oil. The best oil for these pumps is 20 or 30 weight NON DETERGENT motor oil. About 3 bucks a quart and available at any auto supply.

The most important thing is to make sure you have oil and its clean.

[tuckermtn]

perhaps I'm wasting my money- but we tried the non-detergent last year and our pump ran hot- so when my friend mentioned his BB4 didn't run "hot" I figured it was worth a shot...might be his pump vs. mine, etc...

[caseyssugarshack93]

Alright thanks guys ill im gunna try taht vac oil for 10 bucks a gallon or somthing like that at tcs and see how it works and if it keeps them cool then ill just use that if not try some regualar 20 or 30 weithgt seems like just gotta see what works best. I hurd ATF oil is good and keeps the cool too