DJNebraska
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Be careful NOT to use oil at 250F. Most Buna-N seals and hydraulic hoses are usually rated to 212F. You may damage components. Wait until it cools down IF you are trying this in the first place.
Purging milky oil from system
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Be careful NOT to use oil at 250F. Most Buna-N seals and hydraulic hoses are usually rated to 212F. You may damage components. Wait until it cools down IF you are trying this in the first place.
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Has anyone tried moving their transmission case vent to a drier location?
My vent is exposed to rain and when washing down water. It only sat outside this fall a few weeks and sucked in some moisture, now I never really haven't ran it long enough to flash off the moisture so it continue to build up.
I am thinking of moving the vent to inside the cab with a charcoal filter or install a desiccant breather. I do plan on changing the oil but if I don't change my operating habits it will happen again.
The amount of moisture in the oil is not high, but I purchased the Amsoil fluid a while ago and want to change it as I did this to my BX 25 and the transmission worked so much smoother!
My vent is exposed to rain and when washing down water. It only sat outside this fall a few weeks and sucked in some moisture, now I never really haven't ran it long enough to flash off the moisture so it continue to build up.
I am thinking of moving the vent to inside the cab with a charcoal filter or install a desiccant breather. I do plan on changing the oil but if I don't change my operating habits it will happen again.
The amount of moisture in the oil is not high, but I purchased the Amsoil fluid a while ago and want to change it as I did this to my BX 25 and the transmission worked so much smoother!
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SpringHollow
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I see no problem using the oil as flushing oil.
I did get a tank cover gasket failure - breather cap vent was clogged and the pressure blew out the gasket material. So I did get water in 28 gallons of new oil. I drained it, flushed and then filled with new. I still have the wet oil - just not sure what i will use it for. Probably, i will burn it.
Ken
I did get a tank cover gasket failure - breather cap vent was clogged and the pressure blew out the gasket material. So I did get water in 28 gallons of new oil. I drained it, flushed and then filled with new. I still have the wet oil - just not sure what i will use it for. Probably, i will burn it.
Ken
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Did you find the water in the fluid before you ran the machine, or is the fluid you have already emulsified. Free water will separate out and be on the bottom of the bucket. Emulsified fluid will stay that way for a long long time. It just doesn't separate easily.
Why would you want to put contaminated fluid back into a hyd system?
Did you not build yourself a hyd filter cart, and if so, did any of the filtering process change anything.
Why would you want to put contaminated fluid back into a hyd system?
Did you not build yourself a hyd filter cart, and if so, did any of the filtering process change anything.
SpringHollow
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Hi JJ,
I discovered the emulsion when doing maintenance.
I am not sure what you are talking about. I did not put the contaminated oil back into my tractor.
This happened prior to my filter cart and prior to adding the desiccant breather cap.
Ken
I discovered the emulsion when doing maintenance.
I am not sure what you are talking about. I did not put the contaminated oil back into my tractor.
This happened prior to my filter cart and prior to adding the desiccant breather cap.
Ken
jmanatee2
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It is $1500
Simple Centrifuge ...putting a centrifuge in every garage!
It is $1500
Sutol
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My little Ford has this problem and I have found this discussion very interesting.
Anyone know how much water is in the oil approx to make it milky?
The reason I ask is because I usually throw any old oil in my cars diesel tank and mix it with the diesel, it runs fine on a mix of old sump oil, diesel, kerosene and anything liquid that will burn.
With diesel fuel at seven british pounds a gallon I cant afford to waste anything that will burn in the Peugeot.
I was using cooking oil mixed 50/50 but the supermarkets decided to hike the price up and up and now it costs more than diesel here because people were putting it straight in the tank on the supermarket carparks:laughing:
So...how much water in it then
Anyone know how much water is in the oil approx to make it milky?
The reason I ask is because I usually throw any old oil in my cars diesel tank and mix it with the diesel, it runs fine on a mix of old sump oil, diesel, kerosene and anything liquid that will burn.
With diesel fuel at seven british pounds a gallon I cant afford to waste anything that will burn in the Peugeot.
I was using cooking oil mixed 50/50 but the supermarkets decided to hike the price up and up and now it costs more than diesel here because people were putting it straight in the tank on the supermarket carparks:laughing:
So...how much water in it then
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There was roughly 10 gals of clear oil in my reservoir of my hydraulic winch.
After hooking up my just built log splitter, The oil changed to something that looks like egg nogg. The water had to be in the cylinder before installation ( 4'' dia. 40 '' long when closed).
I have since drained and replaced the oil three times, used maybe 15 gals to do this.
At present the oil is still white, not egg nogg... but definitely not clear.
So my friends thats a long winded attempt to say that I don't think it takes much to make a mess.
I attached a pic. not great, but you can see the milky oil jar in the bottom of the image
After hooking up my just built log splitter, The oil changed to something that looks like egg nogg. The water had to be in the cylinder before installation ( 4'' dia. 40 '' long when closed).
I have since drained and replaced the oil three times, used maybe 15 gals to do this.
At present the oil is still white, not egg nogg... but definitely not clear.
So my friends thats a long winded attempt to say that I don't think it takes much to make a mess.
I attached a pic. not great, but you can see the milky oil jar in the bottom of the image
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SpringHollow
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Wow, that is much worse than mine was. Mine was more like butterscotch in color. But then motor oil is pretty dark to begin with.
Ken
Ken