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Air compressor oil? Printed From: CorrectCraftFan.com Category: General Correct Craft Discussion Forum Name: Off Topic Forum Discription: Anything non-Correct Craft URL: http://www.CorrectCraftFan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29598 Printed Date: January-14-2025 at 5:52pm Topic: Air compressor oil? Posted By: 62 wood Subject: Air compressor oil? Date Posted: April-22-2013 at 2:16pm All this "oil talk" has me thinking its time to change the oil in my air compressors. My large compressor is a 3 phase- Quincy, 2 stage, piston pump, The others are single stage piston pumps. I just did a quick search on NAPA's site. It shows non detergent 30wt "air compressor" oil at $7.99 a quart! Farm & Fleet shows Porter Cable AC oil for $4.89/qt. O'reilly has a gallon of "Pure Guard" brand Compressor Oil for $12.99/ Gal. What is different from any 30wt non detergent engine oil? What oil do you guys use / recommend? Any reason not to go for the Pure Guard from O'reilly's? . ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1117&sort=&pagenum=6" rel="nofollow - 64 American Skier 62 Classic.. 73 Ski Nautique Replies: Posted By: phatsat67 Date Posted: April-22-2013 at 2:34pm ND does not suspend particulate in the oil. ND is made for engines/applications without a filter. Regular oil suspends particulate for filtration purposes. Technically I should run ND in my push mower but I don't. Heck those things will run 100's of hours with no oil changes. I topped off my little compressor with regular oil not thinking. I would assume a compressor is much less vital that you use ND as opposed to a non filtered engine from the stand point that an air compressor has no combustion blow by. -------------

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