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Topic: what's everybody else using,,??

Posted By: desertjoe
Subject: what's everybody else using,,??
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2019 at 12:34pm

Boy,,I'm slowly learnin a lesson in economics,,,,,I got my " Re-engineerin modification" done on the floor jacks that Ms. Red Head gave me and the first one was a little low on Jack oil,,so I say,,,NO Problemo and go to Walmart,,but they don't carry Hydraulic Jack Oil any more,,and the dude in automotive does not know,,WHY,,,WTH,,,?? So I go to Autozone and they gots one dinky little bottle left and that dude can't tell me when they will get some more,,,,What the double he**!!!

OK,,what do others use in place of the jack oil? Power steering oil,,,Brake Fluid,,,,hydraulic tractor oil,,,anybody???

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Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2019 at 1:20pm

Not sayin it’s right but I’ve used straight hydraulic oil, power steering oil and even ATF in known leakers.
Businesses are starting to not carry anything out of the ordinary. Everything is going mail order. We deal with it at work all the time. We have to order material packages way ahead of time for each job.
Also don’t forget it’s a throw away world now days. If a jack is low on fluid throw it away and go buy another.

Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2019 at 1:25pm

Hydraulic oil or steering fluid would be best.. Some of the NEW transmission fluids have a lot of MAGIC in them... If you use trans fluid, stick with the OLD ATF......... I would not go with Mercon or Dextron .... just in case.

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Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2019 at 1:25pm

10/30 motor oil, ATF, snow plow hyd oil, Mobile DTE Lite,
Bought a floor jack at Goodwill (on old peoples day) for $15 . seems it would pump up about 5" - low on oil and works great now (was one of them $100 Taiwan made orange units) rated 2 ton

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Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2019 at 4:23pm

That's all that's out there now is Mecron and Dextron fluid ,, use it ,, simple

Posted By: 200Tom1
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2019 at 5:06pm

I always got it for the tire shop from NAPA. Our NAPA store has been here and owned by the same family since 1932. They have almost everything. The great great grandson is now working there. Hesgetting good.

Posted By: LeonR2013
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2019 at 7:54pm

If it's a slow leaker, put in brake fluid. It'll swell the seals and you're good to go.