Yet another dumb question ??

[Hummingbird]

I changed the oil in my bike 3 times this year and only have 2500 miles - but I've got several years on my compressor and haven't changed the oil yet.

 

I can't find an owners manual but the last time I talked to anybody about air compressor oil, I was told to use a non detergent oil because it didn't foam - is that still the way to go ??

 

btw it's a 220 volt 175 psI

[midnightventure]

I believe so. There are no combustion byproducts in the compressor oil so I dont worry about it near as much.

[Sylvester]

Why did you change the oil in your bike so many times? I have 131,000 miles on mine and I only change it every 5000 miles. I only change the oil in my compressor (120 gal. with twin cylinder Quincy) every two years.

 

[Rick Haywood]

I changed the oil in my bike 3 times this year and only have 2500 miles -

 

 

You ain't ridin enough my friend,

[flb_78]

At the truckstop, I put 5W40 Mobil 1 synthetic in our compressors and changed it every 3 months. Compressors ran quieter and cooler.

 

Ours was similar to this one, but older.

 

http://www.industrialaircompressors.biz/files/943922/uploaded/champion9%2520(2).JPG

[Hummingbird]

Why did you change the oil in your bike so many times? I have 131,000 miles on mine and I only change it every 5000 miles. I only change the oil in my compressor (120 gal. with twin cylinder Quincy) every two years.

 

 

I was trying to get rid of that pesky wine - turned out my hearing aid was magnifying the sound.

[Hummingbird]

At the truckstop, I put 5W40 Mobil 1 synthetic in our compressors and changed it every 3 months. Compressors ran quieter and cooler.

 

Ours was similar to this one, but older.

 

http://www.industrialaircompressors.biz/files/943922/uploaded/champion9%2520(2).JPG

 

I've got a twin cylinder 5 hp 220v - just a home unit

[kj5ix]

My book on the compressor says straight 30 non-detergent or Syn 10W30

 

http://www.chpower.com/chpdfs/manual04/227706_1106.pdf

 

Page 5 on the right side in the middle.

Edited August 20, 2010 by kj5ix

[rlyons]

I use Amsoil 10W40 synthetic in mine and have ran it for 20 years now without any problems at all. I change it about every 2 years.