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My late father had a 5HP, 60gal DeVilbiss he bought probably 30 or more
years ago; it gets light/medium duty on our ranch. He probably changed
the oil a couple times but not in the last 10 years or so that I know
of. The motor cooked a while back--after a large painting job--and I
installed a new one with a new belt, and changed out the oil. I did a
lot of 'shopping,' but was mostly considering price. These days,
synthetic is often the same price or even cheaper and I think
by-and-large it's better oil (the old tractors still get cheap mineral
10W-40, the Healeys get Valvoline 20W-50 Racing and the Mustang gets
Ford's ubiquitous 5W-20 semi-syn; free from the dealer). I settled on this:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B094S6FKF4/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A1UZMJJOVEC3U&th=1
I pumped the old oil out the top with a vacuum unit and didn't see any
evidence of sludge and, actually I wouldn't expect any since you're not
dealing with combustion byproducts.
Bob
On 1/5/2024 6:51 AM, Moose wrote:
> I have a nice Eaton compressor (7.5HP) that has been flawless since I
> got it (not, the first one I got had a bad weld, but they replaced it,
> free, right away.)
>
> Anyway. Â I maybe let the oil go a little too long between changes, but
> when I went to change it this time, the oil was filled with sludge.
>
> I use the Eaton oil, and the compressor is not overworked ever. Â It
> was a pain to clean it out.
> In the manual, it says I can't use automotive oil (and I can
> understand that.) but it just has a Eaton part # for their oil. Â No
> alternatives or specs
>
> The problem is that ordering the oil from them is a pain (you have to
> fill out a form. Then wait for them to send an invoice a few days
> later, then pay the invoice and wait for them to ship it.)
>
> Don't get me wrong, I think they are a great company, but I wanted to
> find out if  can get the same (or better) oil from a place that is a
> little easier to deal with. Â Ideally, I would love to find the correct
> oil on Amazon and set up a 'reoccurring delivery' for every 6 months
> so it reminds me to change the oil.
>
> OR, is their an oil that doesn't turn to sludge and is easy to change?
>
> Again, overall, I am not looking for a cheaper oil, just one that is
> easier to get and or better.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Moose
>
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My late father had a 5HP, 60gal DeVilbiss he bought probably 30 or
more years ago; it gets light/medium duty on our ranch. He probably
changed the oil a couple times but not in the last 10 years or so
that I know of. The motor cooked a while back--after a large
painting job--and I installed a new one with a new belt, and changed
out the oil. I did a lot of 'shopping,' but was mostly considering
price. These days, synthetic is often the same price or even cheaper
and I think by-and-large it's better oil (the old tractors still get
cheap mineral 10W-40, the Healeys get Valvoline 20W-50 Racing and
the Mustang gets Ford's ubiquitous 5W-20 semi-syn; free from the
dealer). I settled on this:<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B094S6FKF4/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A1UZMJJOVEC3U&th=1";>https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B094S6FKF4/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A1UZMJJOVEC3U&th=1</a><br>
<br>
I pumped the old oil out the top with a vacuum unit and didn't see
any evidence of sludge and, actually I wouldn't expect any since
you're not dealing with combustion byproducts. <br>
<br>
Bob <br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/5/2024 6:51 AM, Moose wrote:<br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">I have a nice Eaton compressor
(7.5HP)
that has been flawless since I got it (not, the first one I got
had a bad
weld, but they replaced it, free, right away.)</font>
<br>
<br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Anyway. Â I maybe let the oil go
a little too long between changes, but when I went to change it
this time,
the oil was filled with sludge.</font>
<br>
<br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif">I use the Eaton oil, and the
compressor
is not overworked ever. Â It was a pain to clean it out.</font>
<br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif">In the manual, it says I can't
use automotive
oil (and I can understand that.) but it just has a Eaton part #
for their
oil. Â No alternatives or specs</font>
<br>
<br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif">The problem is that ordering the
oil
from them is a pain (you have to fill out a form. Then wait for
them to
send an invoice a few days later, then pay the invoice and wait
for them
to ship it.)</font>
<br>
<br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Don't get me wrong, I think they
are
a great company, but I wanted to find out if  can get the same
(or
better) oil from a place that is a little easier to deal with.
 Ideally,
I would love to find the correct oil on Amazon and set up a
'reoccurring
delivery' for every 6 months so it reminds me to change the oil.</font>
<br>
<br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif">OR, is their an oil that doesn't
turn
to sludge and is easy to change?</font>
<br>
<br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Again, overall, I am not looking
for
a cheaper oil, just one that is easier to get and or better.</font>
<br>
<br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Thanks!</font>
<br>
<br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Moose</font>
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