[Mgs] Shock Oil

[Simon Matthews]

So, it should be safe to put shock oil into a hydraulic jack? I did
that recently when I found that my jack would not pump up to its full
height and I needed to change the brake pads on my wife's car.

Simon

On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Barney Gaylord <barneymg at mgaguru.com> wrote:
> They are hydraulic shocks, so use hydraulic oil.  Hydraulic jack oil is
just
> a conveniently available package for hydraulic oil.  Most "generic"
> hydraulic oil, unless otherwise labled, is 20-weight or 20W20 with some
> non-foaming addatives.  20-weight is as originally specified, and you
should
> not deviate too far from this spec.  30-weight will make the shocks
> considerably stiffer, maybe undesireable for street use.  50-weight might
> seem like infinitely stiff and could result in broken internal parts.  I
> seem to recall that Peter Caldwell who rebuilds the shocks may use
20-weight
> motor oil.