Does it say detergent or non-detergent or give a spec? Compressors usually don't have any oil filtration, so you want any crud that gets in the oil to settle out. Detergent oils help keep crud suspended so a filter can catch it, not good for machine tools, and a lot of other non-IC engine uses that call for non-detergent oil.quote:
Originally posted by davefr:
I picked up a really old Devibis compressor. The nameplate says to use 10W oil below 100 degrees.
10W oil is impossible to find and generic compressor oil never states the viscosity on the label. The crankcase capacity is only about 4-6 oz. so I'm not about to special order anything.
I've decided to use Mobil 1 10W-30. Will this cause any issues?
If I had tro use somethoing from a car parts store, my first choice would be power steering fluid. It's usually pretty close to a 10w and has to deal with many of the same problems as an air comressor, except for the moisture.