Just bought a 3000 psi Troy-Bilt pressure washer with a Honda gcv 190 engine. The operator manual says to lubricate the o rings on the water hose and wand connections to help seat and properly seal them, with a "petroleum or synthetic grease". What kind of grease are they speaking of? What would you recommend that can be bought at a local auto parts store or Ace hardware? Can I just use a thin layer of motor oil like one would use for a oil filter install?
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Silicone water pump grease .This is pure silicone, not the spray-on kind.Thats the only thing I would use.
Check the pool section of ACE or go to a pool supply place and look/ask for O-ring grease. It is better for the neoprene/rubber. Petroleum jelly (vaseline) is not good for the neoprene.
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Super Lube synthetic grease from Ace.
In the Aviation industry, there are a couple of commonly used "O-Ring" lubes.
1) Dow Corning DC-4
2) Dow Corning DC-111 (called a valve lubricant on the tube)
NAPA sells a re-packaged variant of DC-4 called "Sil Glide" lubricant.
Both are listed in many maintenance and overhaul manuals as the proper lube for "O-Rings". Both are quite similar and work wonders for critical "O-Rings".
1) Dow Corning DC-4
2) Dow Corning DC-111 (called a valve lubricant on the tube)
NAPA sells a re-packaged variant of DC-4 called "Sil Glide" lubricant.
Both are listed in many maintenance and overhaul manuals as the proper lube for "O-Rings". Both are quite similar and work wonders for critical "O-Rings".
In the past, Ive used Sexauer Faucet and Stem Grease to good effect. IDK what the cuurrent equivalent would be. No NO NO! on the Pet jelly!
Ask for "Plumber's Grease" at the hardware store.
Originally Posted By: Cujet
In the Aviation industry, there are a couple of commonly used "O-Ring" lubes.
1) Dow Corning DC-4
2) Dow Corning DC-111 (called a valve lubricant on the tube)
NAPA sells a re-packaged variant of DC-4 called "Sil Glide" lubricant.
Both are listed in many maintenance and overhaul manuals as the proper lube for "O-Rings". Both are quite similar and work wonders for critical "O-Rings".
Cujet, are you saying that the Dow Corning DC-4 is a Castor oil/polypropolene glycol grease with just a tiny amount of silicone in it. The Sil Glyde msds says there is less than 7-13% of "dimehyl silicone polymer WITH silica".
http://www.agscompany.com/images/stories...-%20English.pdf
In the Aviation industry, there are a couple of commonly used "O-Ring" lubes.
1) Dow Corning DC-4
2) Dow Corning DC-111 (called a valve lubricant on the tube)
NAPA sells a re-packaged variant of DC-4 called "Sil Glide" lubricant.
Both are listed in many maintenance and overhaul manuals as the proper lube for "O-Rings". Both are quite similar and work wonders for critical "O-Rings".
Cujet, are you saying that the Dow Corning DC-4 is a Castor oil/polypropolene glycol grease with just a tiny amount of silicone in it. The Sil Glyde msds says there is less than 7-13% of "dimehyl silicone polymer WITH silica".
http://www.agscompany.com/images/stories...-%20English.pdf
The disc brake syl-glide grease should be good.
Originally Posted By: fordranger03
Follow up question. Is this a sort of break in one time only deal or should I lube whenever the fittings are reconnected?
I've never heard of anyone worrying about this sort of thing, but I guess this is BITOG.
I doubt the o-rings would be neoprene. Nitrile perhaps, just spit on it.
Follow up question. Is this a sort of break in one time only deal or should I lube whenever the fittings are reconnected?
I've never heard of anyone worrying about this sort of thing, but I guess this is BITOG.
I doubt the o-rings would be neoprene. Nitrile perhaps, just spit on it.
Originally Posted By: Kiwi_ME
Originally Posted By: fordranger03
Follow up question. Is this a sort of break in one time only deal or should I lube whenever the fittings are reconnected?
I've never heard of anyone worrying about this sort of thing, but I guess this is BITOG.
I doubt the o-rings would be neoprene. Nitrile perhaps, just spit on it.
I wouldn't have even thought about it but the owners manual says its important. I'm not gonna worry about it too much, replacing a couple of o rings if needed is cheap and easy.
Originally Posted By: fordranger03
Follow up question. Is this a sort of break in one time only deal or should I lube whenever the fittings are reconnected?
I've never heard of anyone worrying about this sort of thing, but I guess this is BITOG.
I doubt the o-rings would be neoprene. Nitrile perhaps, just spit on it.
I wouldn't have even thought about it but the owners manual says its important. I'm not gonna worry about it too much, replacing a couple of o rings if needed is cheap and easy.
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