White Lithium Grease

[The Critic]

I need some white lithium grease for the filter seals on my K&N and AirHog Air Filters.

K&N recommends either their pricey filter grease or a white lithium grease; they state that petroleum grease will deteriorate the seal.

I have a tube of cheap SuperTEch Multi-Complex grease from Walmart. The back said that it was lithium, but the grease color itself is RED.

Is this the right stuff? I put a coating of it around the filter seal of the AirHog in the Saturn.

 

[Black_Thunder]

there are several different kinds of lithium additives.

White lithium grease normally comes in a small cardboard drum like wheel-grease, its a distinct creamy white color.

you might also be able to find it in plastic tubes as it is also sold as Engine assembly lube

 

[bruce381]

white lithium grease; they state that petroleum grease will deteriorate the seal.

Last I looked MOST Lithium greases are/were made from petroleum base oil???????
bruce

 

[Wrehch]

Yep, even the white stuff is petroleum based. If you want something to lubricate the sealing gasket just use some vasaline (sp?). It works great as a o-ring lubricant to.

 

[Kestas]

Silicone grease is a safe choice. It's inert to almost everything.

 

[The Critic]

I checked the bucket today, it said Lithium complex...so no one is sure if I used the right stuff or not?

 

[Syntec-Man]

the lithium grease i use is whiteish creamish

 

[74DartSport]

IIRC lithium complex is an additive in grease to improve it's load carrying ability, the white lithium grease has zinc oxide in it.

 

[68redlines73]

The color of the grease is only important to the judge at the Concours d'Elegance...any grease other than white will stain their gloves!

 

[NYEngineer]

If you need something lubricated for installation without petroleum, try Murphy's oil soap. I've been using it forever on Aeroquip Pushlok hose, O Rings, Injectors... It smells nice too.

 

[Wrehch]

Something else you might consider is Caterpillar's O-Ring lubricant. It is petroleum free and is a soy based lubricant to prevent o-ring swelling and deterioration. It comes in a large squeeze tube. If anyone needs the Cat part number I can go out to the shop and get it off one of the tubes I have.