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Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 7:16 pm
by S Brian
Loew's also sells air compressor oil and Ace Hardware sells Zoom Spout oil.
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 7:20 pm
by pieceseeker
This is what I use. It can be bought at ACE Hardware.
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Zoom spout is handy for oiling other things too.
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Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 2:34 pm
by rcoder
Why do you all look to the expensive types when transmission oil is all I have had in mine for some 20 yrs. It still runs fine. Much less expensive especially since a leaky transmission requires that I keep some around.
Bob in Willcox, AZ
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 2:46 pm
by JPG
rcoder wrote:Why do you all look to the expensive types when transmission oil is all I have had in mine for some 20 yrs. It still runs fine. Much less expensive especially since a leaky transmission requires that I keep some around.
Bob in Willcox, AZ
I did not know transmission 'hydraulic' fluid was 'inexpensive'.
Not all that confident with it's lubricating properties and nylon compatibility.
I will stick with lubricating products.
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 3:36 pm
by reible
Back in the older days it was common to add a quart of transmission oil to help clean the engine, i.e. it was high detergent. I remember doing this after a head gasket leak that got water in the oil. While this was some years back and I haven't looked at modern transmission fluid I'd check that out before filling the jig saw.
My jig saw is 37 years old and has never had any problems, I've use a straight wt oil in it for many many years until I could no longer find it on shelf. I have since gone to air compressor oil for the last few fills. I believe it was Bill Mayo that hand mentioned going that route some years back.
At 3 oz per fill a pint is good for 5 fills and I believe I paid about $5 for it so a $1 per change is pretty cheap maintainance, at least cheap enough for me.
Ed
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:20 pm
by pieceseeker
A detergent oil is designed to keep dirt and wear particles suspended in the oil so that it is picked up by the filter.
Since a SS jigsaw does not have a filter to cleanse the oil, you want contaminants to drop out of the oil and settle at the bottom of the crankcase where it can't do any harm. So a non-detergent is recommended by the engineers.
Being an auto tech, I tend to follow recommended procedures and standards.
But hey, that's just me!
