Compressor oil ?

[Sean McGillicuddy]

Do any of you use synthetic oil in there air compressor?
Does it help with cold weather running?

 

[blades]

yes, can't help on cold weather ?

 

[Bad LP]

Yes. Compressor lives in a cold space.

 

[Sean McGillicuddy]

I'm referring to the slow startup when it's cold 40F +

 

[Sean McGillicuddy]

It is working ..43F and starts up when needed ..so I'm happy with the synthetic oil.

 

[sloeffle]

This is the oil that I run in my compressor. I'm a big fan of Mobil oils. The compress starts fine in the winter time but I generally try to only run it when temps are above 40F. If I would need to run my compressor a lot in cold temps I'd move it to a heated space.

 

[blades]

Main thing is to keep the lines dry and the tank drained

 

[Medic21]

I run what mine calls for. 30 weight non detergent oil. 15 years running strong, on almost 24hours a day.

 

[ABMax24]

Making sure the oil is non-detergent is more important than synthetic vs non-synthetic. Using a detergent engine oil keeps the gunk and metal particles in suspension so that an oil filter can filter these out. Most air compressors don't have oil filters making the continual circulation of these particles problematic. Non-detergent oils allow these particles to settle out which is better for compressor life.

 

[johneh]

I use synthetic Because I use it in a cold environment to -40 and a hot environment!00+
Never let me down

 

[Medic21]

Making sure the oil is non-detergent is more important than synthetic vs non-synthetic. Using a detergent engine oil keeps the gunk and metal particles in suspension so that an oil filter can filter these out. Most air compressors don't have oil filters making the continual circulation of these particles problematic. Non-detergent oils allow these particles to settle out which is better for compressor life.

Not to mention there really is no contaminates without combustion.