May need to drill some holes though.
Substitute for floor jack oil.
How to change the oil in either your floor jack or bottle jack.
I use plain old non detergent motor oil for stuff like this.
How to make a simple and cheap replacement for a hydraulic jack oil cap.
I can get it from the auto parts store in sae 20 30 40 wt.
Fill the reservoir with hydraulic jack oil.
How to change the oil in either your floor jack or bottle jack.
I get dte 24 in 5 gallon buckets for hydraulic systems.
Pour until the oil is just below the lower rim of the fill hole then stop.
2 59 qt i use it in compressors floor jacks air tools lawnmowers chainsaw oilers my bandsaw cylinder.
Motor oil or brake fluid will not work.
What you may be better off to do is to take the bottle jack out a floor jack is usually just a bottle jack laying sideways in a frame and replacing it with a similar one.
I believe 46w hyd oil is sae 20wt.
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Use a funnel to avoid spills.
Bill 03 06 2017 12 30 am 11.
Wipe away any excess oil on the rim before replacing the plug.