Formertech on wed june 22 2005 12 14 pm.
Mineral oil for ac o rings.
5 0 out of 5 stars ac mineral oil is the best way to go.
Anyway is there a household product or a product that can be picked up at the local parts store.
As we ve discussed in past entries on this blog o rings can come in a variety of sizes and have a wide range of uses.
Get durable buna n and viton o rings from grainger to help tightly seal connections in a wide range of industrial applications.
If it uses r134a then use pag oil polyalkylene glycol and if it uses r12 old gas then you can use mineral oil.
Slightly harder durometer 75 shore a fluorocarbon.
Acdelco 15 117 air conditioning system mineral oil 1 qt brand.
The oil helps it slide into position initially.
All you need is an initial compression of the rubber to seal.
If you use mineral oil on the o rings of an r134 system they are usually green they will dissolve and it will leak.
This nylog oil sounds like a needless fuss.
When car makers used r 12 as the refrigerant and mineral oil as the lubricant in auto ac systems they often used neoprene ac o rings and gaskets.
Buna n rings with durometer 70 shore a can offer hood physical properties and provide excellent resistance to petroleum products.
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They can also be made from a number of different substances.
Hi there which lubricant should i be using on the o rings of the a c pressure hoses.
True you need special non wax mineral oil for the system but do you truly imagine problems from the thin coat of oil on an o ring.
I read in the other forum that you don t want to use a mineral oil but could not dig up what you should use.
These o rings don t move.
Here s a guide to the kinds of o ring materials we use how they are used and when to avoid using them.