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hydraulic oil color

nickkendall

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Joined
Mar 18, 2011
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48
Location
n.d.
what color is it supposed to be? mine is somewhat dark wondering if this needs to be changed?
 

dodgeram22871

Active Member
Joined
Jun 28, 2010
Messages
33
Location
ireland
Occupation
plantfitter
it is depending on the type of oil it is. whats the hours on the machine ,is the oil smelling.what i use is 46 oil,32 oil,or 10w oil. 10w colour is dark brown. the 46/32oil is light brown or clear.
 

CRAFT

Senior Member
Joined
Jan 6, 2010
Messages
929
Location
100 M H,BC,Canada
Occupation
30 yrs Owner/Operator
Universal Tractor or Duratran (hyd/transmission combo oil) is also a darker colored oil ...... sometimes it even appears to be reddish looking
 
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