Water in hydraulic fuild.

cowboydoc · Mar 15, 2005

I think the additive would be a fine pre-treat before an oil change. You should get more water out of a system by adding the treatment, thn just simply pulling the plug.



Ok sure I completely agree with you there Soundguy. I thought it was just putting that in and running it. Your way sounds like a much better solution.

Soundguy · Mar 15, 2005

If it emulsifies it.. I would guess it would carry it in suspension. Whereas something like drygas would solvate it and carry it in soloution. ( alcohol is a polar solvent.. ).. so I wonder exactly what their product does. if suspended.. I'd suspect it to not be clear... etc. Hmm?

Soundguy

Soundguy · Mar 15, 2005

( Ok sure I completely agree with you there Soundguy. I thought it was just putting that in and running it )

Ok.. I missed your thought as well. Sure thing.. I deffinately wouldn't want it in there circulating forever.. deffinately only as a flush.

No problem... we both missed each others points!

Soundguy

slowrev · Mar 15, 2005

Lets see if I have this straight. I am just going to add the stuff and run it for a bit then drain it. Is that the correct idea for a moisture flush ? I will be breaking almost all my hydro lines open so nothing should be left to mix with my refil of fluid. Hope I don't have a lot of pain bleeding everything ....oh well.
Ben

KennedyDiesel · Mar 15, 2005

( I wonder how a diesel fuel treatment like FPPF Fuel power would work? It will take water on a 1:1 ratio and emusify it by a process called "hydrogen polar bonding" Since it is lubricity additive also, it shouldn't hurt the hydraulic system. You could add it to a jar of the milky stuff and see what happens. It clears up diesel fuel perfectly to the naked eye. A guy would probably want to drain the system shortly anyhow, but it could help get it under control.

www.fppf.com Maybe bounce the idea off of the engineers there. )

According to my go-to guy, my idea is not a good one. He did mention drygas as an extreme alternative, but also offered the following:

"Water *should* settle out of hydraulic oil. One of Hydraulic oil's
natural traits is to de-mulsify..
In fact, one of hydraulic oils tests is demulsability; must go 50/50 in less than 2 minutes after being shaken... No, one would NOT want to emulsify it."

I guess the best solution is a couple of short interval oil changes...

slowrev · Mar 16, 2005

Used HYtran holds water. I used some used HYtran to help a brush pile burn and it popped and crackled, and did not want to burn well. Just out of curosity I put about 1 quart of new hytran on the fire and it did not pop and crackle , just burned well.
Agreed not a very scientific test ( no home test kit) but it convinced me. Also the used stuff still was a bit milky after sitting for months. Some water did settle to the bottom of the bucket, where it was really milky, but no clear water settled out, just different degrees of milky. It definately did not settle out like regular oil and water does.