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OIL FROTHING - ANY ADDITIVE?

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OIL FROTHING - ANY ADDITIVE?

Post by DNA Off Road »

Is there an additive that will stop oil frothing [must not affect the lubrication properties of the oil]?
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why the hell would oil froth? change your oil
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Post by bazzle »

Which oil is frothing???

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Post by DR Frankenstine »

oil frothing lol = Water
maybe over full but i recon water
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Re: frothing

Post by bogged »

oil usually froths when its OLD and fucked or very hot...

Change it and see what happens. use good oil, not Black and White Bi Lo shit.
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Post by RaginRover »

Big Red Toy wrote:why the hell would oil froth? change your oil


The crank can make the oil into one big milkshake if it is overfull, mixed with water or old. Most of the time it is associated with performance cars that do track work - not race cars as they ususally run dry sumps to reduce the resistance on the crank and allow them to run a greater volumes of oil

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Post by bazzle »

2nd try. Is it engine, power steer, diffs etc??

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yeah i know oil can froth due to oil etc. but why would you let it get like that. just change it often :D
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Post by DNA Off Road »

Sorry guys to fill in the blanks it is compressor oil being pumped by a sanden ac pump into a coalescing filter [OBA] - yes it is hot and under pressure. The main issue is it froths up and sometimes flows into the adjoining water filter before the auto-drain cuts in. I believe ATF has some anti-froth properties - any other ideas?
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