Alternative to shimano mineral brake oil? — BikeRadar

Shimano uses mineral oil which is the same as LHM as used in Citroens, Rollers and quite a few other cars, Shimano stuff is red, LHM is often green, The colour makes no difference it’s only a dye, DOT4 is glycol based brake fluid, it’s hygroscopic and will strip paint so clean up after use, The two are not compatible use the one appropriate for your braking system, DOT4 can be mixed with DOT3

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Shimano Mineral Oil alternatives?

Mineral oil is mineral oil but not everything you mentioned is pure mineral oil, Brake fluid has additives in it to protect the seals and do other things just as you mentioned and the Shimano blend is probably different than the Magura blend, Baby oil has a lower viscosity and has fragrances in it for obvious reasons, You can get just about 100% pure mineral oil at Walmart or probably any

Shimano Mineral Oil alternatives?

shimano recommends against using anything but their mineral oil as it’s specifically made for their brakes, I’ve seen magura fluid wreck seals in shimano brakes and vice versa, sure using generic mineral oil will probably work on a technical level but it won’t be good for anything and will degrade performance, especially in heat handling, as infrequently as you should need to change the fluid

Shimano mineral oil subsitutes

Hi All, I’m looking for a tried and tested substitute for shimano mineral oil that I can use, I need to adjust the brake pads as the previous owner fitted new pads without setting the gap correctly, Any advise would be appreciated

Shimano Mineral Oil Alternative

neither drug store mineral oil or shock will harm your brakes or negatively effect their performance, only petroleum based oil, such as 2 stroke engine oil and some 4 stroke engine oils, will damage the non-swelling seals found in your shimano and magura brakes, use the thinner weight mineral oil or 5 wt shock oil if you can’t find shimano stuff, shops and warranty centers have been …

Shimano brake oil alternatives : MTB

For hydraulic brakes has anyone used SAE 10W or ISO AW32 hydraulic oil as a substitute to Shimano‘s mineral oil? I see lots of posts on r/MTB saying general mineral oil is fine, though unrated in terms of viscosity, Presumably the stuff above then should be good? EDIT Thank you all for your comments, This has nothing to do with performance, only cost, Looking on Amazon, in Canada, and …

Top responsesAny kind of mineral oil will work, You could go to a drugstore and use baby oil if you really wanted to, Out of curiosity why do you feel the need for an alternative? … read more5 votesYou must use mineral oil of some sort, It doesn’t have to be shimano’s but it needs to be mineral oil,4 votesIs there a particular reason you are wanting to not use mineral oil? Looking on Amazon, you can get a Liter of Shimano mineral oil for $33USD, Link That’s a … read more4 votesThis Febi mineral oil brake fluid is a good substitute,3 votesBerm Peak has a video showing you could use even baby oil,2 votesa 4oz bottle of the finish line stuff is good for SEVERAL bleeds, the brakes really don’t hold much oil,2 votesAfficher tout

Alternatives for mineral brake fluid / oil in a pinch

Starter: I’ve heard of Baby Oil being used as a substitute for Mineral Oil, but I have no experience, – Criggie ♦, Feb 4 ’20 at 3:04, 3, The question is based on a lot of poor information and its premise is entirely flawed so it cannot be answered, LHM is widely discussed as a suitable, readily available alternate to Mineral oil, Mineral oil does not absorb water, If you are getting

Castrol LHM questions

Shimano mineral oil is very thin, at 8 cSt, and has a high viscosity index, which means it doesn’t get as thin when heated as other oils, This combination makes it quite expensive to produce, Not justifying their markups, but it is a factor, There are quite a few generic brake oils on the market which are well cheaper than Shimano in the little bottles, but if you buy the Shimano stuff by

Its just an hydraulic oil, Shell tellus Oil S2 15 will also do the job but you may struggle to find in a small pack than a 20L, castrol LHM was genWhy not just **** k with Shimano oil, sure other things can work but it’s kind of an important item to try and skimp on, like what’s the warranty oBelieve it or not, I’ve actually found it kind of difficult to find Shimano oil at bike shops, And the one or two that have it on the shelves charghttps://www,cwcycles,co,za/product/shimano-mineral-oil-hydraulic-1l Lifetime supply for 300 bucks, Just dont switch to another brand,R95 for 125ml Cant remember if I bought it at Evobikes or Mark’s WorkshopWell one issue is that I’m not in Cape Town, so incl, shipping it’ll be R400 for that bottle, Yes, R400 isn’t absolutely unaffordable, but if thereIt’s your bike and potentially your life, According to your own original post they are not the same thing and as I presume none of us studied chemiWell if it is only for saving money, I believe olive oil will also do the job,It works, it’s also much thicker than the Shimano oil and translates that to the lever feel Some might like it while others don’tThe warranty is done the moment you service the brakes yourself,

Can hardware store generic mineral oil be used for Shimano

Answer 1 of 7: To preface: I worked in the bicycle industry for 16 years as a technical support advisor for distributors and shops across the globe at a major US bicycle company, No, you cannot substitute mineral oil from the hardware store for Shimano branded oil, Mineral oil is a generic des

Shimano mineral oil ????

shimano mineral oil is not the same as “mineral oil” under other ‘labels, its a specific formulation with tight QC, when you look at how much R&D shimano put into their disc brakes its worth

Magura oil substitute?

Shimano hydraulic brakes also run mineral oil, Look at getting some of that, It’s definitely the right stuff to use I have my doubts about baby oil and sewing machine oil and it’s a lot more cost effective than the Magura stuff,

Question: What Can You Substitute For Brake Fluid

Shimano use mineral oil in all their brakes, The proper stuff is pretty thin, and specially formulated so Shimano claim anyway to have a quite high boiling point, Baby oil could be used in an emergency, but its higher viscosity could affect performance, and may have a …

– Pentosin Hydraulic Mineral Oil

As you might know, Shimano uses Hydraulic Mineral Oil, not to be confused with pure “Mineral Oil“, like the one you find at your drug store, Shimano …

Reverb oil, is there a substitute?

Reverb oil, is there a substitute? Thread starter downhiller96; Start date Dec 28, 2015; downhiller96 Likes Dirt, Dec 28, 2015 #1 So I’ve been having trouble with my reverb dropper and have had to bleed it several times, and have run out of reverb oil, I was wondering if anyone uses any other oil instead of the proper reverb oil? Or does anyone know what type of oil the proper reverb oil is