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03-21-2012, 08:47 PM
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Yellow oily sludge in the air dryer bowl on my air compressor
I have a yellow sludge that has been forming in the bowl of my regulator/filter for a while. Its a craftsman shop size compressor. I have drained the tank and cleaned the filter many times. Seems like it is producing a ton of moisture. Anyone else had this problem? Just hoping its not a bad oil seal in the motor
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03-21-2012, 08:49 PM
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Grenade Inspector
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Re: Yellow oily sludge in the air dryer bowl on my air compressor
I get some of that yellow crud out of mine every time I drain it. Stinks too.
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03-21-2012, 09:03 PM
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Re: Yellow oily sludge in the air dryer bowl on my air compressor
It is normal, oil particulates combined with atmospheric air eventually travels from the tank out into the lines. Heavy use with lots of heat brings it out faster,the bowl it is condensing in is probably the centrifugal seperator before the regulator witch is good its doing its job.
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03-21-2012, 09:06 PM
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Re: Yellow oily sludge in the air dryer bowl on my air compressor
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03-21-2012, 09:25 PM
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Re: Yellow oily sludge in the air dryer bowl on my air compressor
And over the winter it gets crusty and stinkier!
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03-21-2012, 09:27 PM
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Re: Yellow oily sludge in the air dryer bowl on my air compressor
Yep get it in mine also .....Just drain it out and fire it up.Mine always gets it..........I run one of those and I have a paint one after it.And I use desicant filter on gun......
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03-21-2012, 09:30 PM
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Re: Yellow oily sludge in the air dryer bowl on my air compressor
The weather weve been having around here doesnt help much either, especially in a heated/unheated space
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03-22-2012, 07:37 PM
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Re: Yellow oily sludge in the air dryer bowl on my air compressor
A.K.A. - Compressor Cheese.
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03-22-2012, 07:59 PM
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Grenade Inspector
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Re: Yellow oily sludge in the air dryer bowl on my air compressor
It may actually be POLLEN....mixes with the oil and makes a great sludge....try it on a sandwich..lol
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03-22-2012, 08:07 PM
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Re: Yellow oily sludge in the air dryer bowl on my air compressor
They bottle it and sell it...its called Motor Honey....but it is made to put in an engine, kind of an ironic name...
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03-22-2012, 09:23 PM
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Location: mass
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Re: Yellow oily sludge in the air dryer bowl on my air compressor
Thanks everyone. Good to have some reassurance that my compressor isn't going to shit the bed in the middle of a paint job like the last one. And I did spread some of the substance on my sandwich at lunch and it wasn't half bad. hahaha
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