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How to flush hydraulic tank and cylinders with milky oil

Greetings All,
I repaired the source for water intrusion (failed secondary lift cylinder seals/ wipers) a few months back and flushed the sysyem as well as possible. Yesterday during the PM I see the oil is still fairly milky. What tricks y'all got out there for getting as much of te contaminated oil out as possible??
  • Posted 1 Jan 2022 04:58
  • By ForklifttSteve
  • joined 13 Nov'19 - 30 messages
  • Mississippi, United States
Steve Pierce
Coast Equipment Services
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Swoop sounds like a few more oil and filter changes are in order!!
  • Posted 3 Jan 2022 12:21
  • By ForklifttSteve
  • joined 13 Nov'19 - 30 messages
  • Mississippi, United States
Steve Pierce
Coast Equipment Services
you want the hard way? or the harder way? :oD
- you can change the oil and filters a couple times till it gets purged and clears up
- you can change the oil and filters, pull the lines and drain them, pull the cylinders and drain them
one way is sort of expensive, the other is VERY expensive due to pulling the system apart. Take your pick ;o)

personally i would choose the easier less expensive way and just change the oil and filters a couple of times.
  • Posted 2 Jan 2022 06:58
  • By swoop223
  • joined 23 Mar'12 - 3,692 messages
  • North Carolina, United States
You've been swooped!
swoop223@gmail.com

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