Al_Fel Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Right i'm sick of water and always having to top it up every few days. I'd like to go back to oil but I want something thats really light. I'm not going to use WD-40 GT-85 or any oil out the tin. I have a bottle of synthetic finishline 10-wt shock oil I'm considering trying that but I think it will be far too thick. So does anyone know any oil that can be used in maggies that feels light and snappy? Something that doest kill the seals off would also be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhythm_101 Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Right i'm sick of water and always having to top it up every few days. I'd like to go back to oil but I want something thats really light. I'm not going to use WD-40 GT-85 or any oil out the tin. I have a bottle of synthetic finishline 10-wt shock oil I'm considering trying that but I think it will be far too thick. So does anyone know any oil that can be used in maggies that feels light and snappy? Something that doest kill the seals off would also be nice. ← maybe normal LHM fluid, avaliable from halfords from aroun 3 quid? tis the same as magura fluid, i haven't had any problems with it and the brake feels solid and responsive :- :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_Fel Posted March 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 maybe normal LHM fluid, avaliable from halfords from aroun 3 quid? tis the same as magura fluid, i haven't had any problems with it and the brake feels solid and responsive :- :) ← Elaborate. LHM stands for? Same as normal maggie blood or royal blood? I find normal maggie blood too slow returning. Thanks anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipsy Jock Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 It's hydraulic fluid for citroens, but is identical to Magura blood. Find the leaks and stick with water :- Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_Fel Posted March 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 It's hydraulic fluid for citroens, but is identical to Magura blood. Find the leaks and stick with water :- Pete ← There are no leaks everyone I know who runs water has to top it up all the time. I'm staying with water at mo but i'm looking for an alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonPace Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 (edited) There are no leaks everyone I know who runs water has to top it up all the time. I'm staying with water at mo but i'm looking for an alternative. ← thats strange because before the winter I ran water for a year and the brake was perfect without bleeding it once, totally solid there was no air in there at all. Maybe I was just being a flukey bugga. Oh and that lhm stuff is pretty thick, too thick if you ask moi. Edited March 16, 2005 by JonPace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb88 Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 I used LHM and it definately felt thicker than maggie oil, really slow return. When i pulled the lever and it went back again, the lever was floppy for about a second because the pads hadnt returned. Pretty crappy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisa Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 You don't want to be listening to these guys with the LHM as it takes a decade for the lever to return. I'm not sure about your brake but I have bled mine and a mates brake with water and they both have needed nothing done with them in over a year. Water could even be slowly leaking out of the hole in the lever where you put the barbed bleed connector in? Some locktite on the threads stopped my old magura doing that (was with oil but same situation, leaking really slowly) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_Fel Posted March 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 I've just been checking it over then and my piston was f**ked. So I changed the pistons then when I was putting the grub screw back in the lever cracked. Not a happy chappy. Thanks for the help anyway boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecatracingcat Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 (edited) I've got a 1lt bottle of LHM Plus, very high viscocity (sp) so lever returns fine. You're in liverpool right? You can have some if you want to try it. Leon I've got spare maggie systems/parts I can sell too. LHM... Liquid Hydraulic Mineral Edited March 16, 2005 by bluecatracingcat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank_rider Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 I've got a 1lt bottle of LHM Plus, very high viscocity (sp) so lever returns fine. You're in liverpool right? You can have some if you want to try it. Leon I've got spare maggie systems/parts I can sell too. LHM... Liquid Hydraulic Mineral ← the higher the viscocity the thicker the fluid, i think you mean low viscocity (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossi Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 There's nout wrong with water Anal. I've had the same water in mine for ages, and its the feeling of it has never changed. So easy to pull, check your system, for leaks etc., Rossi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 vegetable oil (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonPace Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 vegetable oil (Y) ← 5 minute lever return between braking... (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecatracingcat Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 the higher the viscocity the thicker the fluid, i think you mean low viscocity (Y) ← Yeah runny, like after a night on guinness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spunkey_monkey_boy Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Yeah runny, like after a night on guinness ← lmao one of my mates ran veggie oil and it worked fine for over a year, didn't retun to slow but was not much better than a normal maggie... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_urban Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 It's hydraulic fluid for citroens, but is identical to Magura blood. Find the leaks and stick with water (Y) Pete ← shitmano mineral disc brake fluid ! or polyglugacin (sp) stuff for metro sus ivr always run water and screen wash never frozen or needed a bleed (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 2.5wt Finish Line Shock Fluid? Although, I spoke to Al on MSN - he had a leaky lever, and then he was a bit hamfisted, i'll spare you the gory details (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristol_base Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 water worked well for me for around 6 months until i bought lhm which is working fine at the moment "pulling off 5.5 rail gaps with no slipping" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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