Synthetic grease vs regular grease

Now were seeing synthetic oil in more and more wheel bearing grease formulas. However that is not the only issue.

Valvoline uses synthetic a base stock and lithium complex thickener to make this popular lubricant.

Synthetic grease vs regular grease. Especially after a lot of dust. And I tell you why. I can see the advantages to a synthetic grease in a modern automobile or industry applications with higher speed sealed bearings and tightly fitted tie rod bootsball joints and such that doesnt need to be greased often to stay clean.

Mobil 1 Synthetic Grease. This multi-purpose synthetic grease is suitable for both wheel bearing and chassis applications. Valvoline - SynPower Synthetic Grease.

Valvoline uses synthetic a base stock and lithium complex thickener to make this popular lubricant. Royal Purple Ultra Performance Synthetic Grease. Figure out what kind of grease it was synthetic is only the base stock that was used and doesnt affect compatibility.

The rest of the grease is what determines that. Long story short unless your buddy got a deal on some really strange industrial grease odds are its a lithium complex based formula and what you put in previously was either aluminum complex marine or lithium complex. Im frequently asked if synthetic oil-based greases are really better than mineral oil-based greases.

The short answer is YES. While conventional mineral oil-based greases can be formulated to deliver effective performance for many applications synthetics typically deliver significant advantages including extended oil life. AMSOILs Synthetic Water Resistant Grease scored a 042 millimetre scar mark.

When comparing wear or scar marks between the marine grease vs. Regular grease the marine grease offers half as much wear as the regular grease. AMSOIL Synthetic Water Resistant Grease.

A primer about grease. Its basically nothing more than a heavy oil mixed with enough soap to make it stringy and clingy enough to remain in place as the bearing spins. Lithium sodium clay and maybe others I dont remember are the common types of thickeners.

Those should not be mixed. Most modern automotive greases are lithium. Look on the label for that.

Also Ford specifies Moly for most grease applications. Be sure your synthetic grease contains Moly. The Valvoline syn blend grease is Ford approved with Moly.

Grease was designed to be used in many environments that differ one from another. Because of thiis it had to evolve from plain grease to more specialized greases for some of todays applications. AP Grease is a lithium based multifunctional high temperature water resistant grease.

Name stands for ALL PURPOSE grease. This grease provides excellent protection against. You can just use a regular ceramic based lubricant for the pads.

Do not under any circumstance use a copper grease as this can be detrimental and have a negative effect on the performance of your brakes. Although you can use the specific brake grease for everything this is my personal preference of using ceramic lubricants for the pads themselves. As the name suggests silicone grease is made from silicone oil along with a thicker.

Silicone grease is sometimes mentioned as dielectric grease and it is waterproof. The silicone oil used in the usual silicone grease is polydimethylsiloxane shortly known as PDMS. The amorphous fumed silica used as the thicker.

Generally the main reason that you would use Lucas Xtra Heavy Duty Grease over the Red n Tacky grease is because it is better for surviving at higher temperatures. If you use Red n Tacky on bearings and other machinery that is going to get to extremely high temperatures then youre going to have issues with it melting at extremely high temperatures. Now were seeing synthetic oil in more and more wheel bearing grease formulas.

Its no surprise because. Synthetic oil is less expensive than mineral oil Costs of synthetic grease ingredients havent risen as fast as mineral oil base ingredients. Synthetic oil offers more benefits than mineral oil Better heat resistance.

7 Mar 21 2007. I dunno about thickthick generally sticky and sticky is not something you want on the clutch release bearing. I didnt know moly was CV greasewiki says moly CV joint grease so shrug lookaround.

Guess Im a newb razz. CV grease seems to have a different consistancy and smell than the moly grease you get. Originally Posted by WildCoast.

So I tried to search around to find an answer to this but Im still puzzled. I understand that most automotive greases use lithium as a thickener ie. The soap which keeps whatever oil the grease has as its base.

From what I can gather the only difference with WHITE lithium grease is that it has zinc-oxide. JonG The only thing that I know is that the grease that was inside the grease boots – like the boots of the upper and lower ball joints tie rods etc was dark brown and he added just a little bit of a red synthetic grease. I read that if you mix conventional grease with synthetic grease the grease inside the booths will liquefy or hardens thus hampering any protection to the ball joints and tie rods.

This white general purpose grease is commonly used in household applications for door hinges drawer slides etc. It is stable up to 370-degrees and often used for CV joints. Lithium greas e is made from lithium soap which is the salt from fatty acids it is a non-detergent soap that yields a stable non-corrosive grease.

Are you like Jeremy and wondering what the difference is between lithium grease and silicone grease. Were talking about that right now in this video. I recently had a comment asking about the difference between dielectric grease and silicone grease and also how that compares to lithium grease.

Difference Between Dielectric Grease and Silicone Grease Grease is a thick and oily substance usually used as a lubricant. As a true sample of grease it must contain either oil andor other lubricants usually mixed using a thickener usually a soap so as to form a solid or semisolid substance. Greases come in different types depending on the manufacturing and preparation processes.

At its most basic grease is a homogeneous blend of a synthetic or mineral oil and a thickener. Other additives include anti-wear agents antioxidants tackifiers and friction modifiers. We already know synthetic oils and mineral oils are perfectly compatible which is why theres no problem using an appropriate grade synthetic oil in any engine you can imagine.

This option is a full synthetic an interesting option to bearing grease that generally smells like the bottom of a particularly foul tar pit. Valvoline says this stuff is fortified with extreme pressure additives for exceptional load-carrying capability. It also apparently helps inhibit rust and oxidation.

How do you know which grease you should use. Watch this video to learn more from Mystik sales manager Mark Betner. Parameters are overlooked when utilizing grease compatibility charts.

This is somewhat understood since the most common reason for grease mixing problems is related to differences in grease thickener. However that is not the only issue. Base oil compatibility.

Greases are manufactured from both mineral oil and synthetic oil bases.