Is diesel fuel lighter than hydraulic oil?
Is diesel fuel lighter than hydraulic oil? Diesel fuel is not exactly hydraulic oil - but at least you didn't put in water in there - which causes rust. Lets say you filled it 100% with diesel. First problem you will have the system may work very little or almost not at all. Reason is that diesel viscosity is too low - i.e. it is like a very light weight oil. What happens if you mix diesel fuel with hydraulic fluid? Hydraulic fluid is thick, as it is an oil. Diesel fuel is thin, like water. If you mix the...