Oil in the tires .. Don't Laugh!
 

Ok, so three weeks ago I installed a Kilby on board air system on my YJ. I
ordered the compressor, mounting adaptor & all the accessories from Kilby.
Since I'd never installed one before I had a local guy who's done a number
of them install it for me.

Well, (stop snickering) it seems the compressor was full of oil right out of
the box, but he put more in, then drew it out after he realized the mistake.
Last weekend after a day of wheeling I went to air back up and by the time I
got to the last tire I realized it was puking a bit of oil out of the hose.
I checked the filter system and it was saturated with oil, as was the entire
system. Worse, it became evident I'd likely filled all four tires with oil
contaminated air. After I got home I dumped & cleaned the filter, then one
at a time I blew out all of the air lines, fittings and the tank. Quite a
bit of oil came out before it blew clean air, but I'm sure by now I've got
it all out...what a mess.

Anyway, without breaking all of them down to check, there's no way to know
how much oil might have gotten in the tires. So, the question is, do I break
all four beadlocked wheels down and check, or just ignore the possibility
there's a small amount of oil in each tire?

Re: Oil in the tires .. Don't Laugh!
 

who knows? If there's a lot of life (tread) left maybe you should open up
just one of them and take a look. If there's not much life left, I ;guess
you could ignore it.....Any feel of wheels out of balance at high speed?
"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:ca8ina0a9r@enews3.newsguy.com...
> Ok, so three weeks ago I installed a Kilby on board air system on my YJ. I
> ordered the compressor, mounting adaptor & all the accessories from Kilby.
> Since I'd never installed one before I had a local guy who's done a number
> of them install it for me.
>
> Well, (stop snickering) it seems the compressor was full of oil right out
of
> the box, but he put more in, then drew it out after he realized the
mistake.
> Last weekend after a day of wheeling I went to air back up and by the time
I
> got to the last tire I realized it was puking a bit of oil out of the
hose.
> I checked the filter system and it was saturated with oil, as was the
entire
> system. Worse, it became evident I'd likely filled all four tires with
oil
> contaminated air. After I got home I dumped & cleaned the filter, then one
> at a time I blew out all of the air lines, fittings and the tank. Quite a
> bit of oil came out before it blew clean air, but I'm sure by now I've got
> it all out...what a mess.
>
> Anyway, without breaking all of them down to check, there's no way to know
> how much oil might have gotten in the tires. So, the question is, do I
break
> all four beadlocked wheels down and check, or just ignore the possibility
> there's a small amount of oil in each tire?
>
>

Re: Oil in the tires .. Don't Laugh!
 

who knows? If there's a lot of life (tread) left maybe you should open up
just one of them and take a look. If there's not much life left, I ;guess
you could ignore it.....Any feel of wheels out of balance at high speed?
"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:ca8ina0a9r@enews3.newsguy.com...
> Ok, so three weeks ago I installed a Kilby on board air system on my YJ. I
> ordered the compressor, mounting adaptor & all the accessories from Kilby.
> Since I'd never installed one before I had a local guy who's done a number
> of them install it for me.
>
> Well, (stop snickering) it seems the compressor was full of oil right out
of
> the box, but he put more in, then drew it out after he realized the
mistake.
> Last weekend after a day of wheeling I went to air back up and by the time
I
> got to the last tire I realized it was puking a bit of oil out of the
hose.
> I checked the filter system and it was saturated with oil, as was the
entire
> system. Worse, it became evident I'd likely filled all four tires with
oil
> contaminated air. After I got home I dumped & cleaned the filter, then one
> at a time I blew out all of the air lines, fittings and the tank. Quite a
> bit of oil came out before it blew clean air, but I'm sure by now I've got
> it all out...what a mess.
>
> Anyway, without breaking all of them down to check, there's no way to know
> how much oil might have gotten in the tires. So, the question is, do I
break
> all four beadlocked wheels down and check, or just ignore the possibility
> there's a small amount of oil in each tire?
>
>

Re: Oil in the tires .. Don't Laugh!
 

who knows? If there's a lot of life (tread) left maybe you should open up
just one of them and take a look. If there's not much life left, I ;guess
you could ignore it.....Any feel of wheels out of balance at high speed?
"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:ca8ina0a9r@enews3.newsguy.com...
> Ok, so three weeks ago I installed a Kilby on board air system on my YJ. I
> ordered the compressor, mounting adaptor & all the accessories from Kilby.
> Since I'd never installed one before I had a local guy who's done a number
> of them install it for me.
>
> Well, (stop snickering) it seems the compressor was full of oil right out
of
> the box, but he put more in, then drew it out after he realized the
mistake.
> Last weekend after a day of wheeling I went to air back up and by the time
I
> got to the last tire I realized it was puking a bit of oil out of the
hose.
> I checked the filter system and it was saturated with oil, as was the
entire
> system. Worse, it became evident I'd likely filled all four tires with
oil
> contaminated air. After I got home I dumped & cleaned the filter, then one
> at a time I blew out all of the air lines, fittings and the tank. Quite a
> bit of oil came out before it blew clean air, but I'm sure by now I've got
> it all out...what a mess.
>
> Anyway, without breaking all of them down to check, there's no way to know
> how much oil might have gotten in the tires. So, the question is, do I
break
> all four beadlocked wheels down and check, or just ignore the possibility
> there's a small amount of oil in each tire?
>
>

Re: Oil in the tires .. Don't Laugh!
 

who knows? If there's a lot of life (tread) left maybe you should open up
just one of them and take a look. If there's not much life left, I ;guess
you could ignore it.....Any feel of wheels out of balance at high speed?
"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:ca8ina0a9r@enews3.newsguy.com...
> Ok, so three weeks ago I installed a Kilby on board air system on my YJ. I
> ordered the compressor, mounting adaptor & all the accessories from Kilby.
> Since I'd never installed one before I had a local guy who's done a number
> of them install it for me.
>
> Well, (stop snickering) it seems the compressor was full of oil right out
of
> the box, but he put more in, then drew it out after he realized the
mistake.
> Last weekend after a day of wheeling I went to air back up and by the time
I
> got to the last tire I realized it was puking a bit of oil out of the
hose.
> I checked the filter system and it was saturated with oil, as was the
entire
> system. Worse, it became evident I'd likely filled all four tires with
oil
> contaminated air. After I got home I dumped & cleaned the filter, then one
> at a time I blew out all of the air lines, fittings and the tank. Quite a
> bit of oil came out before it blew clean air, but I'm sure by now I've got
> it all out...what a mess.
>
> Anyway, without breaking all of them down to check, there's no way to know
> how much oil might have gotten in the tires. So, the question is, do I
break
> all four beadlocked wheels down and check, or just ignore the possibility
> there's a small amount of oil in each tire?
>
>

Re: Oil in the tires .. Don't Laugh!
 

When I first built my OBA system, I slightly overfilled the compressor
as well, and it would sometimes blow some oil mist. I filled my tires
and my friends' tires with it plenty of times. Nothing bad came of it.
It's such a small amount and such a fine mist that I wouldn't worry
about it, really. I have no technical background in oil + inside of
tire possible reactions, though, so take it fwiw. I'm just speaking
from experience of having done that over a year ago and having no
problems with my tires after.

/Bob


"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message news:<ca8ina0a9r@enews3.newsguy.com>...
> Ok, so three weeks ago I installed a Kilby on board air system on my YJ. I
> ordered the compressor, mounting adaptor & all the accessories from Kilby.
> Since I'd never installed one before I had a local guy who's done a number
> of them install it for me.
>
> Well, (stop snickering) it seems the compressor was full of oil right out of
> the box, but he put more in, then drew it out after he realized the mistake.
> Last weekend after a day of wheeling I went to air back up and by the time I
> got to the last tire I realized it was puking a bit of oil out of the hose.
> I checked the filter system and it was saturated with oil, as was the entire
> system. Worse, it became evident I'd likely filled all four tires with oil
> contaminated air. After I got home I dumped & cleaned the filter, then one
> at a time I blew out all of the air lines, fittings and the tank. Quite a
> bit of oil came out before it blew clean air, but I'm sure by now I've got
> it all out...what a mess.
>
> Anyway, without breaking all of them down to check, there's no way to know
> how much oil might have gotten in the tires. So, the question is, do I break
> all four beadlocked wheels down and check, or just ignore the possibility
> there's a small amount of oil in each tire?

Re: Oil in the tires .. Don't Laugh!
 

When I first built my OBA system, I slightly overfilled the compressor
as well, and it would sometimes blow some oil mist. I filled my tires
and my friends' tires with it plenty of times. Nothing bad came of it.
It's such a small amount and such a fine mist that I wouldn't worry
about it, really. I have no technical background in oil + inside of
tire possible reactions, though, so take it fwiw. I'm just speaking
from experience of having done that over a year ago and having no
problems with my tires after.

/Bob


"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message news:<ca8ina0a9r@enews3.newsguy.com>...
> Ok, so three weeks ago I installed a Kilby on board air system on my YJ. I
> ordered the compressor, mounting adaptor & all the accessories from Kilby.
> Since I'd never installed one before I had a local guy who's done a number
> of them install it for me.
>
> Well, (stop snickering) it seems the compressor was full of oil right out of
> the box, but he put more in, then drew it out after he realized the mistake.
> Last weekend after a day of wheeling I went to air back up and by the time I
> got to the last tire I realized it was puking a bit of oil out of the hose.
> I checked the filter system and it was saturated with oil, as was the entire
> system. Worse, it became evident I'd likely filled all four tires with oil
> contaminated air. After I got home I dumped & cleaned the filter, then one
> at a time I blew out all of the air lines, fittings and the tank. Quite a
> bit of oil came out before it blew clean air, but I'm sure by now I've got
> it all out...what a mess.
>
> Anyway, without breaking all of them down to check, there's no way to know
> how much oil might have gotten in the tires. So, the question is, do I break
> all four beadlocked wheels down and check, or just ignore the possibility
> there's a small amount of oil in each tire?

Re: Oil in the tires .. Don't Laugh!
 

When I first built my OBA system, I slightly overfilled the compressor
as well, and it would sometimes blow some oil mist. I filled my tires
and my friends' tires with it plenty of times. Nothing bad came of it.
It's such a small amount and such a fine mist that I wouldn't worry
about it, really. I have no technical background in oil + inside of
tire possible reactions, though, so take it fwiw. I'm just speaking
from experience of having done that over a year ago and having no
problems with my tires after.

/Bob


"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message news:<ca8ina0a9r@enews3.newsguy.com>...
> Ok, so three weeks ago I installed a Kilby on board air system on my YJ. I
> ordered the compressor, mounting adaptor & all the accessories from Kilby.
> Since I'd never installed one before I had a local guy who's done a number
> of them install it for me.
>
> Well, (stop snickering) it seems the compressor was full of oil right out of
> the box, but he put more in, then drew it out after he realized the mistake.
> Last weekend after a day of wheeling I went to air back up and by the time I
> got to the last tire I realized it was puking a bit of oil out of the hose.
> I checked the filter system and it was saturated with oil, as was the entire
> system. Worse, it became evident I'd likely filled all four tires with oil
> contaminated air. After I got home I dumped & cleaned the filter, then one
> at a time I blew out all of the air lines, fittings and the tank. Quite a
> bit of oil came out before it blew clean air, but I'm sure by now I've got
> it all out...what a mess.
>
> Anyway, without breaking all of them down to check, there's no way to know
> how much oil might have gotten in the tires. So, the question is, do I break
> all four beadlocked wheels down and check, or just ignore the possibility
> there's a small amount of oil in each tire?

Re: Oil in the tires .. Don't Laugh!
 

When I first built my OBA system, I slightly overfilled the compressor
as well, and it would sometimes blow some oil mist. I filled my tires
and my friends' tires with it plenty of times. Nothing bad came of it.
It's such a small amount and such a fine mist that I wouldn't worry
about it, really. I have no technical background in oil + inside of
tire possible reactions, though, so take it fwiw. I'm just speaking
from experience of having done that over a year ago and having no
problems with my tires after.

/Bob


"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message news:<ca8ina0a9r@enews3.newsguy.com>...
> Ok, so three weeks ago I installed a Kilby on board air system on my YJ. I
> ordered the compressor, mounting adaptor & all the accessories from Kilby.
> Since I'd never installed one before I had a local guy who's done a number
> of them install it for me.
>
> Well, (stop snickering) it seems the compressor was full of oil right out of
> the box, but he put more in, then drew it out after he realized the mistake.
> Last weekend after a day of wheeling I went to air back up and by the time I
> got to the last tire I realized it was puking a bit of oil out of the hose.
> I checked the filter system and it was saturated with oil, as was the entire
> system. Worse, it became evident I'd likely filled all four tires with oil
> contaminated air. After I got home I dumped & cleaned the filter, then one
> at a time I blew out all of the air lines, fittings and the tank. Quite a
> bit of oil came out before it blew clean air, but I'm sure by now I've got
> it all out...what a mess.
>
> Anyway, without breaking all of them down to check, there's no way to know
> how much oil might have gotten in the tires. So, the question is, do I break
> all four beadlocked wheels down and check, or just ignore the possibility
> there's a small amount of oil in each tire?

Re: Oil in the tires .. Don't Laugh!
 

I really don't have a answer or an opinion.
But I do know they put some sort of fluid
in Farm tractor tires, if that means anything.
Cheers
Frank

Jerry McG wrote:

> Ok, so three weeks ago I installed a Kilby on board air system on my YJ. I
> ordered the compressor, mounting adaptor & all the accessories from Kilby.
> Since I'd never installed one before I had a local guy who's done a number
> of them install it for me.
>
> Well, (stop snickering) it seems the compressor was full of oil right out of
> the box, but he put more in, then drew it out after he realized the mistake.
> Last weekend after a day of wheeling I went to air back up and by the time I
> got to the last tire I realized it was puking a bit of oil out of the hose.
> I checked the filter system and it was saturated with oil, as was the entire
> system. Worse, it became evident I'd likely filled all four tires with oil
> contaminated air. After I got home I dumped & cleaned the filter, then one
> at a time I blew out all of the air lines, fittings and the tank. Quite a
> bit of oil came out before it blew clean air, but I'm sure by now I've got
> it all out...what a mess.
>
> Anyway, without breaking all of them down to check, there's no way to know
> how much oil might have gotten in the tires. So, the question is, do I break
> all four beadlocked wheels down and check, or just ignore the possibility
> there's a small amount of oil in each tire?
>
>