Originally Posted by
mf70
Search for message # 21892593. He used hydraulic oil, and it worked.
Their "description" of the oil sounds like sales blather. You're not going to eat it. I hope.
I was thinking about using power steering or tranny fluid- both handle far higher temperatures they're pretty stable and they contain anti-foaming agents. Pretty sure the viscosity would be OK, too.
I get the thermodynamically neutral part but not the medical grade silicone. I'm sure the six syllable word impresses some people but in my tech comp class, the professor called the use of a large number of words with three or more syllables a document's 'fog index'.
I'd like for someone to open their trainer and check the viscosity- they could describe it as 'Mrs Butterworth's', 'Log Cabin' or 'Generic. watered-down big box grocery store' syrup.