My compressor has been leaking oil

[pritch]

Not very much, just a drip here and a drop there. Just enough to let me know there's a leak. I usually don't use a lot of air, and my system is pretty tight, so it don't really run a lot. Yesterday, though, I was doing some sandblasting and the compressor ran quite a bit. I kept my eye on it and there was defiantly more oil coming out. Finally, the level was defiantly getting lower according to the sight glass so I decided to shut it down and analyse the situation more closely.

This is the compressor I have:


I finally found the culprit. I kept looking at the sight glass, but I should have been looking AT the sight glass!



It had a crack in it! When I tried to take it out, it broke right in half (I saw this coming and had drained the oil)



I went to Campbell Huasfield's website and ordered a new one. I hope it's better than the plastic one that broke. The picture on the website looks like it's metal.

It's always something

[ETsC10]

Pritch, good you found the culprit and it's a good tip
for the folks facing other mystery leaks.

Crazy it was such a dinky part!

Cool digs and compressor BTW.

[pritch]

Yeah-the new one came and it is a metal body with a clear lens instead of just the whole thing made of clear plastic. She's working good now!