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Oil level gauge question for 2HP, 8Gal. Air compressor?

timeggenberger asked:


It’s an electric motor. There’s no ‘dip stick’, the ‘Oil level gauge’ is a clear, round, window into the crank case. The center of the window has a smaller, concentric, Red circle.
For now, I’m assuming the level must be at, or about, the Red circle. Just want to be sure since I had the same compressor go bad before getting the replacement which I have now.

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2 Responses to “Oil level gauge question for 2HP, 8Gal. Air compressor?”

  1. um.yeah.okay on April 10th, 2009 8:01 am

    the offical name for the “window” is a sight glass, generally when something has a sight glass, “full” is about the middle of the glass sometimes they have marks or a range, i would say that if the oil is up to the red circle its full

  2. Dr.RS on April 12th, 2009 2:07 am

    you are correct. The oil level should be at the center point of the sight glass.
    Small compressors will have splash lubrication method. If the oil level is a little more no problem may arise.You can see the splash through the sight glass while the compressor is working!