GX CS2 Lube

[KRich]

Purchased the GX CS2 today off of Amazon for $294, (along with the 4 year warranty) and have been researching the maintenance routine on it. Target Forge has some great YT content on the GX series of compressors and was the main driving force behind my purchase. Anyway, after reading some posts here, I discovered the best and recommended upper cylinder lube is :
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0042FG74W/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1

My question is, would this be a good lube:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004QQEF8...KMRNX190&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it

for the lower crank bearings/wrist pin and gear box?

Other thoughts?

 

[BSJ]

That is exactly what I use in mine. 6 hours of service since the relube. No problems.

But I second guess actually needing to change the grease. The stuff that is in there is hell to get out. Looks like peanut butter but sticks like tar. Impossible to just 'wipe' out.

I resorted to partially disassembling the motor housing and soaking it in Simple Green. That sort of softened the residue. But still required lots of tedious toothbrushing to get the last of it.

The OEM gear grease is probably good for a whole lot of hours before actually needing to be changed.

 

[BSJ]

 

[KRich]

That is exactly what I use in mine. 6 hours of service since the relube. No problems.

But I second guess actually needing to change the grease. The stuff that is in there is hell to get out. Looks like peanut butter but sticks like tar. Impossible to just 'wipe' out.

I resorted to partially disassembling the motor housing and soaking it in Simple Green. That sort of softened the residue. But still required lots of tedious toothbrushing to get the last of it.

The OEM gear grease is probably good for a whole lot of hours before actually needing to be changed.

Understood...Thank you kind sir !

 

[Chris_K]

These are low rpm motors. Probably any NLGI 2 synthetic grease is good enough for the gear box. After scraping and picking as much of the factory grease I could, I used brake cleaner to melt off some more of the yuck. Doesn't need to be perfect.

 

[two4spooky]

I bought the same RedLine grease linked by the OP for the gearbox but a different grease for the piston seal. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000J4GYH0?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 I have not taken the compressor apart to regrease yet, still less than a hour of run time. FWIW mine is the single battery version, E-L2.

 

[bchannell]

Yeah, I have three GX compressors, and I just don't see the need for any special high tech grease in the gear box. I'm not saying it'll hurt a thing, but just can't imagine there being a big high speed load there.
For internal upper cylinder and wrist pin lube, the Renewal Lubricants recommended lube is fine.