Jcnadeau13

Does anyone have a solution to keep the ae shock oil bottles from leaking its always a mess and half the oil leaked out even using the blue caps? Or is there abother brand of oil that comes in better quality bottles?

Mickey_B

iTrader: (7)

Are using a shock oil bag? I use one and have not had any issues. Big thing is to make sure Is the bag always stays upright. Also, once you have one leak make sure to clean them all off with simple green or some other degreaser really good. I had some of the old associated bottles and they would leak and somehow get oil on every other bottle they were with.

Jcnadeau13

No i saw that on amain i keep them in a ziploc in a plano box but i dont have a good way to keep them upright and its always covered i clean them and put in a new ziploc everytime but i probably need to get that bag.

big ted

iTrader: (2)

Any plastic container will work. Old lunch Tupperware etc. Personally I use an old dishwasher detergent container. But then, I'm not super concerned with looking "factory..."

Sir 51D3WAYS

Just use another brand. Not worth the hassle of cleanup imo.

Avoid the screw top type in general as they rely on some part of the tip squashing or the cap stretching to seal or do so by poor design. This causes the cap to split along the flange or the nozzle to split along the seam. The only exception is Tamiya.

Go for the flip top type that snaps in. Losi and Hudy are pretty good, as is Yokomo.

billdelong

iTrader: (33)

Always keep a small sheet of aluminum foil in your pit box, when done using shock oil, place a small scrap of foil on the lid when screwing it back on, no more leaks, just be sure to remove the foil between uses!

TurnNBurn

I was going to say Saran Wrap, but it's pretty difficult to manage when it's in small pieces.

Jcnadeau13

I tried saran wrap and a ziploc over the threads it didnt really work i might just transfer them into better bottles if i can find some

rustyus

iTrader: (1)

Man, I thought I was the only one picky about shock oil bottles. I lay all my shock oils down in pit/gear box. I just make sure to keep and use the blue bottle seals that come with most of Associated's oils.

trf211

I always threw those away like a confused idiot and then one day put my shock and diff oil bag sideways instead of vertical in the RC box... now I keep them.

Cain

iTrader: (294)

so far good luck with PT racing oil bottles. no leaking everywhere and I like the oil. Wish they had higher number diff oils.

Jordyannie

I use the associated oil bag. My oils still leak but barely, and the bag contains it and doesn’t get all over my other stuff

racer1812

iTrader: (31)

I use a body reamer and put a hole in the blue cap/plug. No leaks and you don't have to make a mess taking it in and out.

billdelong

iTrader: (33)

just happened to cross by these

Torque Activated Pressure Sensitive Seals Cap Liners

Torque Activated Pressure Sensitive Seals Cap Liners

which are available in various diameters, just measure your cap size, I like the idea of cutting the seal into a "donut" shape, haven't tried it yet, but sure looks promising to me!

billdelong

iTrader: (33)

A while back I had ordered Turnigy Track Star oil, and I really like their cap design which has never leaked, but I noticed their oils are really hard to come by, but I have been refilling some of my favorite weight fluids from other brands just to keep using the same pointed cap which makes it very easy to squeeze the fluid into the crevice behind the planetary gears, plus the bottle is more flexible making it easier to squeeze and quickly get the fluid out of the cap!

So I did some searching last night and found an identical cap design on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DN87876/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DN87876/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

As luck will have it, they already include "donut" shaped foam seals which explain why the Turnigy shock bottles never leaked, and as a bonus these caps are a direct fit on the PT bottles too!