Best lubricant ??

[Carbide X]

okay so somebody told me i should lubricant for my noissy fans and i looked it up on youtube and apparently it works, he also suggested WD40 but apparently it isnt a good lubricant?

Any suggestions ?

[Captinjigglesworth]

1 hour ago, Carbide X said:

okay so somebody told me i should lubricant for my noissy fans and i looked it up on youtube and apparently it works, he also suggested WD40 but apparently it isnt a good lubricant?

Any suggestions ?

Please refer to this page it will give you good details http://www.overclockers.com/em-spinning-lubricate-pc-fans/

 

1 hour ago, Carbide X said:

okay so somebody told me i should lubricant for my noissy fans and i looked it up on youtube and apparently it works, he also suggested WD40 but apparently it isnt a good lubricant?

Any suggestions ?

The best one to get would be sewing machine oil 

[Razor Blade]

10 minutes ago, Carbide X said:

okay so somebody told me i should lubricant for my noissy fans and i looked it up on youtube and apparently it works, he also suggested WD40 but apparently it isnt a good lubricant?

Any suggestions ?

Correct

WD-40 contains a stoddard solvent which is not a lubricant... It would clean things, help dissolve gunk, and has a lubricating property to it but the lubricating properties do not last at all. 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

WD-40 was originally designed to displace water from missle parts to prevent corrosion. In fact the WD in the name means Water Displacement; the 40 means it was the 40th formula they tried. It's a great solvent for loosening up stuck and rusted fasteners but has too low of a viscosity for effective lubricating and it's too volatile to last long; it quickly evaporates.

 

Far better lubricants would be sewing machine oil (similar to 3 in1 oil) or Ti-Flow. I prefer Tri-Flow myself. Most hardware stores and home centers carry it. It is available in various sized spray cans and squeeze bottles. I keep a small spray can and a small squeeze bottle of it at home. The squeeze bottle has a small tube that can be placed in the nozzle for pin point accuracy (it's so handy for me, I just keep the tube in the bottle all the time).

[W-L]

1 hour ago, Carbide X said:

okay so somebody told me i should lubricant for my noissy fans and i looked it up on youtube and apparently it works, he also suggested WD40 but apparently it isnt a good lubricant?

Any suggestions ?

As mentioned WD-40 wouldn’t be the best option something like a heavy weight silicone lubricant like this would be a good option. Just check to see if your fans can be opened or allow for access to the bearing. 

https://m.lowes.com/pd/DuPont-4-oz-Silicone-Lubricant/3550504

[bowrilla]

WD-40 wouldn't just be a not a good lubricant, it would actually pretty quickly worsen your fans' performance since its dissolving and cleaning properties will make dirt and gunk clog up.

 

+1 on sewing machine oil

[Froody129]

Sewing machine oil works great

[ravenshrike]

If you're confident in being able to disassemble the fan, fully clean the bearings with alcohol or other solvent to remove any oil based lube, and then reassemble it graphite lube works well too. Much more expensive and arduous to apply however.