Can I run ethanol thru the oil port of my vac pump?

My oil is getting gunked up. Will running alchohol thru the oil port mess the pump up? Usually I just run extra oil thru it but that isn’t doing it anymore.

Rebuild, clean by hand, cry a little, put it back together.

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Try and take a video of u taking it apart, helps u figure out how to put it back together, or atleast pictures along the way

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Vacuum Pumps - General Info / Maintenance Tips

Kerosene. Ethanol is mostly immiscible in pump oil…

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RIP beaker!

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