Compatibility of base oil types
| Mineral oil | Ester oil | Polyglycol | Silicone-methyl | Silicone-phenyl | Polyphenylether | PFPE | |
| Mineral oil | + | + | – | – | + | o | – |
| Ester oil | + | + | + | – | + | o | – |
| Polyglycol | – | + | + | – | – | – | – |
| Silicone-methyl | – | – | – | + | + | – | – |
| Silicone-phenyl | + | + | – | + | + | + | – |
| Polyphenylether | o | o | – | – | + | + | – |
| PFPE | – | – | – | – | – | – | + |
| + compatible | |||||||
| - incompatible | |||||||
| o individual testing required | |||||||
