Mavic mini motor

lowellton · Aug 4, 2020

Good day. Need some help about my MM motor. I saw some green color on motor. Can i spray it wd40? Thanks

bmwbob · Aug 4, 2020

I wouldn't do anything to it! Is it having a problem?

lowellton · Aug 4, 2020

bmwbob said:
I wouldn't do anything to it! Is it having a problem?

Thanks for your reply. I dont hear or notice problem on my MM. Upon checking the rest of the motor they all have color green. I think its some king of silicon or something. Thanks again

bumper · Aug 4, 2020

You for sure don't want to spray anything in your motor, except maybe compressed air to blow out dust. WD-40 is a solvent to the lubricant in the bearings. Bad!

lowellton · Aug 4, 2020

bumper said:
You for sure don't want to spray anything in your motor, except maybe compressed air to blow out dust. WD-40 is a solvent to the lubricant in the bearings. Bad!

Thanks. I will not use wd40

alopeznj · Aug 4, 2020

Kind of weird, my mini is like tank. I have put that little guy through hell . Never complains. I do have a problem that video is choppy. I will post this on another blog as this is not related to your issues.

lannes · Aug 4, 2020

It's probably bearing lubricant, how new is your Mavic Mini ?

lowellton · Aug 5, 2020

lannes said:
It's probably bearing lubricant, how new is your Mavic Mini ?

Got this for about 2 weeks courtesy of dji care refresh ?

rehkram · Aug 5, 2020

Looks like algae to me

Seriously though I'd talk to Dji about it.

Deleted member 114292 · Aug 5, 2020

bumper said:
You for sure don't want to spray anything in your motor, except maybe compressed air to blow out dust. WD-40 is a solvent to the lubricant in the bearings. Bad!

FWIW WD-40 is neither a solvent nor a lubricant.

bumper · Aug 5, 2020

Done said:
FWIW WD-40 is neither a solvent nor a lubricant.

I disagree. It is a light hydrocarbon akin to kerosene etc. As such it will readily dilute lubricants with higher viscosity. It works quite well at *disolving* (removing) tar from car finishes and for many other purposes. It is neither a good lubricant and often not the best solvent either. Otherwise it's generally benign and has it's place - just not on bearings and such!