burnt motor oil for bar oil

[cedarman]

hey guys,

has anyone ever used burnt motor oil for bar oil? yes i know bar oil is not that expensive and thats probably what i should use; BUT i have some burnt oil lying around and didnt know if that would serve a good purpose or not.

thanx!

 

[Shifty Eyed]

I wouldn't use it. Why not just dump it in a recycle bin at an auto parts store?

 

[blsnelling]

It's said to be carcinogenic, and makes a mess of your saw. LINK

 

[cedarman]

why not use it? it should lube the bar and chain okay, plus its free.

i guess the downside is, its dirty. might have metal fragments or dirt inside, but if i strain it it should be okay

i use straight 30 bar oil now (all i had in garage). works good.

 

[fredmc]

It makes a mess of things and will eventually destroy the oiler.

 

[iamdiffrnt]

Not to mention that it is full of particulates and other nasty stuff, won't adhere well to your moving parts, and may not be nice to your plastic parts.

 

[blsnelling]

Also, it's not going to lubricate as well. Proper B&C lube has tacifiers in it that help it cling to the chain as it spins around the bar and tip. Engine oil will sling off more readily.

 

[mile9socounty]

:deadhorse:

 

[sloch24]

:deadhorse:

Hehehe.. I can't believe it took this long..

 

[Freehand]

We have surmised if the oil was run through a micron filter,and had the requisite tackifier added,would be close to what they sell you in the store....


Weather or not it's worth all the time and effort to do it right though.......

 

[rmihalek]

Who knows where to buy tackifier?

 

[jd548esco72]

i have used --used motor oil in saw chain oilers. i ran one old clunker saw on used motor oil for chain oil exclusively for nearly a decade. it never had any problems with the oiler.

the oiler was fine when its motor croaked. i never noticed it having any ill effects on the chain or bar either.

that said--

i hardly ever use used motor oil anymore. mostly because it will really dirty up your saw. and the second reason is that used motor oil can cause cancer.

nothing worse than having to repair a saw that has been running used motor oil for chain oil!

last time i added used motor oil to chain oil was to thin some thick summer mix chain lube to run in winter. and then it only took a little use oil to the lube mix--


:greenchainsaw:

 

[autobaun70]

add about 1 part gas to 4 parts burt oil and it makes a dandy fire starter. I wouldn't use it in the fire place, but for a brush fire, nothing works better.

 

[BloodOnTheIce]

Saw operating RPMs- 10k-14K
Car operating RPMs- 2,500-5,000

If you think that your USED and degraded engine oil will protect your bar and chain you're sadly mistaken. But good luck with that, don't come a #####in' when you bar is toast.

 

[tawilson]

Who knows where to buy tackifier?

I think it's a fancy name for glue.

 

[blsnelling]

Saw operating RPMs- 10k-14K
Car operating RPMs- 2,500-5,000

If you think that your USED and degraded engine oil will protect your bar and chain you're sadly mistaken. But good luck with that, don't come a #####in' when you bar is toast.

But it's not used in the engine where the RPMs are that high. I agree not to use it for the other reasons stated above. However, I have a friend in his 60s who has used it for years in all of his saws. He has no trouble with it at all. Granted, he's running much slower running saws, since they're all old Homelites. But they run them hard, and run them a lot. I'm talking up to 44" bars too. So take it for what it's worth. I won't be using it in mine. Way too messy, and still the carcinogen concern.

 

[WoodChuck'r]

People are still doing this?!

I say screw engine oil, skip the regular B&C oil and go right to biodegradable oil or straight canola!

Used engine oil..... Holy crap you've got to be kidding me.... :jawdrop:

 

[cedarman]

Saw operating RPMs- 10k-14K
Car operating RPMs- 2,500-5,000

If you think that your USED and degraded engine oil will protect your bar and chain you're sadly mistaken. But good luck with that, don't come a #####in' when you bar is toast.

i was just askin a question guys... and playing devils advocate. besides i dont think the chain itself turns 14k. were talking about bar and chain lube. not motor oil.

fyi-- all my grandfather ever ran in his chainsaws was burnt motor oil. guess tcw3 wasnt that easy to come by here in town in the 50's and 60's.

im not going to use it cause its messy. but i think it would work in a pinch

 

[blsnelling]

People are still doing this?!

I say screw engine oil, skip the regular B&C oil and go right to biodegradable oil or straight canola!

Used engine oil..... Holy crap you've got to be kidding me.... :jawdrop:

Try cleaning up a saw that's used this crap. Nasty stuff.

 

[WoodChuck'r]

Try cleaning up a saw that's used this crap. Nasty stuff.

I can't even imagine. At Cale's (Blood's) GTG all I ran in the 79'er and 681 was straight canola. I try to run straight canola as often as I can - that or I'll do a 50/50 mix of canola with Stihl BioPlus. Anything bio IMO. Smells nice when it hits the muffler and cleans up real nice!