Emergency Chainsaw Oil Substitute

[Billhook]

Reversed over my oil can miles from nearest chainsaw specialist. Managed to find a local garage/supermarket.

What grade motor oil would you buy to put in to finish the day without harming the saw? There was sunflower oil on the shelf as well.

[Graham]

Sunflower/veg oil is fine

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Sunflower/veg oil is fine

 

Second that although rapeseed is the best of the veg oils - usually sold as "vegetable oil" funnily enough.

 

From a garage just selling mineral lube oils, the thickest you can get I'd say; it thins down in the hot crankcase tank anyway and will resist fling better than thinner oils; so that's 15W50 rather than 0W30.

[treesrus]

i've been using recycled chip oil (filtered) for years with no problem.

[Billhook]

Thanks for that, I was not sure if too thick motor oil or vegetable oils would jam the oil feed hole.

[wardyc1]

Veg oils/old filtered chip pan oils can stiffen up the chain when it warms then cools also as it oxidises. Fine when it gets going tho I know a few lads that warm the bar/chain with blow torch before firing up the saw