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DIY Bike oil replacements?

  • 20-03-2013 2:57pm
    #1
    FionnOh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68 ✭✭


    Is it suitable to use certain household oils like say, cooking oil, instead of bike oil as a quick fix (or is it generally a bad idea) ?

    ..If so what oil would be suitable?


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  • #2
    el tel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,991 ✭✭✭el tel


    Oil of Olay, (or Ulay if the bike is pre-1999, or Olaz if the bike is from the low countries, Germany or Italy)


  • #3
    FionnOh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68 ✭✭FionnOh


    Haha, nice one thanks. Will steal my mother's


  • #4
    Tonyandthewhale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭Tonyandthewhale


    Does 3 in 1 count as a household oil? Because that stuff works fine.


  • #5
    tomasrojo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,848 ✭✭✭✭tomasrojo


    Don't use any oil that isn't a mineral oil. I mean, don't use what is essentially fat that happens to be liquid at room temperature. So not cooking oils. 3 in 1 is a mineral oil, for example. Flora Cuisine is not.


  • #6
    2011abc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,736 ✭✭✭2011abc


    3 in 1 is AWFUL as chain lube.Turns black almost immediately and plays havoc with jeans/socks,smooth shaven legs :-) etc


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  • #7
    tomasrojo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,848 ✭✭✭✭tomasrojo


    2011abc wrote: »
    3 in 1 is AWFUL as chain lube.Turns black almost immediately and plays havoc with jeans/socks,smooth shaven legs :-) etc
    3-in-1 washes out very quickly too.

    It's better than nothing, and much better than Flora Cuisine.


  • #8
    07Lapierre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,309 ✭✭✭07Lapierre


    3 in 1 is great! if its turning black immediately, your using too much (and the chain wasn't clean before applying the lube). Apply 9 or 10 drops directly on the chain. run the chain thru all the sprockets, job done! no mess and in our current weather conditions, last longer than most.


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