which oil to use in record cl3

so far i've been using wd40 but today i went to look for the oil recommended by record(motor oil grade w30) but couldnt find it after looking for a while. all they had at the gas station was w20 grade for diesel and reg gas motors. whats the difference between the two and can i use w20 grade. thanks ~Bezalel

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bizHB
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Hello Bezalel,

The 20 weight oil should work, it is just a bit thiner than 30 weight. You may have more oil coming out around the bearing with the 20 weight oil. I would think that the 40 weight that you've been using should work fine.

Fred Holder

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Fred Holder

Hello Fred and Bezalel. The WD40 is not the right lubricant for the CL3 lathe. You want the 20 or the 30 weight oil. The WD 40 is that solvent based product in a spray can that is too light and not sticky enough to lubricate bronze bearings.

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Jo-Anne & Edward Tabachek

If you've been using WD40, you're lucky you still have bearings.

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Its lubricity is minimal.

20W20 or 30W30 NON-Detergent oil is what people normally use for sintered bearings.
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Since almost all current motor oils are detergent oils, Universal Tractor Fluid or 2-Cycle oils are often substituted.
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George

I wouldn't use either WD40 oe SAE 30 engine oil. Neither is of the sam

consistency or composition as the Record oil. I wouldn't use the latte either but only because I am a tight-fisted Yorkshireman. I am reliabl informed that the Record oil which they sell at some exhorbitant pric is nothing other than automotive oil as used in automatic gearboxes an power steering systems. Certainly I used this for years in my CL3 an the bearings were fine

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Tony the Turner

I have been using a CL3 for years now with 30 grade oil. 20 tends to run out of the bearing too quickly, and as Fred states IF (A big if) you have been using WD40 you are extremely fortunate in having bearings at all, if this is the case please dismantle the whole thing, clean and reassemble using 30 oil. Regards Peter

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Peter Charles Fagg

on the bottle i got all it says ultra sl 20w-50 (sae20w50 apisl/cf acea a3,b3) it doesnt say nething about it having detergent or not. what's the problem with deteregent?

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bizHB

Corrosion of the brass.

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George

Woodbutcher1

Hi.

I have only ever used the oil from Record, yes it is overpriced, but why risk it. I use the CL4

Regards

T> I wouldn't use either WD40 oe SAE 30 engine oil. Neither is of the same

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mhzv37

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