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Posted: 4/7/2015 4:56:16 AM EDT
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Anyone here use non detergent oil for lubricating their aks?
thinking of switching to 30W non detergent motor oil, wanting to know if anyone already uses something similar to this |
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A lot of people use motor oil since it is inexpensive and it works well enough in the boundary layer category but performs poorly in the other desirable areas such as resistance to corrosion and oxidation and it contains toxic substances.
ATF (not that ATF, Automatic Transmission Fluid) is actually better than motor oil but toxic as well. |
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I've been using MOBIL 1 5w30 synthetic for about 15 years
It works better than CLP and is cheaper I shoot a lot, and it seemed like a waste of money buying the big bottles of CLP....even at wholesale/dealer prices . |
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Originally Posted By Derek45:
I've been using MOBIL 1 5w30 synthetic for about 15 years It works better than CLP and is cheaper I shoot a lot, and it seemed like a waste of money buying the big bottles of CLP....even at wholesale/dealer prices . Good advice. Learned something new today. 
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I've used motor oil before but I dislike that after starting to use LUCAS white lithium grease from home depot. I've started to use it on everything. AR barrel nuts for antiseize and populating AK barrels. Just a light coating on the wear points of the bcg and cycle the action to get everything greased evenly before shooting.
1 tube of white lithium will last you years. |
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Originally Posted By TJRoush:
Yup...over 40deg its grease...oil below that. Originally Posted By TJRoush:
Originally Posted By Pumpkinheaver:
I use grease in summer and Motor oil in winter on my AKs. |
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Originally Posted By TJRoush: Yup...over 40deg its grease...oil below that. Originally Posted By TJRoush: Originally Posted By Pumpkinheaver: I use grease in summer and Motor oil in winter on my AKs. Yup...over 40deg its grease...oil below that. Why not use a grease with an appropriate temperature range? I've used grease to -18F. |
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I dont have an AK at the moment( But hopefully will fix that soon), but I use a combo of MOBIL 1 5w30 synthetic mixed with just enough ATF mixed in to make it red. When i need to use grease, i use some Lucas Red and tacky. Tube cost less then $5 and will last the guns i have most of my life. So for about $20, i have enough lube for all my guns for life no matter the situation. Did i mention i am a cheap bastard? 
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| Your AR may benefit from oil but AKs run better on grease. AKs are much less fussy. Any kind of grease seems to work equally well. Once the weather gets really cold you switch to oil but even then the Russians warn against motor oil or any product which is multi-viscosity. |
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