Those who use motor oil for lube...

**WS6** · 12-17-07, 01:44

Ok, let me state first that I have no experience using motor oil for lube. I do know a lot about motor oil though, and from what I know this TM is a bit off, what do you all make of it?

**evilmonkey** · 12-19-07, 19:10

I think I'll stick to mobile 1

**PetesTactical** · 12-19-07, 20:50

Moble 1 Good

**Dave L.** · 12-19-07, 21:23

Anyone tried Quaker State Q (Full Synthetic)?

**WS6** · 12-20-07, 00:03

Originally Posted by Dave L.

Anyone tried Quaker State Q (Full Synthetic)?

I would wager that diesel oils are the best as they contain the most detergents. Something like Rotella T synthetic would be optimum.

**evilmonkey** · 12-20-07, 00:59

Thats an interesting point! I've been wanting to try out diesel oil for that reason. I have found that mobil 1 works better then CLP but to be honest I've never tried diesel oil. Ill try it out at the machine gun shoot in a few weeks at the impact zone here in houston.

**Henchman** · 12-21-07, 17:37

Originally Posted by WS6

I would wager that diesel oils are the best as they contain the most detergents. Something like Rotella T synthetic would be optimum.

FWIW I have used the Rotella T synthetic as gun oil before and it works just fine. The only problem with it is the smell for ccw guns. Currentley using 95% Mobile 1 5W 30 with 5% STP and it is a great lube for AR's and pistols.

**TedG** · 03-25-12, 09:01

Originally Posted by PetesTactical

Moble 1 Good

+1

**Headcase650** · 03-25-12, 10:08

Ive read the recommendations for rotella-t. You may want to rethink this. Rotella-T is a popular oil for motorcycle use, because it contains less friction inhibitors preventing the wet clutches from slipping. I went from mobile-1 in my bike to rotella and could tell a very noticeable difference in clutch performance. With firearms you want an oil with a high friction inhibitor content.