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Old 06-04-2008 | 11:43 PM
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Default RE: Turbine Engine Oil

Yep...looks exactly like the cans I had. I know that there's a generation 3 version which won't mix with methanol but never having seen those cans I can't say how they might be marked. This oil is the only one used in Australian military turbines and we didn't skimp on oil quality . It can stain certain finishes because of the heavy brown dye used in it but an alternative is BP2380 which is almost clear. It's specifications are a little lower than the Mobil but not enough to bother about for model use. Combustion byproducts aren't anything to worry about because...well...it's an oil and stays an oil . One aircraft I worked on (the Jindivik target drone) used a total loss oil system so all oil went into the tailpipe and got burned. However thus dint afect us att alll.