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Old 10-18-2009, 12:07 PM
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Default RE: What Can Be used insted of afterun oil?

Get some "Air Tool" oil...the stuff used to lubricate pneumatic tools...
It's designed to lubricate and prevent rust.

If you're using a fuel that has all synthetic as it's total oil content, and haven't experienced rust (yet ) then you either live in a very dry climate or are just lucky.

Some castor in the fuel's oil package helps prevent or lessen corrosion.

I have some airplane engines going back to the 1940's that were run on fuel w/ 20 to 25% castor oil fuel...and the bearings are in great shape. I have newer engines that have cheaper bearings (lower quality steel ) that have rusted seemingly over-night when run on fuels with no or very little castor and when I forgot to run the fuel out/use ARO.