FLFlyboy

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im using some team assosiated 40 wt shock oil and my dad was loking at it the other day and told me it was just 40 wt motor oil so for shock oil you should just buy some 40wt motor oil in big packages youl get more for less.

Nitro Rustler Racer

uhh, they dunt sell 40wt motor oil, its either 10 -40 ot 20w-40, ya they pretty much work the same

FLFlyboy

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they make 40wt motor oil hek they even make 50wt motor oil its just there not as common as the other ones.

Nitro Rustler Racer

for real they do?do you know what company makes it?

cfetter79

Yeah... lots of companies make 40w or 50w oil...

travis28379

lol go to auto zone or walmart and buy some.

Nitro Rustler Racer

lol, i never saw it at autozone or walmart, i usually go with my dad or bro to get oil for there cars and all i see is 10w-2- 20w-30 and so on

Tucker01

I wouldn't use motor oil in place of shock oil. Motor oil may react with the plastic or the o-rings. Shock oil is inert silicon (that's why they use it for implants).

Nitro Rustler Racer

lol

Grantothismo

Tucker is right, it ain't motor oil. It use to be in the '80s and all your shock parts would get old and brittle. The new stuff is silicon and worth the money. Shock parts stay like new.

FLFlyboy

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i hope you guys are right i dont want my parts to start breaking but im not sure it isnt motor oil its real cheap its not like the assosiated shock oils you normally see its more like somthing youd find only by loking deep into tower hobies but yall may be right about that im just not sure.

dalosiman

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I've been racing, building, and repairing rc cars for 18 years and I can assure you that the oil for your rc car shocks isnt motor oil! I also worked in the petrochemical refining industry for 15 of those 18 years. Motor oil is derived from petroleum products and will eat the plastic parts and o-rings that are used in your shocks. The newer oils that are made of silicone are specially blended and are plastic and o-ring safe. Also there are still 40wt, 50wt, and even higher weight motor and transmission and gear oils being produced by Penzoil, Valvoline, Castrol, and other manufacturers.

FLFlyboy

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well i dont think ill be using this stuff much longer i think im start using some 1000 wt oil insted they have some at my lhs my bud there said that would be much better.