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Chevron W680 as cylinder oil?
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 2:39 am
by TriangleTom
Has anybody experimented with Chevron W680 or any other similar products for cylinder lubrication? It's intended for use in environments up to 300 PSI steam pressure and up to 575 F, and the price is pretty good at ~$90 for a 5 gallon bucket.
Info
https://cglapps.chevron.com/msdspds/PDS ... Format=PDF
Re: Chevron W680 as cylinder oil?
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 4:31 am
by cyberbadger
Harry Wade has a page on "The Truth About Steam Oils"
http://www.southernsteamtrains.com/misc ... -hwade.htm
Looks like it would be a decent if not very good. In fact I might look into one of these.
Green Velvet is what I've used, but I find it a little pricey. Your Chevron says its a Straight mineral oil with 4-6% tallow/animal fat, which is what you want if you are running according to the conventional type steam cylinder oils.
Lubrication is one of those things that can get "religious", even Wade mentions it, "In most things I am a proponent (within reason) of going with what works for YOU"
I'd skip the Cheron W-220 and go for the W-460 or W-680 personally if you tried it.
-CB
Re: Chevron W680 as cylinder oil?
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 6:27 pm
by TriangleTom
Other than Green Velvet, what else is used as SCO?
Re: Chevron W680 as cylinder oil?
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 7:25 pm
by cyberbadger
I got serious. $92 for 5 gallon pail.
-CB
Re: Chevron W680 as cylinder oil?
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 4:32 am
by TriangleTom
Let us know how it works out.
Re: Chevron W680 as cylinder oil?
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 9:25 pm
by TahoeSteam
Is that good for condensing plants?
Re: Chevron W680 as cylinder oil?
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 12:52 am
by cyberbadger
TahoeSteam wrote:Is that good for condensing plants?
https://www.heritagesteamsupplies.co.uk ... wered.html
Not generally. Compounded oils are difficult to recover.
-CB