2006-12-01 15:56:28 · 12 answers · asked by Kevin T 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
from different things depends on what oil ur talking about, I am almost sure that ur talking about car oil sense u asked the question in the repair section. it comes from the ground that we all know as crude oil that is then refined into the oil that we use in our cars,trucks and so forth. no wwhat is the best oil to put in ur car that would be Valvaline Oil. It doesn't have " i. e. wax " like all those other oils have
2006-12-01 19:49:41 · answer #1 · answered by timberrattler818 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lubrication oils used in automobile engines and gearbopxes can come from Crude oil (new theory is that it is made from certian chemicals being cpompressd together at very high pressures). Also there are mineral oils compounded in mixtures suitable for lubrication, - and also "synthetic" (-man-made compounds)!
Animal fats are not used for lubrication a lot anymore, - because they become rancid very rapidly, and stink pretty bad! They were used by the pioneers on covered wagons going west , -- and sort of went out with the age!!
Ther are a number of vegetable oils also, - but they are mostly used for cooking and oil lamps, -- corn and olive oil are great lamp fuel, as well as cooking! There are other oils used for cooking also, such as saflower oil, kanola oil, palmoil sunflower oil and others.
Oil of camphor is used in medication along with a bunch of others I can't think of right now!
Then threre is walnut oil used for furniture and fine woods, and linseed oil used for paints. So it depends what oil you want, -- to do what job!
2006-12-02 00:19:44 · answer #2 · answered by guess78624 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to be specific about what kind of oil. Some comes from greasy foreheads. Some comes from decaying organic matter under the earth for hundreds of millions of years. Some comes from pressing corn or olives or coconuts.
2006-12-01 23:59:50 · answer #3 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Originally oil was harvested from the fat deposits of animals like whales. Petrolium that comes from the ground is large pools of compressed organic material (animals and plants have hydrogen and carbon).
2006-12-01 23:59:09 · answer #4 · answered by Link Correon 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it come from deep within the ground as crude oil and must be processed into fuel
2006-12-01 23:59:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oil is the product of decomposition ie: animal or vegetable.It is named crude because it is not in a refined state.
2006-12-02 00:11:14 · answer #6 · answered by the bear facts 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the ground ,they say that it comes from dinosaurs but they where all over the earth and oil is only in certain areas . another bad theory i say
2006-12-02 00:04:34 · answer #7 · answered by chotpeper 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What have you been smoking?You're kidding,right? Everybody over 7 years old knows it comes from the middle east.At least it did until your idiot president illegally attacked Iraq
2006-12-02 00:24:42 · answer #8 · answered by runninron69 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dinosaurs.
2006-12-01 23:59:41 · answer #9 · answered by defleppard 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
~~~Which type of oil ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ???
different oils,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,comes from different places.
so in order to answer your question,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I would need to know what type of oil your talking about.
2006-12-02 00:05:41 · answer #10 · answered by ~~Penny~~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋