The Japanese army used Castor-oil for crankcase oil during the war....this will reduce the use of regular motor oil....
2007-02-09 08:43:01 · 6 answers · asked by ljmuller 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Ha! My cousin has a diesel Mercedes and was working at Mc Donald's, he decided to see if his car would run off of the oil from the french fry deep fryer.... And it did! It worked like a charm until... It got really cold outside and the oil hardened up from the grease that was in the oil so his car was ruined! Kinda makes you think though... What else can we be using as fuel???
2007-02-09 08:52:41 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs. Wifey! 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, vegetable oil will be perfectly suitable as a hydraulic fluid as long as it is only an emergency stop gap measure!
Ordinary tap water could even be used in a life or death emergency as would any fluid that cannot be compressed.
Castor oil is a superb race lubricant as long as you are aware of its shortcomings, that it will require changes after every race weekend and is not recommended for ally engines only cast iron blocked engines and it smells beautiful when it runs!
2007-02-09 08:55:22 · answer #2 · answered by slowpokesrool 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a world of difference between vegetable oil, castor oil, and hydraulic fluid. There's 50+ years of design changes in engines since then, too. Even the lubricants are specifically engineered to do their job. I wouldn't substitute any one of these for another, unless you plan on walking home, and paying a hefty repair bill.
2007-02-09 08:49:04 · answer #3 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It may have put some wear on it but it definitely will ruin the pump because hydraulic fluid is highly detergent ans degrades the rubber seals, so replace all the seals too. If some shop did this, they should be paying or doing the repairs for free.
2016-05-24 02:30:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, the stuff will solidify when it gets cold for one thing and poor boiling point and will eat up the rubber seals in your system.
2007-02-11 10:46:38 · answer #5 · answered by wheeler 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not unless you add some sort of anti foaming agent.
2007-02-09 09:35:54 · answer #6 · answered by ctlyle43 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋