"D.M. Procida" wrote in
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In another group, I was informed that I'd need:

[...] a light machine oil. I recommend a turbine oil like
Castrol OC-11 because it will not become gummy as it ages.
[...] You want somthing about 32 cs in viscosity with no additives.

Can I go into shop and ask for "turbine oil"? What does "32 cs" mean?
I've never heard viscosity expressed like that before.

Does sewing machine oil count as "light machine oil"?

well if you went into halfords and asked for turbine oil, you'd either get a
'derrrrrr, we only have whats on the shelf' reply,
or if your unfortunate enough to get one of the ripspead boy racers... 'wow,
tell me what car you've shoe horned a jet engine into, i want to see it now,
quickly i've already got a semi on' erm..

anyhoo, i believe that sort of viscosity oil is used in hydraulic jacks, i'm
sure when i was searching for some jack oil a while back i saw referances to
32 cs, but as the other poster has said, tell us what you want it for,

btw, i last bought my hydraulic jack oil from an oil distributer, wytham
oils i believe, they had a retail office in lincoln, not too far from where
i used to live, also got the 'special' semi synthetic oil for my motorhomes
gearbox that iveco recomended to cure the stiff gear changes, as the iveco
garage didnt have an oil can to put some from the bulk tank into for me, and
withams was cheaper anyway.... and the gearchange on my motorhome has been
smooth as silk since changing to a semi synthetic.

But there are other oil distributers around the country, usually cheaper
than retail stores,