Chainsaw oil for Scottoilers...?

[(RIP) MScotts]

After reading threads on the subject which are dotted about the forums, I've decided to try chainsaw oil in my Scottoiler as an alternative to the OEM they sell.

Who uses Chainsaw oil in theirs and which one do you buy?

I've seen this 1 Litre can of oil on eBay, not bad for £5.90 delivered. Is it the right sort, and/or is there a better or cheaper one about...?

TIA

-Andy.

 

[STUBBS]

trouble with chainsaw oil is its very thick when cold so watch where you mount the reservoir

 

[Smiler400]

And...not all oils are good for `o`rings

 

[Myke Rocks]

I have used it in the past

I used it in my scottoiler fitted to a DR800. Had to chage the flow to suit the more Viscous oil.
Like the Scott oil, it made certian that my perspex rear number palde never rusted, but that was about it.
Bike still ate chains. (850cc/stage3 cam/38mm throttle bodies+fuel injection).
With the oiler, around 6,000 miles on the most expensive chain, and bike starts to get into "bucket of bolts" mode. Great fun though.
I did the maths, and shaft drive is very inexpensive to run by comparison.
Myke

 

[brassmonkey001]

I use Oregon Arborol in my 650 and in my chainsaw.

 

[JJH]

I have heard of people using used cooking oil but I ask the question what are people hoping to save I ran many bikes with Scott oilers and never considerd the oil that expensive JJH

 

[(RIP) MScotts]

trouble with chainsaw oil is its very thick when cold so watch where you mount the reservoir

Already fitted and has been in-use since Apr 11. The resevoir is vertically situated adjacent to the F650GS's fuse box. This gives great gravity feed and with the seat off, access for topping up/ oil flow adjustment is a pop

And...not all oils are good for `o`rings

Point taken, cheers! Hence me posting this thread up before I go ahead with owt other than the OEM stuff

I used it in my scottoiler fitted to a DR800. Had to chage the flow to suit the more Viscous oil.......

So, is chainsaw oil not a simialr viscosity? Going by the threads on here and elsewhere, it seemed to be?

I use Oregon Arborol in my 650 and in my chainsaw.

Cheers
Is this the stuff? If so, at £9.80 delivered for a Litre it works out at half the price of Scottoil (which is of similar price for 500ml).

I have heard of people using used cooking oil but I ask the question what are people hoping to save I ran many bikes with Scott oilers and never considerd the oil that expensive JJH

As above, JJH... If suitable then using chainsaw oil works out to be about half the price of Scottoil. Clearly it's down to individual choice in the end though, and this info might be useful to those who cover enough miles to make it beneficial to use an alternative, as well as something riders can get when on a big journey through far-flung lands where access to Scottoil is unlikely.

As for cooking oil etc, I think I'd give that a miss.

 

[ianboydsnr]

Just buy a gallon from the local farm supplies

 

[mikeTR]

I tried chainsaw oil in my scottoiler, just because I had some spare. I found that it left a very messy 'rubbery' mess everywhere that eventually built up on the chain and actually trapped grit. I now use scott oil and find it better.

I guess this is because the chainsaw has excellent low fling qualities for obvious reasons.

 

[doyle]

Some of the bi-degradable chainsaw oil makes the chains almost seize if they are not used regularly.I have had both chainsaws and polesaws 'stuck' after being left a while,needing the chain and bars taken off and soaked in wd40 until the chain had movement again.

Maybe worth noting.

 

[Brucey]

I use waste ATF mixed 50:50 with waste gear oil (EP90). Has been fine for several years now.

Chris

 

[JJH]

How much experimenting did it take to come up with the formelua? Fair play to you. JJH