Will Vegetable Oil work as Engine Oil? Let's find out!

Is vegetable oil up to the task of being used as engine oil? Let's find out!

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[ColKorn]

I used vegetable oil in a lawnmower after I checked the regular motor oil and did not have any more at hand. I mowed the lawn and it smelled like I was cooking French Fries

[OttoVonBolschwingPhD]

You realize you are becoming Shop Teacher to the entire nation? Excellent stuff, this is truly education

[psedog]

That frozen flow test was comedy gold 😂

[mikesquier]

Hi my name is Mike and a while ago I got diagnosed with cancer and find myself having a lot of downtime so I appreciate the video you put out it really helps pass the time

[HoosierDaddy_]

Please don't ever let this wonderful channel become a grind for you. Always do it because you want to and because you are curious. You have maybe the best channel on YouTube! Superb!

[kayakfish]

This takes me back to high school auto shop circa 1981. I still remember the instructor beginning a classroom module with a simple question ... "what is lubrication ?" ... nobody was even close to being correct, it was a long but informative discussion. At the most basic level It's the cooling and separation of moving parts. That's it. No surprise to me the vegetable oil worked well. Funny how some nuggets of wisdom and knowledge stick with you for life while I couldn't tell you what I ate yesterday.

[HauzRocks]

Now lets try to cook with 10w30 ....🤔🤔🤔

[ArrKayCee]

I've given you more technical feedback a few times recently but all I want to say this time is thanks, these videos don't look easy to produce, coming up with new methods of testing isn't easy, and I can only assume they're massively time consuming. Awesome work, thank you!

[billnlori]

The slo-mo into the carb is really cool, love the videos, keep up the great work!

[Fsilone]

So basically, if you lube your lawnmower with vegetable oil, don't leave it outside in Alaska in wintertime and then attempt to mow the snow off your lawn.

[knurlgnar]

Will straight pump diesel work as an emergency crankcase lubricant? People do this all the time to flush sludgy crankcases and I am wondering how much damage if any it causes.

[TheTommy]

I'm not sure who gets the most joy out of these videos, You making them or, Me watching them. I look forward to watching them all. Thank you for the joy :-)

[Agarico]

This guy solved everyones panic about fossil fuels running out xD

[heavymechanic]

Vegetable oil is hard on seals and defeats ZDDP from attracting to metal, I learned this when I studied Bio-Diesel made from cooking oil. Canola oil has the lowest gel point and soybean oil has great lubricating properties.

[zxWhite]

I did expect it to work at least fairly decently but it appeared to me to be a bit more capable then I thought it would be. Ive had this exact curiosity ever since the first time I poured 5w20 in to an engine and felt as if I was preparing to cook fried chicken because of how thin it was. Thanks for the video sir we appreciate it.

[MrWhaatay]

The cold test at 3:36 cracked me up. The "plop" sound killed me!

[RBlnd]

An interesting implication of this is that if you ever got access to a diesel engine to do experiments on, that means you could both run and lubricate the engine with vegetable oil.

[kristopherhobson]

Arguably top 5 YouTube channels! I love your consistency of the scientific method! Your ability to test what your viewers request is such a great niche in this platform. Please keep the videos coming!

[schmalzilla]

That's a well seasoned lawn mower now. You cast iron guys know what I mean.

[colin]

these videos could not be more well done.