• Successful_Try543
    30·
    2 个月前

    And in an other forum some dude asks if he can use motor oil for deep frying, as he currently has no vegetable oil at home.

    • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
      22·
      2 个月前

      You absolutely can, unless you expect to eat the result.

      But if it’s for display purposes, it’s probably fine.
      It may or may not be safe to breathe the fumes.

  • flyboy_146@lemmy.world
    9·
    2 个月前

    Or, you know, they just need someone, of any gender, to teach them the difference between vegetable oil and motor oil…

      • leisesprecherDeutsch
        21·
        2 个月前

        Seriously though, what would happen? Oil is basically just for lubrication, right? Vegetable oil is obviously completely different from regular oil, but I don’t know, how and when it would cause problems.

        • Successful_Try543
          7·
          2 个月前

          just for lubrication

          What you call as just, actually is a quite essential task.

          The vegetable oil would not cause instantaneous damage and is definitely better than no oil. However, as it does not fulfil the specified requirements of the engine and also ages faster, I don’t recommend driving the car for a much longer distance than to the next car workshop to do a complete oil change and service.

          • HikingVet@lemmy.ca
            61·
            2 个月前

            To add: mixing in this oil is almost guaranteed to cause all the suspended shit in your oil to drop out. The viscosity of the oil when it is cold is lower than that of the engine oil when warm. Cooking oil burns at a fairly low temp. Like https://lemmy.ca/u/Successful_Try543@feddit.org said it would only really get you to the shop. Your rings would scrape, your bearings would be at a high risk of metal to metal contact, the quickened aging process would start right away and excess carbon would be a sudden issue. The engine would not be able to dispose of its heat very well, due to issues with the oil, and be at risk of overheating. Depending on how the cooling system is set up, it is at a higher risk of failure that would put water and oil into contact, which isn’t good. Also, it could cause varnishing in certain internal oil galleries, which would cause a series of issues and failures.

      • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
        21·
        2 个月前

        But… it’ll most work, right?

        Hear me out: given a choice between running the engine completely dry of oil, and using vegetable oil, which would be worse?

        The vegetable oil is going to gum things up. I guess you’re looking at an engine replacement either way.

        • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
          61·
          2 个月前

          Hear me out: given a choice between running the engine completely dry of oil, and using vegetable oil, which would be worse?

          Given a choice between being impaled on a rusty fence and being shot, which would be worse?

          The vegetable oil is going to gum things up. I guess you’re looking at an engine replacement either way.

          Yup.

            • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
              3·
              2 个月前

              A lawnmower and a car use very different oils and running something for a short time is very different than under loads for extended periods of time.

              It is dumb to use cooking oils in a car engine.