Rapeseed oil is still sold as an inexpensive vegetable oil by other supermarkets in UK.

I know this because I had to buy some last week. I mix it with 460 grade Steam Cylinder Oil for use as a general lubricant on my little steam engines.

Rapeseed oil has been my oil of choice for blacking for a long time and works very well. I have kept the same tub of oil for years and it still works fine. I'm sure it must be 10 years past its use by date but the metal doesn't seem to mind.

Doug

During WW1 aircraft engines were lubricated with Castor oil, they had a total loss lubrication system which meant that a large amount of used oil was blown into the pilots face. Explains the choice of brown corduroy trousers.

A friend of mine use to add a little Castrol R to the petrol tank of his lawnmower as it reminded him of various motorcycle events.

… and Ugghh the stench of Oilseed Rape that's taken-over so many of our fields in this previously Green and Pleasant Land.

MichaelG.

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In the 1970s, oilseed rape was barely known in Britain. Many people were suspicious of this alien seed which announces itself with its all-pervasive perfume, reminiscent of honey to some, cloyingly sweet and as sickly as regurgitated baby milk to others. Now it is our third largest arable crop. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) says that in the past year alone production has gone up by an impressive 17%. Next year, it is tipped to top 2m tonnes. In terms of acreage, oilseed rape now accounts for 11% of the crops cultivated in the UK.

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/apr/19/ruralaffairs.lifeandhealth

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 07/04/2017 08:36:16

Hi guys, back in my motorcycling days a friend had an Ariel Arrow & wished it to exude the fragrance of Castrol R, knowing how lethal it would be in a two stroke engine & the clean up problems it caused on our model aircraft engines (biological washing powder, magic), my solution was to secure a small cylindrical screw top container with perforated lid to a convenient bracket midway between the rear of the two cylinders, add a couple of teaspoons of R & Bobs your uncle (or mad scientist), fellow motorcyclists were having orgasms likening it riding round Brands Hatch, they never did find out how we did it, happy times.

Our cleaner recommends it for softening furniture leather.

Russell

My understanding was that Castrol R was a vegetable oil mixture, containing Rape oil, (will not mix satisfactorily with mineral oils) because of its extreme pressure capabilities. The smell in the exhaust was a bit of an acquired taste, but once hooked one became an addict!

The fluid used in the suspension and hydraulic systems of the original Citroen DS was vegetable oil. The genuine fluid was costly, so a trip to the supermarket reduced the cost of top ups.

Howard

Edited By Howard Lewis on 07/04/2017 14:11:13

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That's strange, Rod

We buy Mazola … but ours is Corn Oil

http://www.mazola.co.uk/discover-mazola/corn-oil/

MichaelG.

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Edit: Links replaced with the UK version.

Edit: comments noted:

I buy Corn Oil because I like the taste, and because it doesn't harden to a laquer on the pans.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 07/04/2017 18:29:28

Michael, the explanation is a little further in from your link ** here **

John

Edit: Rod beat me by 3 seconds!

Edited By Journeyman on 07/04/2017 18:24:40