Oil equivalents for Gargoil (Gargoyle) DTE 797

[DaedalusParticipant @daedalus]

Hi all,

Does anyone know what the equivalent of Gargoyle DTE 797 might be. I think it was an old Texaco oil. The milling machine it is for was built in 1966 in Italy. I have not been able to find anything at all about what it might have been.

Cheers,

Daedalus.

[DaedalusParticipant @daedalus]

[Neil LickfoldParticipant @neillickfold44316]

I am sure, that the 797 oil is a turbine oil and ISO32 grade oil. We use DTE ISO32 oil for the hydraulics and use 68 slideway oil for the oilers, except for the DMG mill, that uses a special grease for the linear rails. The Mobil 732 for example, is used in turbine type oil compressors and will replace what you have been using. Talk to your Mobil oil rep or local distributor , and they will give you the advice you really need.

[DC31kParticipant @dc31k]

'Gargoyle' looks to have origniated with the Vacuum Oil Company:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_Oil_Company

subsequently owned by Mobil (not Texaco).

However, in here (page 18):

http://www.gannonoils.co.uk/images/stories/Texaco-Equivalents-list.pdf

Texaco list their own equivalent to Mobil DTE 797 as 32 weight hydraulic oil, as suggested above.

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