Top 5 Uses for Used Motor/Engine Oil + 2 Bonus Ideas

[@xlerb2286]

On dad's farm we had a lot of used motor oil. Mainly we just collected it and there was a guy that came around and would take it. But we had tried using it to heat the shop in the winter with a small furnace made to burn used oil. It worked, mostly. But we didn't have enough oil to heat the shop all winter so wasn't really worth it. We also used to spray a little on the gravel road to hold down dust.

[@GeoBurdo]

When I was about 11 or 12, I decided to take all of my family's old rusted axes/shears/etc and clean em up. Used sand and a wire brush to clean up the rust, and then coated them in used motor oil. They sparkled! I've also seen it used for truck frame undercoating, and on mailbox posts for treating the wood against rot (that's a wranglerstar one haha). Hadn't thought of putting it in a little oil can for lubricant...That's a good idea to mentally note.

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

I don't quite have the moisture in my area for all the rust prevention applications but I definitely think its a solid use for it. No matter where you live its a good wood protectant I think.

[@skylark1848]

Keep some handy in a large syringe without it's needle .

[@MikeOrazzi]

It's good stuff. I save mine and use it wherever I can. Lots of rust in our area.

[@DanBlackRacing]

I haven't taken oil back to the auto store in over 10 years. I have used dozens of gallons of oil for stating all kinds of projects and even given plenty of it away. Is one of the greatest things I've ever used for so many projects just like you have. I highly recommend it. And yes please use gloves when handling it. But it is fantastic. I have plenty of projects that I've been out in northeastern horrible New York weather from 100° to minus 10 and snow and ice and the wood holds up even without being pressure treated. Nothing mixes with oil so it's always the perfect thing. It has saved me hundreds of dollars from fencing to trailer sides to indoor rustic projects.

[@theodorewilson399]

I built a waste oil heater and I use engine oil, hydraulic & transmission fluid in it. It heats my shop well. I also use it for bar / chain lube on my chain saws, and to coat the underside of my riding mower to help prevent rust. : )

[@Zombiereaper1]

For blacksmithing it works really well for quenching tool steel to help keep the carbon content up. Also you can buy waste oil heaters for shop heat.

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

I haven't looked into waste oil heaters but I'm curious about them now. Thanks for mentioning it.

[@GeoBurdo]

@@DereksWorkshopAndProjects I just found out yesterday my passed great grandfather had a waste oil furnace in his shop. One of the other family members had already taken it but it put the bug in my ear as well. Good to know for the future, would love to see content on that if you ever buy one :)

[@rockingrogershomestead]

Alot if Blacksmiths say don't use it bc of the carcinogens. I say if you do use it, use it in a well ventilated area. And last of all, just use common since.

[@jbbolts]

Would that be a diesel heater? Is that an option to use used motor oil in?

[@farmerboyfpv3637]

i filter it and use it as diesel in 3 of my pickups. sometimes ill cut it with free gas or diesel but a little smoke and it runs great

[@graciegjj]

How do you filter it?

[@farmerboyfpv3637]

@@graciegjj centerfuge is best. Im using motor guard oil filters right now.

[@dareeendizooon7141]

this was helpful, thanks! shoutout from the Philippines

[@skylark1848]

Thanks for reminding me about used motor oil in a can.. i remember everyone did this 20 years ago . For some reason it isn't done anymore

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

Good ole oil cans can’t be beat.

[@nevinleiby]

Been coating farm equipment with it for years. Seeder, chipper, mowers, tractors, tires, rusty bolts before filing away. Horses dont like to chew oil-coated posts so it’s a time and money saver.

[@Akx2515]

Used motor oil works really well to fix tire rot actually. It worked on my RV when it had been parked for a while & I NEEDED to move it so we were scared to see the rot. Googled and saw the used motor oil idea & it did work, tires were driven 3 hrs away with i issues. Minor panic at first… lol.

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

I’ve wondered if it wouldn’t keep tires from dry rotting. I’ve been putting it on a rubber air hose for years and it seems to be doing the trick there.

[@graciegjj]

Would it mess up grip?

[@pcnepal]

some people say atf or used motor oil as tire dressing will promote sidewall cracks in a couple of years. Don't know which school to believe! I've been injecting atf into otherwise leaky tires (leak around the bead only) to stop the leak with no ill effect so far.

[@danielchambers1958]

GM Sir..... I use it to burn stumps and debris ..... works very well!

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

Thanks for the tip!

[@graciegjj]

🤯😮🔥

[@junkerjason7637]

I use it to rust proof my vehicles, plus some of thr stuff you covered in this video. I need to finf more uses for it, i have 40 gallons now in the corner of my shop

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

I have heard of people doing that.

[@mossyminecraft7959]

Ratchets shouldn't be left in oil for too long only small amounts just a heads up.

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

Thanks. I've been using it for hardware. (Mower nuts and bolts & hinges like with your trailer example) I'm surprised how much gets reused. I have a group of old Walker Turner woodworking machines that are in storage. They came to me with rust, I paint on the used oil as the machines wait in storage. Some of my videos may show the machines...the oil evaporates faster than I imagined.

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

Always good to re-use something that would be otherwise tossed away. I don't deal with rust problems being in the southwest like much of the rest of the country does so "painting" used oil on is kind of foreign to me but sounds like a seriously good idea now that I'm aware of it.

[@LarryHartman-o2b]

Its handy stuff.

[@indridcold8433]

I fill the frame of my old Jeep with used motor oil every year. This has kept the frame free of rust for 28 years and counting.

[@MarkJacksonGaming]

-- Thumbs up. What's the word on using, used engine oil as fuel oil? Specifically to burn/heat, and I don't mean in a house. Open air. But any applications I'd be thankful to hear.

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

I seen people turn it into diesel fuel.

[@TheMovement85]

I clean my guns with it. The detergents in good synthetic motor oil do a great job at cleaning basicly any mental. I don't use it to lube the guns, though I'll clean it off and use new oil depending on the gun. I might actually use new synthetic motor oil instead of dedicated gun oil. Motor oil is normally thicker and does a better job maintaining metal parts in guns you plan on storing for a long time. Especially if you don't know if the place you are storing the guns will maintain a stable temperature and humidity level. Guns I know I'll be using regularly. I'll use gun oil.

[@sdjnwhyNZ]

Does old atf work as drilling fluid?

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

Never actually used ATF for anything myself. Not sure.

[@ClownWhisper]

Yeah motor oil is absolutely inappropriate for a cutting fluid I'm a machinist and I promise you I will never use just motor oil there are ways to condition it adding sulfur things like that there's formulas that you can dig up that will make decent cutting fluid but it's still not really a appropriate because cutting fluids are made from mineral oils and they're much more appropriate.

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

Thanks for the info. If I was a machinist, I’d probably spend the good money on the right product but as a DIYer, used motor oil is FAR better than nothing and it works for the -50 holes I drill into steel a year.

[@nathanduckeorth806]

Dump it on driveway keeps the grass and weeds from growing!! Keeps the dust down also

[@ChrisN85420]

another good use is to put in on your frame for rust protection it is very messy thought and it's best right after to take it down a dirt road get a good coating of dust on there and keep building it up

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

That is what I have thought of that use is that it will quickly become a greasy paste when the dirt mixes in. I don't have the rust problems in my area that a lot of states have though. Thanks for mentioning it!

[@explorerjay2810]

Put it in a chainsaw to lubricate the saw

[@skylark1848]

Do you think I can put a thin layer on the sidewalls of my car/bike tyres?

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

Why would you want to do that?

[@explorerjay2810]

put it on your brake discs to help them work cooler

[@skylark1848]

@@explorerjay2810 naah yar. Someone told me it makes the disk brakes not work Why did you tell me to put motor oil on my disk brakes?

[@skylark1848]

@@DereksWorkshopAndProjects the side walls of my tyres are cracking. They're 2year old tyres. The area I live in has people leaving some soapy water on the road. It's just a little, but i figure it is drying out my tyres in the long run I recall seeing truck tyres smeared with a fine layer of oil 20 yeas ago (just the side walls). It was also used as an under coating. Our new tyres come with a protective silicone type of coating. I was wondering how tp restore that

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

Interesting. I don’t know really. Haven’t thought of that myself.

[@kenbaker1353]

Good for spraying underneath your vehicle

[@FireEater]

I mix it with a little gas to remove stuck bolts

[@flakybooger2464]

Old timers wud use it to cover the bottom of the car as rust proofing

[@12vLife]

I know nobody wants motor oil in our soil.. but has anybody ever noticed how the soil under a car with an oil leak makes the soil hard? Is there any science to this? Will used motor oil make lose sandy soil more stable and act like a bonding agent of sorts?

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

Uh… I don’t know… Im not sure what application you’d that for? And the impacts on ground water/aquifers, vegetation, etc. probably wouldn’t be worth it.

[@ColinQuinnuniverse]

Your trailer gate should have zerks.

[@kinglangren]

Nobody drills that fast fyi that is in the industry. Get a drill that drills slower your bits will love you

[@fatkorn]

Mer da gives it to a farm for soaking the hay bail thing for the loft. Jus sits in oil all year until... waste oil burners for heating could work if you had enough, it's cold where Iive

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

Hay ball thing? Having a hard time following you there. For sure good for waste oil heater.

[@fatkorn]

@@DereksWorkshopAndProjects sry, when mer brain stumbles I jus write... whatever. A square bail loader or elevator for loading hay lofts in old school barns. We use big rolls of hay shrink wrapped for our horses an so we can leave them out. Anywho I was kinda high, generally when I comment, you should see the remarks I got writing bout team lariat on the Vogue posts. Keep up the [good] work broXly :)

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

Makes more sense haha 😂 thanks for watching dude!

[@thenomenclature7243]

I run 50% diesel and 50% used motor oil in my 1979 mercedes 300SD diesel. A bit of smoke out back, change the two fuel filters every oil change but I save on diesel.

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

That's pretty dang cool. I have heard of people making diesel from used motor oil but never heard of them putting it straight in. That's cool!

[@thenomenclature7243]

@@DereksWorkshopAndProjects I do run it through a cloth filter to make sure there's no debris but 50% oil (cooking oil too) and 50% diesel works great. I get free oil from shops around the neighborhood.

[@bainsk8]

You ever had any problem with seals, rubber o rings and gaskets? I run veg oil through my car and the VE pump needed the seals replacing. I recently decided to upgrade these seals to Viton to solve the issue. Would be interested to hear how you get on.

[@thenomenclature7243]

@bainsk8 I haven't had any issues. All the required maintenance, my buddy, who's a diesel mechanic, does for me. What car are you speaking of, year and make?

[@bainsk8]

@@thenomenclature7243 I have a 2003 VW Golf Mk4 SDI. Purposely bought for running oil and bio fuels through it. So far, I've had the seals go that I mentioned and the rubber hoses that daisy chain the injectors. Other than this, the car runs well on alternative fuels.

[@chendo650]

Anyone ever bathe in it ? Asking for a friend

[@graciegjj]

😮😅

[@graciegjj]

Beard oil, asking for a lumberjack.

[@ericneering6357]

Byron Jane oil as far as I know there’s not help shirts do anything for the sharpness on your chainsaw the bar and chain oil has to do with the chain in the bar not the sharpness oh my god are you serious the problem is the carbon in the used motor oil goes in like sandpaper in eats the bar and chain away

[@Chugwater_Cowboy]

Someone ought to teach you how to paint so that you don't paint yourself into a corner! Geez!

[@brucemorgan9758]

I put used oil from my car in my lawn mower and my lawn mower has never been the same since...don't do that

[@stocks4bt]

Believe it or not used oil on a dogs coat will cure manes

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

I’ve heard that but wondered if it was an old wives tale,

[@glenngamboa9224]

I think many other things causes cancer

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

"everything gives you cancer, there is no cure, there is no answer".

[@ericneering6357]

The wrong is this oil is not the oil you take out of a car out of the oil pan is not filter is not filtered into it passes through the filter so all the debris is in the oil pan when you’re draining so it’s not filtered

[@skylark1848]

Used motor in a fat syringe

[@NickOvcen]

Used motor oil is very acidic

[@insomnia742]

U drill very bad like robot u need low sped more pressure and circle movie no oil

[@RobBob555]

Sadly..its useless...be nice it was ACTUALLY of some GENUINE use..but ..it's not ☹

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

It’s useful.