CALOL diesel engine oil 65 specs

[markk1pe]

We have a 1950's era crane here at Cape Canaveral AFS in Florida. The manual calls for using COLOL diesle engine oil 65 in the gear boxes.

Research shows that CALOL was a Standard Oil Co. brand but thats about all I can find. The company is out of business and there are no details about the base or add package (if any) that makes up CALOL diesel engine oil 65.

Does anyone know any details about CALOL diesel engine oil 65 specs? Mineral Oil or Petroleim based? ISO or SAE Weight, etc.?

Thanks in advance for any details you could share.

 

[Chris142]

didnt standatd oil become chevron?

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: Chris142
didnt standatd oil become chevron?


Exxon and Mobil IIRC were the biggest chunks of Standard. As their re-joining was noted as the most significant chunks of Standard being brought back together.

 

[Ken2]

Standard oil was broken up in 1911 into 34 different companies. Standard Oil of New Jersey (now Exxon) was one. Standard Oil of New York (SOCONY, later Mobil) was another. Standard Oil of California, now Chevron, Standard Oil of Ohio (SOHIO), Standard oil of Indiana (AMOCO), others.

So, for this unknown oil, without other info, I'd consider the usage and pick a modern oil that best fits. Some gear boxes use SAE 40 engine oil. Others use SAE 90 gear oil (about the same viscosity, different additive package). Others use a 30 or 50 wt specialty gear box oil. As a pure guess, considering the lubes of the time and that the SAE has updated the viscosity grades since then, I'd guess that a 65 weight gear box oil had been used. I'd use a 75W-90 gear oil. And, you might find an old oil can of that original stuff in some museum and see what the label says. Where was the home town of the crane maker? You might check which Standard Oil was used in that state, and check the modern company to see if they have any history about their old oils.

I started operating industrial machinery in the '60s, and the instruction manuals for the machinery sometimes called for a specific lube that was only available in certain regions of the U.S. Maybe the lube salesman took the manual writer out for lunch... Many other brands of lubes worked fine for many years.

 

[Ken2]

Originally Posted By: Ken2
Standard oil was broken up in 1911 into 34 different companies. Standard Oil of New Jersey (now Exxon) was one. Standard Oil of New York (SOCONY, later Mobil) was another. Standard Oil of California, now Chevron, Standard Oil of Ohio (SOHIO), Standard oil of Indiana (AMOCO), others.

So, for this unknown oil, without other info, I'd consider the usage and pick a modern oil that best fits. Some gear boxes use SAE 40 engine oil. Others use SAE 90 gear oil (about the same viscosity, different additive package). Others use a 30 or 50 wt specialty gear box oil. As a pure guess, considering the lubes of the time and that the SAE has updated the viscosity grades since then, I'd guess that a 65 weight gear box oil had been used. I'd use a 75W-90 gear oil. And, you might find an old oil can of that original stuff in some museum and see what the label says. Where was the home town of the crane maker? You might check which Standard Oil was used in that state, and check the modern company to see if they have any history about their old oils.

I started operating industrial machinery in the '60s, and the instruction manuals for the machinery sometimes called for a specific lube that was only available in certain regions of the U.S. Maybe the lube salesman took the manual writer out for lunch... Many other brands of lubes worked fine for many years.

Update...The old spec might refer to SUS 65 viscosity, which is about a modern SAE 85W, or ISO 100, or AGMA #3. The 75W-90 should work well.