Was there ever a time that ATF contained whale oil?
whale oil in ATF
- Thread starter endeavor to persevere
- Start date
- Status
Some of Lubgard products do or did...
No Lubegard products had Sperm whale oil. Whale oil is actually an excellent lubricant for usage in AT's and other equipment needing a naturally large VI. So yes ATF did contain sperm whale oil.
ATF? Don't recall that I do know it was used in gear lubricants till about circa 1975.
Its banned in this country (have to kill the whales to get it) and many others.
Its banned in this country (have to kill the whales to get it) and many others.
Yes. It had a distinctive smell. It was a good ATF tht would last a long time.
It did when ATF first came out. This was before man made and other nature esters where in common use.
Whalezoil!!!
I remember that the limited slip differentials used a sperm whale oil. I found this on Mobil's web site:
http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Car_Care/DIY/How_to_Change_Differential_Oil.aspx
The oil must be able to withstand the shocks and loads created by the transfer of engine horsepower and torque to the wheels
Right up until commercial whaling was largely outlawed in the 1970s, a major component of this high-pressure lubricant came from sperm whales. These compounds have since been replaced with more modern manufactured equivalents.
http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Car_Care/DIY/How_to_Change_Differential_Oil.aspx
The oil must be able to withstand the shocks and loads created by the transfer of engine horsepower and torque to the wheels
Right up until commercial whaling was largely outlawed in the 1970s, a major component of this high-pressure lubricant came from sperm whales. These compounds have since been replaced with more modern manufactured equivalents.
MolaKule
Staff member
If you do a search in this same topical area, you will find a thread in which I name the esters found in whale oils.
These esters have been synthesized and are better than the original oils.
These esters have been synthesized and are better than the original oils.
For more information about the use of sperm whale oil in ATF and synthetic replacements, see
http://atsg.biz/articles/html/Answers%20...ion%20Fluid.htm
and
http://www.lubegard.ch/01_auto/swissmotor_e/swissmotor_e.pdf
http://atsg.biz/articles/html/Answers%20...ion%20Fluid.htm
and
http://www.lubegard.ch/01_auto/swissmotor_e/swissmotor_e.pdf
- Status
