I just bought an impact wrench, got it home and realized you're supposed to put some oil in it, but I didn't buy any. Is there a substitute for air tool oil I might already have, and/or should it come pre oiled enough to use it once without hurting anything?

 

----, what do you have laying around? wd40, penetrating oil, pretty much any oil that isnt too thick will work

 

a little spit and ur good to go








my boss in the autobody shop used hydrolic fluid before

i wudnt ---- with it if its a new impact gun tho.. just wait till u buy the oil

 

Mine came pre-oiled, but who knows with yours.

 

use it for now and go buy oil tomorrow.

 

i use tranny fluid, motor oil, pb blaster, wd40, whatever is near.

 

If you have some 3-1 oil thats better than wd-40 or anything else like wd40, that stuff will disslove the pre-oil in the impact.

 

penetrating oil is really thin... ive used atf and 10w30 before with good results though

 

dont use PB or WD-40, that ---- chews metal up.

 

air tool oil? what is that

im sure a lil wd-40 will get the job done for a day if you REALLY need to use it NOW, but just go grab some tomarrow