Not all the oil sits in the sump. The galleries etc. are normally still relatively full.
It won't climb up your bearing either.
The point is that engine oil works best in a pressurised environment, which your bearing isn't.
Kevin
Too busy enjoying the music....
European loan coordinator for Graham Slee HiFi system components..
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I'm Marc.
Typically I can't find it now, but there is a thread 'out there, on't internet' where OP catalogues all the turntables and oils they use (+ often in relation to which engine/gearbox oil will work as per that supplied in the deck originally) I'll keep looking.
Is there no pressure in a turntable bearing?
The oil in a combustion engine has multiple functions, lubrication, cooling and as cushioning film against the hammering effect of the explosions in the combustion chamber that is transferred by accompanying metal components. Not a complete list of functions by any means, but it will do for now.
To say engine oil works best in it's designed environment may be true, but that doesn't proclude other uses.
this is what i do when i find myself thinking too much about my turntable and shall i use 3 in 1 or shall i use ep80 or what about that oil thats £20 for 3 cc's???????
take a step back and repeat after me......its only a bloody record player!!!!
My System
John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
When will we get to the viscosity of multigrade oils at room temperature bit....
Kevin
Too busy enjoying the music....
European loan coordinator for Graham Slee HiFi system components..
Not to forget the anti-foaming...
Kevin
Too busy enjoying the music....
European loan coordinator for Graham Slee HiFi system components..