vacuum pump oil from auto parts stores?

In a tight pinch, where do you get vacuum pump oil in a hurry? Got an order that’s not coming in until Thursday. Autozone? Any pointers appreciated.

Ive used this and the premium version…

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Do you achieve good vacuum? I had enough for 1 oil change, currently sitting at 80 microns, normally at 12-15

I use it in the sogevacs, and on the backing pumps for my diffusion, and turbo setups sometimes. I like the premium better. It works good enough I change it frequently and it’s cheap. My gauge reads in kpa and I don’t wanna do the conversion but I usually pull Lowers around 50-100kpa, and mains well below 2kpa. I typically use nu Calgon pump oil… hth…

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I’ll pick some up in the morning and give it a whirl. Thanks!

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