I've just finsihed unpacking and cleaning my new QCTP, Chinese made BX 
style; I was surprised to find that the preservative "grease" that the parts 
are coated in smells strongly of petrol and is oil rather than grease, about 
the viscosity of 68 weight way oil. Why on earth would they add petrol to 
the oil or is it something nastier (benzene)?
Anyway, it's all removed now and replaced with a coating of slideway oil and 
the workshop smells less objectionable.
Martin
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On 24 Aug, 20:36, "Martin Whybrow" 
wrote:
> I've just finsihed unpacking and cleaning my new QCTP, Chinese made BX
> style; I was surprised to find that the preservative "grease" that the parts
> are coated in smells strongly of petrol and is oil rather than grease, about
> the viscosity of 68 weight way oil. Why on earth would they add petrol to
> the oil or is it something nastier (benzene)?
> Anyway, it's all removed now and replaced with a coating of slideway oil and
> the workshop smells less objectionable.
> Martin
> --
> martin<dot here>whybrow<at here>ntlworld<dot here>com

Sometimes it is handy to thin grease with something light to help it
penetrate (especially if you want to spray it), and then the light
stuff will evaporate. Maybe petrol was the cheapest stuff to hand, but
it has left its smell - and I don't know what makes petrol smell the
way it does, but I have been using it today to clean an engine
(outdoors). That smell does need two washes to get it off my hands,
even though there is clearly far less than would still be flammable !

Steve