Bachmann loco - too much oil

[truckman060473]

Couldn't believe this today. Had a new 37 in the post and the bogies, underframe and one area of the bodyside had a thin layer of light oil over them! When I contacted the seller, I was told that lately Bachmann have been over applying oil to the motor. Has anyone else had a new loco and found this oil on it? It was most annoying and I had to clean it all off carefully. Luckily there doesn't appear to be any marks on the bodyside.

 

[rail-britain]

Yes, both of my BachFar DCC ready Class 47 models had this
Rather tricky in N gauge models but once removed the model suddenly runs perfectly
I was advised it is to prevent damage during transit

 

[CallySleeperKid]

Seems an odd way to prevent damage, Hopefully you got it all off with no lasting damage.

 

[truckman060473]

After having my first Bachmann 37 with noisy running problems, it was a case of oh no not another problem if you get my drift. This 37 (The Saltire Society), although running smooth with no apparent issues still doesn't manage a particularly good slow speed running. The Bachmann 47 I have (Sir Rowland Hill) is perfect. Silent running and superb slow running. I would have assumed that despite the slight chassis difference, both models would employ an almost identical drivetrain system and why should the models differ in the way they run?

 

[Roylang]

Couldn't believe this today. Had a new 37 in the post and the bogies, underframe and one area of the bodyside had a thin layer of light oil over them! When I contacted the seller, I was told that lately Bachmann have been over applying oil to the motor. Has anyone else had a new loco and found this oil on it? It was most annoying and I had to clean it all off carefully. Luckily there doesn't appear to be any marks on the bodyside.

I have had several Bachmann models that have oil over the body surface on unpacking

I don't think it is that uncommon.

Roy

 

[Don2912]

It's not a new problem either; a few years ago, I purchased a new Lima "Western" from a closing-down sale.
Upon opening the box, there was quite a lot of oil over the loco body, bogies, and inside the box.

I binned the box, and cleaned the loco as well as I could.

Even today, the loco has an oily sheen to it.