In Fallout 76, you’ll need to obtain Oil to craft various power armor mods and explosives. You must also produce it for timed challenges, earning you season tickets when completed. However, knowing where to find junk items that yield it can take time and effort unless you know the best places to look. Here’s how to scrap junk to produce Oil in Fallout 76, so you have more than you’ll ever need.
What Junk Items Produce Oil When Scrapped in Fallout 76?
There are many different junk items you can scrap to produce Oil in Fallout 76. The table below is an alphabetical list of the junk items and how much Oil they will yield after being scrapped. You’ll be surprised at how often you run across one of these junk items now that you are aware of what they yield when scrapped.
| Junk Item | Oil Yield |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Canister | 1 |
| Aluminum Oil Can | 2 |
| Arthur Wood’s Lighter | 1 |
| Blowtorch | 1 |
| Blue Paint | 2 |
| Bulk Oil | 10 |
| Cooking Oil | 1 |
| Cutting Fluid | 3 |
| Floater Flamer Pus Sac | 2 |
| Flip Lighter | 1 |
| Fuel Tank | 2 |
| Fumigus Blowtorch | 3 |
| Gas Canister | 1 |
| Gold Plated Flip Lighter | 1 |
| Grey & Gould Lighter | 2 |
| Industrial Oil Canister | 2 |
| Industrial Size Shortening | 4 |
| Lantern | 2 |
| Mr. Handy Fuel | 2 |
| Neurotoxic Dust | 2 |
| Oil Can | 2 |
| Paint Can | 2 |
| Plastic Gas Canister | 2 |
| Portable Fuel Tank | 2 |
| Red Paint | 2 |
| Soap | 1 |
| Sticky Tar | 2 |
| Unused Flip Lighter | 1 |
| Used Oil Can | 1 |
| Waste Oil | 1 |
| Yellow Paint | 2 |
Where to Farm Oil in Fallout 76
The Gauly Mine is a key location for oil farming in Fallout 76. Its abundance of Lanterns, Used Oil Cans, Gas Canisters, and Flip Lighters, all of which can be scrapped to produce Oil, makes it a prime spot. A successful run here should yield you around 30 oil, with the run taking you about 10 minutes.
If you’re on a tight schedule and just need to complete the timed challenge, there’s a quick solution. Simply loot the required items from the rooms before the Gauly Mine entrance and the first part of the mine itself. This method should get you the 15 needed oil in just a few minutes.
Here are additional locations where you can farm junk items that produce Oil when scrapped in Fallout 76:
- Abbie’s Bunker.
- Blackwater Mine.
- Camp Venture.
- Camden Park.
Another trick you can use to get your 15 Oil for the time challenge quickly is to craft Bulk Oil using a Tinkerer’s Bench. One bulk Oil will scrap for 10 Oil, so you must craft two, costing you 10 Waste Oil and 2 Plastic each. After you make both Bulk Oils, you can immediately scrap them to satisfy the challenge.
Now that you know how to scrap junk to produce Oil in Fallout 76, you’ll finish your weekly timed challenges in no time. Check out our Fallout 76 hub for more guides like How to Scrap Junk to Produce Ceramic, another common weekly timed challenge that you can complete!
