The best multi purpose greases, compared.
Top pick: Oregon multi grease, 400 g cartridge Best value: TIMCO lithium EP2 grease, 400 g – About £6.68 for one 400 g EP2 cartridge, score 78. The lowest single EP2 gun fill here, not the second-highest score. Updated 23 October 2026.
Multi purpose grease is a lithium soap grease you buy in the UK for bearings, pins, bushes and chassis points. It is often sold as NLGI 2, and as EP2 when the tin has an extreme-pressure package. It is not copper anti-seize, CV moly grease, cork grease, impact-wrench grease, or brushcutter gear lubricant. You tell a suitable tin by the thickener, whether the listing says EP or non-EP, any printed NLGI grade, the working temperature rather than the melting point, and the pack. A hinge or a bike hub can take a small tube. A grease gun wants a cartridge, usually 400 g. A workshop that empties cartridges wants a box. Water resistant is a phrase, not a washout percentage. Simple lithium is not lithium complex, which suppliers use when the dropping point needs to be higher. Do not mix an unknown grease into a bearing, and do not grease brake friction surfaces. At work, the machine manual and PUWER outrank a bestseller rank. Pack, EP status and temperature are set out in the [multi purpose grease buying guide](/hub/diy-supplies/multi-purpose-grease/sub/multi-purpose-grease-buying-guide).
Multi purpose grease is a lithium soap grease you buy in the UK for bearings, pins, bushes and chassis points. It is often sold as NLGI 2, and as EP2 when the tin has an extreme-pressure package.
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What are you greasing?
Oregon Multi Grease is a 400 g Euro cartridge at about £9.59 for power tools, machines and lawnmowers. Reviewers put it in a gun on a petrol mower, a tractor and a caravan jockey wheel. The amazon.co.uk line is 5.0 from 47 reviews, and the score is 59 because that average sits on the smallest sample here and the listing does not say EP or NLGI. The upper temperature rating is 120°C, with no lower limit. An item highlight says anti-seize, which is not an extreme-pressure grade. The water wording is all-weather, not a washout figure, and at about £9.59 this is the dearest single cartridge in the set.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want one 400 g cartridge for a mower or tools and the manual does not ask for EP2.
Less suitable: You need a stated EP grade, a larger review count, or the cheapest gun fill.
Specifications
Common questions
Does Oregon state EP or NLGI?
No. The listing says lithium multi-purpose grease for bearings, joints, hubs and axles. An item highlight says anti-seize, which is not an EP grade.
Can it go in a grease gun?
Yes. It is a 400 g cartridge for a standard pump that takes 400 g Euro cartridges. Reviews use it in a gun on a mower, a tractor and a caravan jockey wheel.
What is the temperature limit?
The upper temperature rating is 120°C. The listing does not give a lower limit or a melting point.
Agri-Linc is a box of twelve 400 g EP2 cartridges at about £49.95, and reviewers fit them to lever and pistol-grip guns, including a Hilka 500 cc, on tractors, trailers and farm machinery. The listing prints NLGI 2 and a working range of −35°C to 120°C. That specification, with 4.7 from 211 reviews, is why the score is 87 and why this box is the top pick when you will use the case. The 190°C figure is the melting point, and the upper-temperature field repeats it, so you plan around 120°C. One review said a box arrived two cartridges short, so count them on arrival. About £4.16 a cartridge is the cheapest gun fill here only if twelve will actually be used. One hinge or a single hitch service does not need eleven spare cartridges.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You will use twelve 400 g EP2 cartridges in a yard gun and want NLGI 2 on the Amazon page.
Less suitable: You need one cartridge, a 70 g tube, or a working temperature of 190°C.
Specifications
Common questions
Is 190°C the working temperature?
The bullets give a melting point of 190°C and a working range of −35°C to 120°C. The listing’s upper-temperature field says 190°C, which matches the melting point.
Does one cartridge fit a normal grease gun?
The listing says each 400 g cartridge suits common lever and pistol-grip guns of 400–500 g. Reviews mention a Hilka 500 cc gun and other existing guns.
Is this one cartridge or a box?
The title is a box of 12. The shelf price in the saved listing is about £49.95 for that box. One review said a box arrived two cartridges short.
The Carlube XMG070 is a 70 g tube of non-EP LM2 lithium grease at about £5.87 on amazon.co.uk. Reviewers use that small fill on hinges, a bike hub, a drill and a tow ball, where a little grease is enough. Across 926 reviews the line is 4.6, the largest sample in this set, and the score is 77 because the pack is a tube for a small job rather than a gun fill. The listing says non-EP, so it does not match a manual that asks for EP2. It prints neither an NLGI number nor a working temperature, and the water-washout line gives no percentage. Reviewers have split the tube at the seal by squeezing a fill that has separated. Keep it for a wipe or a hinge, and buy a 400 g cartridge when you are loading a gun.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a small non-EP tube for a hinge, a bike hub or a tow-ball wipe.
Less suitable: You are filling a grease gun, or the manual asks for EP2.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this an EP2 grease?
The listing calls it a versatile non-EP LM2 lithium grease. It does not say EP2, and it does not print an NLGI number.
Will this fill a grease gun?
It is a 70 g tube, not a 400 g cartridge. Reviews use it on hinges, a bike hub, a drill and a tow ball, where a little goes a long way.
What temperature does the listing give?
The bullets claim low-temperature fluidity and high-temperature performance. They do not give a degree figure.
Comma GR2400 is a 400 g tube at about £7.95 for chassis points, wheel bearings, hubs, universal joints and electric motor bearings. Across 829 reviews the line is 4.6, the most-reviewed 400 g pack in this set. The score is 70 because the page does not state EP, NLGI or a working temperature. Reviewers pull a plastic top off and load a grease gun, and there is no plunger, so the bottom of the tube is awkward. Some reviews call the grease thin or say the cap leaks. The same pool mentions digger pins, a trailer hitch and a mower, which shows where people used it, not that it is EP2. The bullets do not give a water claim.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a widely reviewed 400 g lithium tube and the manual does not require EP2.
Less suitable: The manual says EP2, or you want a cartridge that drops straight into the gun.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the listing say EP2?
No. It says multi-purpose lithium grease for chassis, wheel bearings, hubs, universal joints and electric motor bearings. It does not say EP or NLGI.
Is it a cartridge?
It is a 400 g tube. Reviews describe pulling a plastic top off and loading a grease gun. There is no plunger, so the bottom of the tube is awkward.
Is it listed as waterproof?
A listing question asks if it is waterproof. The bullets do not give a water claim.
TIMCO is one 400 g EP2 cartridge at about £6.68, made in the United Kingdom, with a stated range of −30°C to 140°C. It is the lowest single 400 g EP2 price in this set, which is why the score is 78 and why it is the best value when you need one gun fill. Across 84 reviews the line is 4.4. Fault notes in that sample are scarce, which means little documented trouble and also a shorter pool than Comma or Carlube. The name says EP2, yet the page does not print NLGI, and a viscosity field says 5w-30, which is not a grease grade. One review mentions a caravan hitch slide. A compatibility bullet is TIMCO’s own claim, and it does not name the other thickener.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You need one 400 g EP2 cartridge for a grease gun and the manual asks for EP.
Less suitable: You need NLGI 2 printed on the page, or you will use twelve cartridges.
Specifications
Common questions
Is NLGI 2 printed?
The name says EP2. The listing does not print the letters NLGI. The viscosity field says 5w-30, which is not a grease grade.
What temperature does TIMCO state?
The bullets say heat resistant from −30°C to 140°C, and the upper temperature rating is 140°C. No melting point is given.
Can it be mixed with the grease already in a bearing?
One bullet says compatible with other greases. It does not name the other thickeners. The reviews do not test mixing.
Shelf prices, stars and review notes are the amazon.co.uk snapshot already stored for these five listings, scored on 21 October 2026. This is not a lab test, a washout test, or a UK-wide ranking. Each score adds the star line, the size of the review sample, what the listing states, and pack value in this set. The highest score, 87, is the top pick only if you will use the box. Best value is the lowest-priced single 400 g EP2 cartridge, which is a separate award from the second-highest score.
Star line
30%The amazon.co.uk star rating is divided by 5 and multiplied by 100. A 5.0 becomes 100 and a 4.4 becomes 88. Stars are not the whole score.
Review sample
25%800 or more reviews scores 95. From 200 to 799 scores 80. From 80 to 199 scores 60. Under 80 scores 45. A 5.0 on a small count cannot outrank a larger sample on stars alone.
Listing detail
25%An explicit EP status scores 20, a printed NLGI scores 20, a working range with both ends scores 20 and an upper limit only scores 8, a water phrase scores 20 and vague all-weather wording scores 8, and a clear tube or cartridge scores 20. A 5w-30 field is not a grease grade and loses 8. An upper-temperature field that repeats the melting point loses 8. An anti-seize highlight that is not an EP grade loses 5.
Pack value
20%A single 400 g EP2 cartridge at the lowest price in this set scores highest. A 70 g tube scores for a small job, not as if it were a gun fill. A box scores per cartridge only if you will use twelve.
You are choosing a lithium soap grease for a bearing, a pin, a bush or a chassis point. The five amazon.co.uk listings in this set are not the same pack: a 70 g non-EP tube, a 400 g tube with no EP line, two 400 g cartridges, and a box of twelve. Shelf prices run from about £5.87 to about £49.95. The top pick is the box when you will use twelve EP2 cartridges and the page prints NLGI 2. Best value is the single 400 g EP2 cartridge at the lowest price in the set.
Multi purpose grease, for a UK buyer, is a lithium soap grease for bearings, pins, bushes and chassis points. It is often NLGI 2, and it is sold as EP2 when it has an extreme-pressure package. It is not copper anti-seize, CV moly grease, cork grease, impact-wrench grease, or brushcutter gear lubricant.
The lowest shelf price in this set is a 70 g tube. A grease gun wants a 400 g cartridge. A box of twelve is the cheaper gun fill only if you will use twelve. A hinge does not need eleven spare cartridges.
One listing prints a melting point of 190°C and a working range of −35°C to 120°C. The upper-temperature field repeats 190°C. That is the melting point, not the temperature you run the bearing at. A dropping point is not the running temperature.
Two listings say EP2. One says non-EP LM2. Two say lithium multi-purpose and do not say EP. Do not promote those two to EP2. An anti-seize highlight is not an extreme-pressure grade. Do not mix unknown greases, and do not grease brake friction surfaces.
The first check is the pack. A hinge, a bike hub or a tow-ball wipe can use a small tube. A grease gun wants a 400 g cartridge. A workshop that empties cartridges wants a box. Do not buy the smallest headline pack because the shelf price looks lower: 70 g will not fill a gun. The second check is EP or non-EP. If the machine manual says EP or EP2, use a listing that says so. In this set, one 70 g tube is stated as non-EP LM2.
Consistency and temperature come next. Only one listing in this set prints NLGI 2, a melting point of 190°C, and a working range of −35°C to 120°C. Its upper-temperature field of 190°C is that melting point, not the working top. Another EP2 cartridge states −30°C to 140°C and does not print NLGI. One cartridge states an upper rating of 120°C and no lower limit. The 70 g tube and the 400 g tube give no degree figure. A dropping point is not the running temperature.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want a small non-EP tube for a hinge, a bike hub, a drill or a tow-ball wipe. Carlube XMG070 is about £5.87 for 70 g, with 4.6 from 926 reviews. The listing says non-EP LM2, so it misses a manual that asks for EP2, and 70 g will not fill a grease gun.
You need one 400 g EP2 cartridge and the manual asks for EP. TIMCO is best value at about £6.68, made in the United Kingdom, with a stated range of −30°C to 140°C and 4.4 from 84 reviews. NLGI is not printed, and a viscosity field says 5w-30, which is not a grease grade.
You will use twelve 400 g EP2 cartridges in a yard gun and want NLGI 2 on the Amazon page. Agri-Linc is the top pick at about £49.95, score 87, with 4.7 from 211 reviews and a working range of −35°C to 120°C. One hinge does not need eleven spare cartridges.
The top pick is Agri-Linc EP2, a box of twelve 400 g cartridges, at about £49.95. It scores 87, the highest in this set, because the listing prints EP2 and NLGI 2, a working range of −35°C to 120°C, and 4.7 from 211 amazon.co.uk reviews. It is the top pick only if you will use the box. The 190°C figure is the melting point, repeated in the upper-temperature field, so you plan around 120°C. Best value is TIMCO, one 400 g EP2 cartridge at about £6.68, score 78, with a stated range of −30°C to 140°C and 4.4 from 84 reviews. It is the lowest single 400 g EP2 price here, not the second-highest score. NLGI is not printed, and a viscosity field says 5w-30, which is not a grease grade. This is not a lab test.
TIMCO lithium EP2 grease, 400 g
About £6.68 for one 400 g EP2 cartridge, score 78. The lowest single EP2 gun fill here, not the second-highest score.
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