I suggest Crosman Pellgun oil or RWS pellet gun oil.
2 drops of oil in the "OIL" hole in your Daisy is all that is needed and should be done every 500 to 1000 shots. Also oil the cocking lever. Use 20 weight oil not household oil. This is Daisy's recommendation.
The Daisy model 853 was made in 1984. To clean the rifle you need to purchase a .177 rifle cleaning kit, about $10. Also purchase a tube of Crosman pellgun oil. DO NOT USE REGULAR gun cleaning solvent on air guns it will ruin all the seals and O-rings. Put the gun on SAFE and with a swab on the end of the cleaning rod drop a few drops of pellgun oil on it. Push it down the barrel and pull it out a few times. This should be all you need to do. You can find the cleaning kit at most sportingoods stores or gun shops. Take a small rag and rub the oil on the rifle barrel to protect it. Do not use any other kind of oil on the rifle not even 3-n-1.
NO never use any oil other than Crosman pellgun oil or RWS air gun oil. Other oils will slowly destroy the seals
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Compressor oil ! ( light clear mineral oil)
You are better off using gun oil, or at least a machine oil like sewing machine oil. Vegetable oil kind of smells, olive oil works better, but these organic oils are not as desirable as gun oil. You can use baby oil in a pinch, for a few months at a time. It is better than nothing, but you should wipe it down and replace it with a decent gun oil when you have a chance.
20w50 should be right
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Oil is oil. Gun oils just have different additives.
i have the same model and i use 5w30....its typical
Oil it with "Crosman Pellgun oil", "RWS OIL" or "Gamo Pellet gun oil" Wipe it down. DO NOT USE Household oil or 3-N-1 oil. They will damage the gun. Put a drop in the barrel and run a swab through the barrel. If it's a C02 gun then put a drop of oil where the C02 bottle fits into the gun and charge the gun. If it's a springer type of rifle, put a drop of oil in the oil hole in top of the rifle barrel or in the loading chamber. DON'T over oil the gun.
Depends on the make, model, engine, and year. Listed in your owners manual and sometimes on the oil fill cap.