Two steel plates were bonded with oil-accommodating adhesives, the components of which are epoxy resin, NBR (nitrile rubber) modified epoxy resin, CaCO3 and silica powder. The effect of components on the apparent shear strength was studied using the plates, which were covered with rust-preventing oil. The shear strength increased most effectively with the silica powder content, as compared with other components. Further, each component was exposed to the vapour of rust-preventing oil. Silica powder absorbed the largest amount of oil among the components per unit weight. We concluded that the performance of the oil-accommodating adhesive was attained by the strong oil absorption ability of silica powder in the adopted adhesive.