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Old 18-03-2009, 12:01 PM   #1
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I have a 6 month old bottle of oil that I bought brand new. It's been in the shed for that time and never used. Is it still ok?

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Old 18-03-2009, 12:02 PM   #2
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If it's never been opened then yes, it will be fine.
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Old 18-03-2009, 12:42 PM   #3
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I work in the oil industry and can tell you it will be fine, sealed oil has a shelf life of about 5 years.
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Old 18-03-2009, 01:21 PM   #4
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Sweet as. Thank you very much guys.
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Old 18-03-2009, 02:27 PM   #5
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I use oil that was extracted from a 44gallon drum 3 years ago.
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Old 19-03-2009, 02:01 PM   #6
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On the Exxon Mobil site they recommend 5 years shelf life as a maximum for engine oils including Mobil 1. Just as an aside when the Dutch military were recovering shot down WWII aircraft in the Zuider Zee (a large inland sea)
Shell requested oil samples from sealed propellor hubs and found it still met specification after 30 years of underwater immersion. With the increase in additive use by the oil manufacturers now I would be wary of anything too old!
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Old 19-03-2009, 03:33 PM   #7
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So if the bottle has only half the oil left but the lid has been closed would that be considered sealed or unsealed?
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So if the bottle has only half the oil left but the lid has been closed would that be considered sealed or unsealed?
Unsealed, has been opened to the elements at some stage.
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Unsealed, has been opened to the elements at some stage.

Cool, just clarifying what I originally thought but was told was wrong in the past. Thanks


Question (cause its pointless starting a new thread) what is the life of oil that is unsealed as the oil today should have a better life then the old oil?
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