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Shelf Life of Oil 200

posted by  VolvoinCA on  Wed Jun 10 17:45 CST 2009
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I'd like to stock up on motor oil when it's on sale. What is the shelf life of dino and synthetic oil? Thanks in advance.








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    Shelf Life of Oil 200

    posted by  BlueGoose on  Thu Jun 11 19:05 CST 2009
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    The new plastic containers tend to split at the seam long before the oil goes bad. I've had that happen on a couple of brands.
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    1986 Volvo 245








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      Shelf Life of Oil 200

      posted by  benski on  Fri Jun 12 04:17 CST 2009
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      There's some irony, huh? Plastic manufactured from oil not able to last long enough to use the product that it contains. I wonder how much money the oil companies spent developing that little wrinkle. Don't they have a high enough return on their investment?








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    According to Exxon-Mobil 200

    posted by  VolvoinCA on  Thu Jun 11 09:46 CST 2009
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    I called Customer Service at Exxon-Mobil. They said that Mobil 1 Synthetic has a shelf life of only 5 years due to condensation that can produce acids. I didn't ask them this, but oil is not water soluble, and those containers are air-tight, so how can condensation affect the oil?








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    Shelf Life of Oil 200

    posted by  Rhys on  Wed Jun 10 18:35 CST 2009
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    Unlimited in the original container. No worries about API ratings being superseded on these old cars.








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      Shelf Life of Oil 200

      posted by  benski on  Thu Jun 11 05:12 CST 2009
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      I think that is a good answer, Rhys. In theory, at least, it seems that there might be some degredation over time, but I think I'll be dead long before it would make any real difference.







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