Anonymous-0
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How long can engine oil in quart bottles and 2 1/2 gal jugs be stored? Is it any different in a bulk system
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casecollectorsc
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If it's outside the 2 1/2 gallon jugs, if plastic, will get brittle and fall apart.
Anonymous-0
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Don't want to get in trouble here but some say 6000 years but others say millions of years, either way if the container is sealed you are safe.
I store my oil, grease and gear oil in a oil shack away from buildings(no heat). Most of my oil is in plastic but I still have some oil in steel and the old foil lined cardboard cans. All the caned oil is the old non detergent oil which I use for differant applications from time to time and have yet to find water or even any discoloration of oil.
Steve A W
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I once asked a Guy that worked at the refinery
the same thing,as I had found a few cases of
oil cleaning our great Uncles basement.
He said "How long was that oil in the ground
before You got it?"
the same thing,as I had found a few cases of
oil cleaning our great Uncles basement.
He said "How long was that oil in the ground
before You got it?"
http://www.mobilindustrial.com/ind/english/files/tt-lubricating-oils-greases-shelf-life-recommendations.pdf
The above link goes some way to answering the question and it tends to agree with the advice given to me by a product engineer from Total oil here in the UK.
It seems as though there is chance that additives can settle out of the oil after a spell of sitting in storage, his advice was to roll the can around the shop to stir things up before using a suspect drum of oil!
The above link goes some way to answering the question and it tends to agree with the advice given to me by a product engineer from Total oil here in the UK.
It seems as though there is chance that additives can settle out of the oil after a spell of sitting in storage, his advice was to roll the can around the shop to stir things up before using a suspect drum of oil!
Jim in Ma.
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Keep it out of the sunlight. The labels will fade. It will out last you and I.
Richard G.
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Had some Quaker State oil given to me years ago that had been stored under a house. It was in the old paper quarts.
I opened one to add to an old tractor and it was lumpy. Probably from the time Quaker State was having problems with their oil in very hot conditions.
Richard in NW SC
I opened one to add to an old tractor and it was lumpy. Probably from the time Quaker State was having problems with their oil in very hot conditions.
Richard in NW SC
waltdavies
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Every few years the oli co. Come up with a better additive some very old oils have none of these. The time that you can store it is as long as its additives are still current with the new oils. After that find another use for it. As far as the base oil goes it will last forever but you wouldn't put 1930/40 oils in your new car would you.
Walt
Walt
I remember my dad saying in the 30s people would drain the oil out of the car truck or tractor put new oil in and let the old oil sit awhile. After a time they would drain off the "good" oil strain it and re use. If you cant afford it you cant afford it. Hope we never see times like the 30s.
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