Heheheh...if it's Pennzoil, I'd just throw it away. ;)
You could change the oil in your lawnmower though.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: Kurt Cypher [mailto:kcypher42.lists@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 2:46 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: How to tell oil age?
I've got several containers of brand-new, sealed dino oil that my Dad had in
his garage when he passed away two years ago (my brother & I are slowly
clearing it out so Mom can actually park her car in it).
We have no idea when Dad got this oil, and would like to try to figure out
its age before putting it into a motor. Some basic internet research says
anywhere from 2-5 years shelf-life for motor oil, and I'd rather not use
this oil in a daily driver if it's beyond the recommended shelf-life. Based
on the fact that it was in his garage two years ago already puts it at the
short end of the shelf-life ranges I've seen mentioned online, so I'm
already figuring it's probably too old. It's Pennzoil, and there was
standard production code info on the containers, but I have no idea how to
read those codes.
Any suggestions? If it is too old to use in a vehicle, any
suggestions on uses for past-its-prime motor oil (hate to see it completely
go to waste, just because it's old)?
Thanks,
Kurt
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