Re: RE: How to tell oil age?

From: Kurt Cypher (kcypher42.lists@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Jul 15 2008 - 16:35:13 EDT


On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 4:14 PM, John Dunlap <jsdunlap@roadkill.org> wrote:
>
> Hmmmmm,
>
> I thought the only thing that broke down motor oil was heat,pressure
> and contaminants.

The sources I've been able to find online say that under "ideal
storage conditions" the shelf-life ranges from 2-5 years. "Ideal
conditions" appear to exclude high heat & freezing (which puts a lot
of average home garages outside of ideal).

Kurt



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