Barry Oliver <barrysuperhawk@comcast.net> wrote:
> jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
> <snip>
>> I'd be curious to hear what an authority such as Blackstone would
>> have to say on the subject. Speaking of which, I suppose you could
>> send a sample of the oil to them and they could tell you if there's
>> been any degradation of the additive package and such, though that'd
>> probably cost you almost as much as what your Dad originally paid for
>> one of those cases of oil. :-)
>>
> Ask and ye shall receive:
> They don't specifically address shelf life in this email, but I sent in
> a sample of red-cap M1 15w50 that I know for a fact is 8 years old
> [still had the receipt taped to top for a refund I never sent in for]
> and it tested exactly the same as my original baseline test.
Schweet. A data point in favor of my gut reaction. :-)
Thanks, Barry!
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