How old of oil are you comfortable using

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I know many oil companies say 5 years shelf life. How long are you guys comfortable using modern oil after its been bottled?
 
KMart had two 5qt jugs of VWB from 2011 for $3 each. The bottles were even turning that yellowish petina color. I bought them and have no qualms using them. SN/GF-4.
 
3 years on the outside as lng as it wasnt exposed to a hot shed or garage or freezing.

Oil is just too cheap to chance it.
 
Translation of original post-My stash is way too big and I can't use the oil I bought within 5 years.....
 
If the car is a 2001. Then 2001 and newer.
If the car is a 2017, with in the last 3 years.
As long as the oil is sealed...
 
Unlike most others on this forum, I believe what the oil companies say. I always buy fresh oil when it is time for a change. Given what I paid for my vehicles, it just makes good sense to me not to take any chances to maybe save a few pennies.
 
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Originally Posted By: CKN
Translation of original post-My stash is way too big and I can't use the oil I bought within 5 years.....

10 jugs of havoline and 66 quarts of nickle quaker state...
 
Originally Posted By: Saul
I know many oil companies say 5 years shelf life. How long are you guys comfortable using modern oil after its been bottled?


I've got some stuff from the late 90's (API SH? API SJ?) I still use in my older stuff.

I don't think "oil gets old"..... I'd like to see scientific evidence of that.
 
Originally Posted By: FordBroncoVWJeta
If the car is a 2001. Then 2001 and newer.
If the car is a 2017, with in the last 3 years.
As long as the oil is sealed...


I like this philosophy. After all I joined BITOG in 2002 and we thought oil was pretty swell back then.
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And my car's an 02, yay!
 
Originally Posted By: CKN
Translation of original post-My stash is way too big and I can't use the oil I bought within 5 years.....


Then you need to buy a classic vehicle
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...or give it to someone who does own one.
 
Originally Posted By: Saul
I know many oil companies say 5 years shelf life. How long are you guys comfortable using modern oil after its been bottled?


As long as it meets the required spec, there is no time limit for me.

Oldest jugs I have in my stash are 5 quart jugs of M1 AFE I bought in 2012. Currently using it in the Murano. I have two left and will use them whenever the time comes.

It is generally a good practice to shake the bottles before dumping it into the sump. Something I learned to do here on BITOG.
 
as long as I'm in spec and on a relatively short OCI- On a known piece of gear..

2 Decades in a sealed container.

For any kind of extended OCI I want something in the past decade.
 
Unlimited time so long as the price was right and the oil meets the API spec for my vehicle. One time I did get PO'd at a Fremont Automotive store in PA after I paid top dollar for Kendall GT-1 20w-50 and later found out it was 6 years old. A Conoco Phillips sales rep arranged for me to exchange it at a dealer in VA.
 
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