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Shelf life of oil?? #1630102 08/14/06 07:35 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,076 traffic hell, IL C CarpePoon_dup1 OP Hard-core CEG'er
OP CarpePoon_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er C Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,076 traffic hell, IL	Here's one I dont know if it has been touched...what is the shelf life of oil? you hear 3,000 mi/3 mo in the engine.. but what about say a half bottle of oil on the shelf? anything wrong with it after about a year? 2000 SVT Black/Tan #1633/2150 (a few mods) Alpine: CDA-9835, MRV-F540, MRD-M550 PG: TANTRUM-X 6.5 COMP all around. Some people wear Superman pajamas. Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas. CEL currently: Off

Re: Shelf life of oil?? #1630103 08/15/06 01:28 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,693 Thousand Oaks, California, USA B Big Jim_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
Big Jim_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,693 Thousand Oaks, California, USA	It's fine. I'm sure that there is a shelf life, but it would be years, not months. Jim Johnson 98 SVT 03 Escape Limited

Re: Shelf life of oil?? #1630104 08/15/06 03:43 AM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 504 Toronto (Woodbridge) M m4gician Veteran CEG\'er
m4gician Veteran CEG\'er M Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 504 Toronto (Woodbridge)	The oil has a shelf life of a few years at least. 1998 Mercury Mystique LS - Looking for SVT EXHAUST, SVT Rear bumper (silver frost) and ANY rocker mouldings (side skirts)

Re: Shelf life of oil?? #1630105 08/15/06 12:57 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,788 St. Louis, MO P projectSHO89_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
projectSHO89_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er P Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,788 St. Louis, MO	Unless the oil is opened and exposed to the air, it has an indefinite shelf life. Of course, a few years down the road, it will no longer meet the then-current specifications which get updated frequently. Steve 98 Contour SE Sport 2.5 Duratec ATX The wifey's car 89 Taurus SHO - 246K miles 94 SHO ATX - 190K 1997 F-150 5.4L ATX - The Workhorse 150K. ANY THREAD WITH "OMG" or "WTF" ETC IN THE TITLE WILL BE IGNORED!

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