13 Year Old Oil.is It Ok

[samuri]

I have a 20 litre plastic container half full of oil which has been in storage for 13 years.

20-50 w.

IT HASN'T BEEN TOUCHED UNTIL TODAY.

Is there any reason why I wouldn't use it. It hasn't coagulated.

[R31Nismoid]

Oil does indeed have a shelf life, i believe its around 4-5 years as per Mobil or Castrol i think which state this.

Throw it in the bin.

2nd result from google also has quite a bit of info on it.

http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html

[PM-R33]

Yep ditch it. DO NOT put it in a car. The oil would have broken down over so many years and would offer next to no protection.

[Miguelone]

Why would you store oil for 13 years?

[TurboDoseBro]

Should've put a bottle of wine next to it.

[changi]

Should've put a bottle of wine next to it.

yeah, drink the oil; put the wine in the sump!!.

[GTR-N1]

Why would you store oil for 13 years?

You never know when someone might stumble into your campsite in the jungle...

> http://daha.best.vwh.net/boiled/history.html

Old native saying...

human crackling tastes "yum"'

[blind_elk]

Throw it in the bin.

Better, throw it in the oil recycling drum!

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

lol ash you enviroterrorist

[ARTZ]

personally i would pour the oil on the fence as it stops the wood from drying out and kills the weeds

[mad082]

personally i would pour the oil on the fence as it stops the wood from drying out and kills the weeds

+1. when i lived out on the farm, everytime i used to change the oil i'd tip the old oil on a different fence post around the yard. works well at stopping them rotting, etc.

[GTR-N1]

Useful on the edges of English cricket bats > lowers the specific temperature of any nicks > doesn't show any hot spots > makes the Aussie skipper go nuts!

[barraspalding]

Poured on your frence line > will also deter snakes

[barraspalding]

So the whole breaking down thing... That because oil is organic right?¿

So what about full synthetic oils... Are they still organic based & would they break down?

[Sunkist]

tyre shine?

[Duncan]

So the whole breaking down thing... That because oil is organic right?¿

So what about full synthetic oils... Are they still organic based & would they break down?

surely not....oil is from plants that broke down millions of years ago!

[SUITUP]

dump it!

[boiracer]

mix with diesel and dust to rust protect a 4x4 underneath....or the post idea