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Offline david 750f

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Does oil age like wine?
« on: July 14, 2006, 05:29:32 AM »
Have some 3 year old motor oil in sealed containers, it should be like new?
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Offline Mark M

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Re: Does oil age like wine?
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2006, 05:56:12 AM »
Yeah - but if it's corked it quickly become undrinkable  ;D
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Re: Does oil age like wine?
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2006, 06:02:55 AM »
You should be fine. Once you put it in a engine the bad stuff begins to happen.
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Re: Does oil age like wine?
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2006, 07:26:43 AM »
You should bury it - that way it will last a million years!
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Re: Does oil age like wine?
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2006, 08:11:47 AM »
Did you keep it stored on it's side and turn the bottles every six months?
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Re: Does oil age like wine?
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2006, 10:39:10 AM »
Make sure you let it breathe for at least an hour.  Then don't drink to much or you'll get a headache ;)

I have wondered about this myself since I have an old case of oil up on the shelf also.  I think it should be fine. 
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Re: Does oil age like wine?
« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2006, 11:04:09 AM »
Quote from: Mark M on July 14, 2006, 07:26:43 AM
You should bury it - that way it will last a million years!

and then a few years from now you can pull a prank on your buddies by getting them to dig a post hole in the exact location where you burried the oil and exclaim, "Thars earl in them thar ground!"

i dunno. maybe i'm the only one laughing.
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Re: Does oil age like wine?
« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2006, 11:41:18 AM »
 ;D ;D no I'm laughing too ;D ;D
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