Shelf life of Engine oil

nitrous · 13th November 2007, 17:21

Guys,
My Sumo needs an engine oil change and the API-CI rated Castrol GTX Diesel available at the distributor is dated 07/2006 which is 16 months old.

Can I safely use it?

1self · 13th November 2007, 17:24

If it is in a sealed can....i really do not think there will be a problem.

n_aditya · 13th November 2007, 17:28

I dont think it will be an issue Nitrous. Engine oil is designed to perform in pretty harsh conditions like high temperature etc. So just ensure the container is sealed to rule out any pilfering or adulteration and you're good to go.

tsk1979 · 13th November 2007, 22:03

In a sealed condition its not a problem at all.

kpzen · 13th November 2007, 22:17

Mostly all engine oils are certified with a shelf life of 5 years.

Rtech · 14th November 2007, 10:04

Yup. You can safely use it. also, its a Sumo, so it's not very particular about the oil it uses! lol

iraghava · 14th November 2007, 13:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rtech

Also, its a Sumo, so it's not very particular about the oil it uses! lol

ROFL

Anna, that's hardly old stock in Oil terms!

cyneverdie · 14th November 2007, 14:39

hey man

mobil 1 has a very safe self life of 5 years

synthetics do have a longer shelf life in harsher conditions as compared to rock oil
: just make sure the bottles sealed

nitrous · 14th November 2007, 19:35

Taking all the Oil-walas green signal, I've bought the oil.

3rd April 2008, 09:47

sorry for digging up an old thread, but i found this with the search function

but is it OK to use oil that has been opened but not used? its been sitting on my shelf for 2 months with the lid closed tight, but not sealed.

a full 3 litres of magnatec, which is sufficient for my DDiS.seems a waste to throw it away just cos it was opened.

does the oil degrade just sitting on the shelf?

nitrous · 3rd April 2008, 10:03

Can be used,rg.
OT:
Magnatec is not diesel oil.Especially new gen diesels require atleast CG/CH-4 rating.

tsk1979 · 3rd April 2008, 11:29

2 month oil is safe to use.
But not this magnatec for your swift. Swift requires API-CH, Magnatec is API-CF4.

jkdas · 3rd April 2008, 11:54

Swift needs just 3lit? Xing needs 3.3L for top up.

3rd April 2008, 12:54

thanks for the replies guys! but, its a 10W 40 oil meets SAE,CF, API standards. is that not sufficient? 3 litres is enough for the swift D. atleast, it fills up when i empty 3 litres into it.

tsk1979 · 3rd April 2008, 13:39

Check out your Swift D manual I think it says API-CH required, and not API-CF
The series is CD,CF,CG,CH,CI
If your manual says CH you can put in API-CH or API-CI.
Castrol GTX Diesel(Not GTD) is a common API-CI oil available and its pretty cheap too(20% less than Magnatec)

13th November 2007, 17:21	#1
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Shelf life of Engine oil Guys, My Sumo needs an engine oil change and the API-CI rated Castrol GTX Diesel available at the distributor is dated 07/2006 which is 16 months old. Can I safely use it?
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13th November 2007, 17:24	#2
1self BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 629 Thanked: 330 Times View My Garage	If it is in a sealed can....i really do not think there will be a problem.
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13th November 2007, 17:28	#3
n_aditya Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Namma Bengaluru Posts: 5,348 Thanked: 3,684 Times View My Garage	I dont think it will be an issue Nitrous. Engine oil is designed to perform in pretty harsh conditions like high temperature etc. So just ensure the container is sealed to rule out any pilfering or adulteration and you're good to go.
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13th November 2007, 22:03	#4
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	In a sealed condition its not a problem at all.
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13th November 2007, 22:17	#5
kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,610 Thanked: 1,876 Times View My Garage	Mostly all engine oils are certified with a shelf life of 5 years. Last edited by kpzen : 13th November 2007 at 22:20.
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14th November 2007, 10:04	#6
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	Yup. You can safely use it. also, its a Sumo, so it's not very particular about the oil it uses! lol
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14th November 2007, 14:39	#8
cyneverdie BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: bombay Posts: 440 Thanked: 6 Times	hey man mobil 1 has a very safe self life of 5 years synthetics do have a longer shelf life in harsher conditions as compared to rock oil : just make sure the bottles sealed
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14th November 2007, 19:35	#9
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Taking all the Oil-walas green signal, I've bought the oil.
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3rd April 2008, 09:47	#10
rippergeo Posts: n/a	sorry for digging up an old thread, but i found this with the search function but is it OK to use oil that has been opened but not used? its been sitting on my shelf for 2 months with the lid closed tight, but not sealed. a full 3 litres of magnatec, which is sufficient for my DDiS.seems a waste to throw it away just cos it was opened. does the oil degrade just sitting on the shelf?
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3rd April 2008, 10:03	#11
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Can be used,rg. OT: Magnatec is not diesel oil.Especially new gen diesels require atleast CG/CH-4 rating.
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3rd April 2008, 11:29	#12
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	2 month oil is safe to use. But not this magnatec for your swift. Swift requires API-CH, Magnatec is API-CF4.
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3rd April 2008, 11:54	#13
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	Swift needs just 3lit? Xing needs 3.3L for top up.
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3rd April 2008, 12:54	#14
rippergeo Posts: n/a	thanks for the replies guys! but, its a 10W 40 oil meets SAE,CF, API standards. is that not sufficient? 3 litres is enough for the swift D. atleast, it fills up when i empty 3 litres into it.
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3rd April 2008, 13:39	#15
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	Check out your Swift D manual I think it says API-CH required, and not API-CF The series is CD,CF,CG,CH,CI If your manual says CH you can put in API-CH or API-CI. Castrol GTX Diesel(Not GTD) is a common API-CI oil available and its pretty cheap too(20% less than Magnatec)
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