Redline shelf life

[Jetsfan122]

Hey guys , as the title says, what’s the shelf life of redline ? Found a case buried in my garage . It has to be five years old . Google says redline has no shelf life , but I figured I’d ask your expert opinions . Haven’t opened one up to see what it looks like . Use it or dispose of it ?

 

[huntergreen]

Post this question in the synthetic oil thread, you’ll get some reliable answers. Specifically from Burla, Wildone and hemiman. The thread is in the 4th gen section. Sorry, I can’t give an educated answer.

 

[EdGs]

Why wouldn't it still be good? If it hasn't leaked from the containers, the only other concern would be moisture in it, no?

Pour a quart into a glass jar and let it sit. Any water should end up on the bottom I would think.

Do that for each one if you like, then use it.

 

[huntergreen]

Why wouldn't it still be good? If it hasn't leaked from the containers, the only other concern would be moisture in it, no?

Pour a quart into a glass jar and let it sit. Any water should end up on the bottom I would think.

Do that for each one if you like, then use it.

No chance of chemical separation ?

 

[Burla]

redlines own words, there literally is no shelf life on their oils. if by chance there is some fall out, shake it and dump it in.

 

[Jetsfan122]

redlines own words, there literally is no shelf life on their oils. if by chance there is some fall out, shake it and dump it in.

Thats what I wanted to hear . Thanks !

 

[Wild one]

Thats what I wanted to hear . Thanks !

Any oil that's sat for even a week,should be well shaken before using.

 

[EdGs]

Hey guys , as the title says, what’s the shelf life of redline ? Found a case buried in my garage . It has to be five years old . Google says redline has no shelf life , but I figured I’d ask your expert opinions . Haven’t opened one up to see what it looks like . Use it or dispose of it ?

You know, if you're still worried about the oil, send it to me, and I will dispose of it properly for you. J/K

Seriously, you should be good-to-go. Just like finding $150 on the ground.

 

[Curmudgeon]

Any oil that's sat for even a week,should be well shaken before using.

So that would be all oil? I'm sure all of it has sat for a week or more
at some point.

I need to modify my paint-shaker machine...

 

[crackerjack1957]

Any oil that's sat for even a week,should be well shaken before using.

So you prefer shaken not stirred .........

 

[Grams]

One day…. almost 40 years ago now (late ‘80s)….I was given an entire pallet of “expired” engine oil….by the distributor from whom I would purchase my aircraft engine oil.
They used to have a contract with the Mooney Aircraft factory down in Kerrville, TX to supply them with oil…. but Mooney had been IN and OUT of bankruptcy and owned by various owners for decades and the contract had ended in the 1960’s…. and the distributor was wanting to get that pallet of “old oil” out of their warehouse.
It was Mobil Aircraft Engine Oil (Red-Label).
There was so much of it…. and at that time my airplane only had two engines….I’d NEVER be able to get rid of it all….
So…I used it in in the airplane, for Several routine oil changes over the next 5-years…. never suffering ANY engine-problems and then started using it in the Ford Tractor, the Ferguson Roller-compactor (John Deere engine), the lawn mower, the log-splitter, the two generators, the old ranch-only GMC truck…..
Guess what happened to those engines filled with that “old, expired, motor-oil”…??

Still have all of ‘em except for the old ‘78 GMC which we donated to a junk-yard (owned by a local businessman we favor) when 16.5” tires became too much trouble to replace. It drove there under it’s own power after we “jumped” the 12-yr old battery.

IF you have “old oil” still sitting around in original containers….. “shake” it if you want to…. OR…. simply pour it into the crankcase and let the additives you believe may have “sunk” to the bottom of the container follow the oil out of the bottle into the funnel as it follows the oil. The Oil pump will “stir” it just fine.

Gawd…. we stir our own minds into a tizzy over such silly things.

( wonder if my neighboring-rancher worries about the “old separated fuel additives” in his gravity-tank before he re-fuels his 3 farm tractors…or the settled additives in his bulk-motor-oil siphon-tank. He’s only been farming since he inherited the place from his grand-daddy who first installed those tanks “new” around WW-2…. Poor bassard is gonna freak-out when all that equipment blows up someday because he didn’t “stir the tanks”.
Guess I should have to asked my neighbor Jim Lovell what happens if you “stir the tanks”.)

 

[Burla]

EXPIRED: When Does New Oil Go Bad?

If you are like me, you probably have a several bottles of "new" oil in your garage, but they have probably been there for a while. Like a gallon of milk in ...

youtu.be

 

[Grams]

LakeSpeed reminds me of Antique Road Show.

It’s Not what you think. What it’s Not About..?….antiques.

It’s about Selling INSURANCE. “We place the value of your old whatchamaCallit, at auction (or insurance-value) at…. a Bazillion dollars.”

My bro-in-law took the centuries-old Chinese vase my parents owned to the ARS when they toured Houston…. and at the exit of the room were all the insurance-agency business cards on a table.

LakeSpeed is about selling His You Tube channel and motor oils*. Problem I have is…his voice is about as pleasant to listen-to as Project Farm, another channel (which also actually has some excellent value)…. despite the kernals of info found there…. And he doesn’t appear to realize that his test-results-praise of SuperTech pretty-well Voids the promotion of the designer-oils.

*BTW, I’m not trying to “knock” LS the MOG…he actually dispenses good knowledge about many things and there’s plenty good to learn from him, and his friend Dave, etc. I just think it’s good to know the real purpose of the vids.

 

[Wild one]

One day…. almost 40 years ago now (late ‘80s)….I was given an entire pallet of “expired” engine oil….by the distributor from whom I would purchase my aircraft engine oil.
They used to have a contract with the Mooney Aircraft factory down in Kerrville, TX to supply them with oil…. but Mooney had been IN and OUT of bankruptcy and owned by various owners for decades and the contract had ended in the 1960’s…. and the distributor was wanting to get that pallet of “old oil” out of their warehouse.
It was Mobil Aircraft Engine Oil (Red-Label).
There was so much of it…. and at that time my airplane only had two engines….I’d NEVER be able to get rid of it all….
So…I used it in in the airplane, for Several routine oil changes over the next 5-years…. never suffering ANY engine-problems and then started using it in the Ford Tractor, the Ferguson Roller-compactor (John Deere engine), the lawn mower, the log-splitter, the two generators, the old ranch-only GMC truck…..
Guess what happened to those engines filled with that “old, expired, motor-oil”…??

Still have all of ‘em except for the old ‘78 GMC which we donated to a junk-yard (owned by a local businessman we favor) when 16.5” tires became too much trouble to replace. It drove there under it’s own power after we “jumped” the 12-yr old battery.

IF you have “old oil” still sitting around in original containers….. “shake” it if you want to…. OR…. simply pour it into the crankcase and let the additives you believe may have “sunk” to the bottom of the container follow the oil out of the bottle into the funnel as it follows the oil. The Oil pump will “stir” it just fine.

Gawd…. we stir our own minds into a tizzy over such silly things.

( wonder if my neighboring-rancher worries about the “old separated fuel additives” in his gravity-tank before he re-fuels his 3 farm tractors…or the settled additives in his bulk-motor-oil siphon-tank. He’s only been farming since he inherited the place from his grand-daddy who first installed those tanks “new” around WW-2…. Poor bassard is gonna freak-out when all that equipment blows up someday because he didn’t “stir the tanks”.
Guess I should have to asked my neighbor Jim Lovell what happens if you “stir the tanks”.)

There's always oil left in the bottom of the container,and if you don't shake the bottle,the majority of that left over will be the additives that have settled out.
Now explain to me what the downsides are to shaking the oil container ,and what the upsides are to not shaking it,as i'm not really seeing any downsides to turning the bottle upside down and giving it a quick shake before opening it.
I'm starting to think if i said the sky was blue,you'd argue the point As just making a comment about shaking the bottle sure brought on a tirade of dribble from you about some neighbour who nobody really gives 2 $h!ts about

 

[Grams]

There's always oil left in the bottom of the container,and if you don't shake the bottle,the majority of that left over will be the additives that have settled out.
Now explain to me what the downsides are to shaking the oil container ,and what the upsides are to not shaking it,as i'm not really seeing any downsides to turning the bottle upside down and giving it a quick shake before opening it.
I'm starting to think if i said the sky was blue,you'd argue the point As just making a comment about shaking the bottle sure brought on a tirade of dribble from you about some neighbour who nobody really gives 2 $h!ts about

Other contributor’s comments are not an attack on yourself, just because their preferences aren’t your own.

RE-read my comments. I didn’t say you shouldn’t shake it if that’s what you want to do.
I merely pointed out that if you empty the bottle…hell, if you PICK IT UP…iand turn it over to pour it out…. whatever is inside will come out. It’s called Gravity.
(Unless you are saying that it’s YOUR preference to do this in some “hurried” manner so the bottle hasn’t time to drain.)

Personally, I”m cheap and I always let it drain pretty thoroughly so-as to get every last drop possible.

Tell us about the laboratory-test you made that determined a lot of precious additives were abandoned still in the bottle. I’ll venture this is mostly imaginary.

…and WHAT makes you So-Certain the additives SINK..?? How do you know they don’t FLOAT to the TOP..??

 

[Wild one]

Other contributor’s comments are not an attack on yourself, just because their preferences aren’t your own.

RE-read my comments. I didn’t say you shouldn’t shake it if that’s what you want to do.
I merely pointed out that if you empty the bottle…hell, if you PICK IT UP…iand turn it over to pour it out…. whatever is inside will come out. It’s called Gravity.
(Unless you are saying that it’s YOUR preference to do this in some “hurried” manner so the bottle hasn’t time to drain.)

Personally, I”m cheap and I always let it drain pretty thoroughly so-as to get every last drop possible.

Tell us about the laboratory-test you made that determined a lot of precious additives were abandoned still in the bottle. I’ll venture this is mostly imaginary.

…and WHAT makes you So-Certain the additives SINK..?? How do you know they don’t FLOAT to the TOP..??

Apparently you didn't watch the video Burla posted did you,you just went off on a tangent about Lake Speed when you seen his name on the video.About what i'm starting to expect from you Who the hell cares what his voice sounds like,that's really scratching the bottom of the barrel dude
If you have time to drain every last drop of oil out of a plastic bottle,you can make the time to watch the video.
BTW: Lake probably forgot more about oils in the last 5 minutes then you'll ever know

 

[Grams]

Apparently you don’ t read before you post, or you’d know I don’t give a damm about the age of oil in it’s original containers other than if it’s appropriate for my engines.
LakeSpeed’s test for “is oil too old” is to “LOOK at it”. (In your case, ignore the foam created by you shaking it.). OR… take it to your local auto parts store and GIVE IT AWAY!

Really..??

No Eff’n Way !! I’ll USE it first.

Hey, Wild One: You’re obviously a pretty decent guy and a knowledgeable mechanical type. How ‘bout we not get into a pizzin’ contest and try to get along…? Ok with you?

 

[Wild one]

Apparently you don’ t read before you post, or you’d know I don’t give a damm about the age of oil in it’s original containers other than if it’s appropriate for my engines.
LakeSpeed’s test for “is oil too old” is to “LOOK at it”. (In your case, ignore the foam created by you shaking it.). OR… take it to your local auto parts store and GIVE IT AWAY!

Really..??

No Eff’n Way !! I’ll USE it first.

Hey, Wild One: You’re obviously a pretty decent guy and a knowledgeable mechanical type. How ‘bout we not get into a pizzin’ contest and try to get along…? Ok with you?

I never had any issues with you,until you started having memory lapses on the thread about filling filters,and it got to the point of having to draw you a picture. After that it seemed you started to try to discredit anything i said,thats when i started to have a few issues with your advice when you went off on 1/2 page long tirades,that clearly weren't right.
I'm good with burying the hachet if your good,as alot of your advice is decent

 

[Dusty]

No chance of chemical separation ?

Additive separation is common with most modern synthetic motor oils. I found it to be quite noticeable with Mobil 1. Shaking vigorously should solve the problem. I'm not sure what would be so different with Redline.

Regards,
Dusty
2019 Ram 1500 Billet Silver Laramie Quad Cab 2WD, 5.7 Hemi, 8HP75, 3.21 axle, 33-gallon fuel tank, 18” wheels. Build Date: 3 June 2018. Now at 142099 miles.

 

[huntergreen]

Additive separation is common with most modern synthetic motor oils. I found it to be quite noticeable with Mobil 1. Shaking vigorously should solve the problem. I'm not sure what would be so different with Redline.

Regards,
Dusty
2019 Ram 1500 Billet Silver Laramie Quad Cab 2WD, 5.7 Hemi, 8HP75, 3.21 axle, 33-gallon fuel tank, 18” wheels. Build Date: 3 June 2018. Now at 142099 miles.

Thanks Dusty.