Good for you but whats the moral of this story?
Good for you but whats the moral of this story?
I bet Total and Imperial oil know better (“they built it, they know it”).
https://www.lubricants.total.com/does-motor-oil-expire
https://www.mobil.com/en/lubricants/...mobil-1-quarts
I agree, everything breaks down, hard to imagine oil maintaining it's integrity for decades. It might feel similar but have a reduced capacity to protect once heat is applied.
Yeah. I just quit driving an '88 Ford Escort in about 2011-12 that was using the same oil. When I retired it it had over 518K miles (834,000 KM) had never been rebuilt and still had compression between 145-155 PSI across all cylinders. It's not just having used 15-25 year old product but am still using it in all my vehicles with no adverse effects. 2 of my current cars are over 200K miles and use about 1/2 quart between 5K mile intervals. Here are some virgin oil analysis of 50+ year old oil. https://www.blackstone-labs.com/wp-c...ils-Part-1.pdf
Last edited by 2016 Versa; 12-27-2020 at 09:45 PM.
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View my fuel log 2016 Versa SV automatic: 4.7 L/100 km ... 60.3 mpg (Imp) ... 21.4 km/L ... 50.2 mpg (US) ...
Im just curious where you purchased your Micra....there appear to be 2 brand new ones left in BC, a few in Ontario, a few in PQ and a number in the Maritimes.(from CarGuru) Prices seem to be considerably higher for them in BC than elsewhere....but what else is new?....
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View my fuel log 2019 Micra SV automatic: 8.6 L/100 km ... 33.0 mpg (Imp) ... 11.7 km/L ... 27.5 mpg (US) ...
I bought it in Ontario.
HammyJ (01-29-2021)
Thanks!....I hope you got a great deal!....
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View my fuel log 2019 Micra SV automatic: 8.6 L/100 km ... 33.0 mpg (Imp) ... 11.7 km/L ... 27.5 mpg (US) ...