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Old 02-03-2016, 10:22 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by lupindub View Post
Since our car requires aprox. 5.5 quarts of oil, we need to buy 6 quarts of oil per oil change. So what do you guy's do with the unused and open .5 quart of oil? I heard oil can go "rancid", especially after the factory packaging has been opened. Is this an old wives tale or truth behind this, and does this only apply to standard oil or to synthetic as well?
You make me faceplam, and question your generation.
Joking aside,

As long as don't store it in an open container, oil will go "rancid" in about 10 years and that if you have oil from the 80's. Today's oil would be good for up to 20 years.
So yeah it's an old myth

Like others said, either keep it in the garage or keep it in the trunk.
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