Any idea how old is this Havoline?

[maverickfhs]

Does it seem like from early 2000? Planning to use in my beater 06 Civic with 1.8L as a frankenstein brew during summers.

Or just leave it and use it in OPE? Thank you.

 

[hemitom]

Does it seem like from early 2000? Planning to use in my beater 06 Civic with 1.8L as a frankenstein brew during summers.

Or just leave it and use it in OPE? Thank you.

i used that in a dakota late 90's early 2000's never any issue's , may have been even earlier can't remember.

 

[GR_CoB]

I believe API SJ was replaced by API SL in ~2001. So that oil was made somewhere 1996-2001. Don't quote me on that though, going off memory here.

EDIT: Found the chart. Not the most recent, but answers the question.

 

[Passport1]

Havoline Formula 3 came out right around the same time as WD-39.

 

[maverickfhs]

Can I mix with latest oils, say SM, SN and use with confidence for 3K oil changes? Any negative impact? Thx

 

[Deleted member 89374]

It's old enough that you can sell it on eBay as a collectible item for big bucks.

 

[TheLawnRanger]

At least older than 2011. Chevron after that. Of course, you probably know that.

 

[Lubener]

Does it seem like from early 2000? Planning to use in my beater 06 Civic with 1.8L as a frankenstein brew during summers.

Or just leave it and use it in OPE? Thank you.

I think you are about right with its age. Yes, I would use it in your lawnmower.

 

[Slow Car Sport Mode]

Does it seem like from early 2000? Planning to use in my beater 06 Civic with 1.8L as a frankenstein brew during summers.

Or just leave it and use it in OPE? Thank you.

That’s what we used to put in our Delta 88… either that or 10W-40 maybe that “in winter”…. (Better than 5W in API SJ? LOL!)

Because of the SJ it is newer than 1992, about to Google and cheat… I’ll say mid to late 90s based SOLELY on the API SJ and that our year 1992 vehicles (Olds, again, 10 years newer had a 3800 Series 1) were API SG I think .

When did API SJ come out, 1996?

 

[Slow Car Sport Mode]

I believe API SJ was replaced by API SL in ~2001. So that oil was made somewhere 1996-2001. Don't quote me on that though, going off memory here.

EDIT: Found the chart. Not the most recent, but answers the question.
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Wow SPI SH was around for a short time. (So was SL and the first motor oil I bought was SL when SJ was being phased out. SL was the “new” oil and I was asking if it was “better.”)

Then you get those that seek out API SJ oil because that is what it says on the cap…

 

[addyguy]

Wal Mart Canada used to sell that; used it as top-off oil on my cars when they needed it for a while. Good oil.

 

[Dave Hess]

Use it.

I still have a few quarts of Havoline Syn SL rated from like 2003.

 

[pbm]

It looks like the date is October 1996 (under the barcode).

 

[bbhero]

I’d run in OPE without hesitation.

In a 2006 Honda if I were to run it I would keep it in there for 3-4 thousand miles.

 

[Braapdaddy]

Worked at a Texaco full service in OKC circa 1997 that was the bottle design back then we had all flavors by the cases in the back......it was the only brand we would top your car of with
After you bought a whole bottle and was also the brand that was used on default oil changes

Run it

 

[nomas]

'06 Civic ? I'd run it and not lose a minute's sleep .

 

[Brian123]

Everyone here should realize, and I realized this, and I have had a few refreshments. Before today, the last time anything was posted in this Thread was November 28, 2022!

 

[nomas]

Everyone here should realize, and I realized this, and I have had a few refreshments. Before today, the last time anything was posted in this Thread was November 28, 2022!

You take the fun out of everything ....

 

[Brian123]

You take the fun out of everything ....

Not everything, only 99%, nomas you can have fun with the other 1%