Does oxygen exposure shorten oil's shelf life?

[cantthinkofaname]

I accidentally broke the seal on a 5qt container of oil I bought today and I don't plan on changing the oil for several weeks. I wondered to myself if that might have any effect on the oil. I thought about it some more and realized that doesn't really make sense. But I still wonder enough to ask here.

 

[aquariuscsm]

No sweat at all! All is well :^)

 

[JHZR2]

If you were talking years, yes. Weeks, no. Put it in the coldest storage location you can.

 

[oldhp]

Coldest storage??? I thought 60°'ish was the correct temp???

 

[LotI]

Originally Posted By: oldhp
Coldest storage??? I thought 60°'ish was the correct temp???

0 Kelvin should do

 

[earlyre]

you will be fine. I have a jug of what i refer to as frankenbrew, basically the leftover .5 qts from a couple years of oil changes on 2 cars. I've had the growing concoction in a few different vessels over the years, none of them air tight(kept in my basement, stays in the low-mid 60's(F)year round). a few months back i finally hit 4.5 qts in the franken jug(enough for either car), and sent a sample in for a VOA to blackstone, noting my oxidation fears on the slip. the report came back stating "No harmful contaminants or oxidation showed up"
so there's my

for this discussion, FWIW....

 

[toneydoc]

All the bottles have some oxygen in them all the time. opening a seal and changing it out for a little new oxygen will not hurt it. When it gets to your engine, it will see plenty more.

 

[Doog]

I like my oil vacuum packed....

 

[Flareside302]

Originally Posted By: LotI
Originally Posted By: oldhp
Coldest storage??? I thought 60°'ish was the correct temp???

0 Kelvin should do

lol.. wonder how many people won't understand this...

 

[Bamaro]

No, not during your lifetime.

 

[danthaman1980]

Originally Posted By: LotI
Originally Posted By: oldhp
Coldest storage??? I thought 60°'ish was the correct temp???

0 Kelvin should do

0 Rankine would be better