So I bought quiet a bit of Delvac when Pep Boys was giving money off plus the rebates etc. Anyway Im down to about 12 gallons ( I take 4 gallons per fill approx ) so Its not much more. What Im wondering is this...
Today I had to add some oil from a turbo leak that was fixed this weekend. I had a jug that was opened around late August early Sept this year, so I grabbed that. I noticed that the oil looked red, yes red. I thought well maybe I used this old jug ( now assuming its old oil not new stuff ) for some old trans fluid or some power steering fluid.. something red basically. So I opened another and it was red too ( this was a brand jug now ) I assumed that maybe something fell out of suspension from sitting for about 1.5 years.
I did notice that both of the jugs that were red in color had two things in common. One being that they were both the pull out spout bottles and had the same lot numbers on the jugs. This lead me to check the other jugs as well. I noticed that some jugs had a typical screw off cap and those jugs were all from another lot number too. So I did a side by side comparison of the oil. The ones with the pull spout ( new or previously opened bottle ) were all of a red hue. The screw off jugs were brown ( opened one new ). So this tells me that its not a suspension issue as all the oil was bought the same time. Now how long was it sitting at Pep Boys, Im unsure. Maybe its just a coloration or formula change and not an actual BAD issue with the oil. Ive bene using this oil for about 2 years or so and honestly never noticed the red hue.
Im going to contact Mobil with this thread in the email and see what they say. Has anyone else seen this? See the attached images of the oil and the jugs. Its hard to see the actual red hue, but think dark red trans fluid red. The cup on the left was from the opened jug form earlier this year, the center cup is NEW and has the screw cap jug and the one on the right is a NEW jug matching the lot of the first previously opened oil ( the first cup ). In the jug image, you will see only slight differences in the bottles, so nothing major like cert changes etc. Just wording and alteration of the labeling.
The lot code of the previously opened REDish jug is: 11014C30A 5666. Lot code of the new BROWN jug is: 11015H30A 5666. The lot code the NEW REDish jug is: 11014C30A 5666. So that is the only REAL differences I see here... I looked up the SDS and it says the color should be amber, well whats considered amber? Maybe it was the light playing with my eyes, and making it seem red? I know some ambers ( like natural amber resins ) can appear to be reddish... I dont know lol..
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Today I had to add some oil from a turbo leak that was fixed this weekend. I had a jug that was opened around late August early Sept this year, so I grabbed that. I noticed that the oil looked red, yes red. I thought well maybe I used this old jug ( now assuming its old oil not new stuff ) for some old trans fluid or some power steering fluid.. something red basically. So I opened another and it was red too ( this was a brand jug now ) I assumed that maybe something fell out of suspension from sitting for about 1.5 years.
I did notice that both of the jugs that were red in color had two things in common. One being that they were both the pull out spout bottles and had the same lot numbers on the jugs. This lead me to check the other jugs as well. I noticed that some jugs had a typical screw off cap and those jugs were all from another lot number too. So I did a side by side comparison of the oil. The ones with the pull spout ( new or previously opened bottle ) were all of a red hue. The screw off jugs were brown ( opened one new ). So this tells me that its not a suspension issue as all the oil was bought the same time. Now how long was it sitting at Pep Boys, Im unsure. Maybe its just a coloration or formula change and not an actual BAD issue with the oil. Ive bene using this oil for about 2 years or so and honestly never noticed the red hue.
Im going to contact Mobil with this thread in the email and see what they say. Has anyone else seen this? See the attached images of the oil and the jugs. Its hard to see the actual red hue, but think dark red trans fluid red. The cup on the left was from the opened jug form earlier this year, the center cup is NEW and has the screw cap jug and the one on the right is a NEW jug matching the lot of the first previously opened oil ( the first cup ). In the jug image, you will see only slight differences in the bottles, so nothing major like cert changes etc. Just wording and alteration of the labeling.
The lot code of the previously opened REDish jug is: 11014C30A 5666. Lot code of the new BROWN jug is: 11015H30A 5666. The lot code the NEW REDish jug is: 11014C30A 5666. So that is the only REAL differences I see here... I looked up the SDS and it says the color should be amber, well whats considered amber? Maybe it was the light playing with my eyes, and making it seem red? I know some ambers ( like natural amber resins ) can appear to be reddish... I dont know lol..
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