Royal purple ..Old 5 qts bottle of unused unopened.. ok to use?

[Cujet]

I store and use old oil regularly. Despite this, my stuff outlasts everyone else. Good maintenance is the key!

 

[oil pan 4]

I'd shake the oil and use it. Years ago Blackstone tested oil in sealed containers a lot older than 5 years and it was fine.

The funniest thing is LSjr haters push "cutting edge oil" way more than LSjr does.

 

[svtrit]

Royal Purple is great for small engines only because the oil can be seen on the dipstick. My failing eyes struggle to see regular colored oil on a small engine dipstick!

I’d use the oil if it were me.

 

[demarpaint]

The funniest thing is LSjr haters push "cutting edge oil" way more than LSjr does.

I don't follow the guy, however I watch his videos once in a while if they're posted here. Over the years I have shaken and used oil sometimes over 5 years old and never saw fallout like he had, and the oil color appeared to be normal. Having said that I store oil in my basement which never sees freezing cold, or extreme heat. I think some people tend to over think things here. Blacksstone's testing showed oil well over 10 years old to be good, however its specs we long outdated making it something I wouldn't use in one of my vehicles.

 

[gfh77665]

Darn it, I was waiting for someone to post baseless accusations against LSJr before pointing that out

No, all the baseless accusations should go against Royal Purple. They always have and always will.

RPDS has been a way of life here.

 

[53' Stude]

If it was unopened - no worries. Shake it up and use it.

Today I did an oil change on 4 vehicles, using unopened motor oil from 2011-2014. Have done so many times in the past too, with no ill effects to report.

Hear that. I did oil change this morning on older Compass using QS 4x4 from 2007 or 2008 in “clear bottles”.

 

[GR_CoB]

Hear that. I did oil change this morning on older Compass using QS 4x4 from 2007 or 2008 in “clear bottles”.

I miss those clear QS bottles.

I think these days only Ultra does the clear bottle... Shame.