After a coolant flush, I was idling the car unattended for 5? or do hours with the heat on full blast to try and cycle things through the heater core. That coolant flush got the heater and car red hot with the windows up.
Had a few quarts of unopened redline gear oil in the passengers seat I didn't think about. Obviously the gear oil can take the heat / cold, but what about the container? Just by feel car interior felt like 120-130°F?....So, for the silly question of the day, what hot / cold extreme temperatures would it take to compromise the integrity of a plastic oil container? I would think it would be fine, but the thought has crossed my mind before I change the gear oil. I would think car interiors can get even hotter sitting in the summer sun.
Had a few quarts of unopened redline gear oil in the passengers seat I didn't think about. Obviously the gear oil can take the heat / cold, but what about the container? Just by feel car interior felt like 120-130°F?....So, for the silly question of the day, what hot / cold extreme temperatures would it take to compromise the integrity of a plastic oil container? I would think it would be fine, but the thought has crossed my mind before I change the gear oil. I would think car interiors can get even hotter sitting in the summer sun.
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