stuff on the bottom of a new oil bottle?

[rbarrios]

Usually use the 5 qt jugs of oil.
pour into engine.
at the bottom of the white jug-- there is sediment.
Is this sediment good/bad?

Is it part of the 'additive' that has settled?
If so--- should I shake the bottle so its dispersed in oil and makes it into engine?

 

[Cadenza]

I'll standby and wait with you. I had the same question.

 

[Rolla07]

Shake well and pour in.

 

[INDYMAC]

Additive fallout. It shouldn't do this to any great extent though. Hopefully the base oils are solvent enough to hold the additives in suspension. I like to flip my stash every month or so to keep this from happening. It seems to work.

 

[aquariuscsm]

To the first two posters in this thread,what kind've oil is it?

 

[friendly_jacek]

I used to see it in Valvoline oils. Durablend was the worst.

 

[gregk24]

Yeah thats not good, those are additives that need to be in your engine oil, not it the oil bottle.

 

[INDYMAC]

Pennzoil Platinum for me.

 

[HTSS_TR]

Originally Posted By: INDYMAC
Additive fallout. It shouldn't do this to any great extent though. Hopefully the base oils are solvent enough to hold the additives in suspension. I like to flip my stash every month or so to keep this from happening. It seems to work.

I flip the bottles/jugs upside down about a week or 2 before using it, I also shake the quart bottles before pouring it in the fill hole.

 

[147_Grain]

Motor oil is one category that definitely benefits from being shaken up on a regular basis.

 

[simple_gifts]

Quote:

I used to see it in Valvoline oils. Durablend was the worst.


Kind of ironic considering the product name.

 

[eljefino]

I got it wicked from PZ LL 15w40.

 

[demarpaint]

Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
Originally Posted By: INDYMAC
Additive fallout. It shouldn't do this to any great extent though. Hopefully the base oils are solvent enough to hold the additives in suspension. I like to flip my stash every month or so to keep this from happening. It seems to work.

I flip the bottles/jugs upside down about a week or 2 before using it, I also shake the quart bottles before pouring it in the fill hole.


Same here, it seems to work.

 

[NMBurb02]

Whatever is at the bottom of the bottle is a tiny fraction of the additives in the oil, so there is no need to be worried. Shake before you pour if that makes you feel better, but it is nothing to get worked up about.

 

[901Memphis]

Just take the jug to a paint department and give it a good whirl on the paint can shaker.

 

[BHopkins]

I've seen it in both Penzoil Platinum and Mobil 1. Can't speak for other brands, as I tend to stay with these brands.

 

[BISCUT]

Originally Posted By: demarpaint
Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
Originally Posted By: INDYMAC
Additive fallout. It shouldn't do this to any great extent though. Hopefully the base oils are solvent enough to hold the additives in suspension. I like to flip my stash every month or so to keep this from happening. It seems to work.

I flip the bottles/jugs upside down about a week or 2 before using it, I also shake the quart bottles before pouring it in the fill hole.


Same here, it seems to work.


After reading a lot on this board about long (sooo subjective) storage of oil I also do the flip....keeps me from nightmares at 3am!! I wasn't OCD before BIGTOG!

 

[Cristobal]

I always shake well.

 

[rbarrios]

Originally Posted By: aquariuscsm
To the first two posters in this thread,what kind've oil is it?


Conventional- Valvoline 5w30. (VWB)