Valvoline Durablend shelf life?

[Volv04Life]

I have 10 qts of Valvoline Durablend that i got on sale last weekend. its SM/GF-4 rated and was made in 2005. Should I take it back? I feel kinda ripped off but it was $1.50 per quart.

 

[mrsilv04]

After a couple million years in the ground, a few extra years in the bottle won't make much of a difference.

It was $1.50 a quart... use it and smile!

 

[Volv04Life]

Lol i see your point but is there any danger though? Should i shake it up?

 

[Chris142]

Shake it up and use it

 

[Zaedock]

I use '05 oil all the time.

 

[Volv04Life]

Thanks to all.

 

[cheesepuffs]

Yeah, I would shake it too but I'd use it and sleep easy. Its not like it was opened and had a broken seal or anything, its still new oil.

 

[KCJeep]

As long as its properly sealed it'll be just fine for decades. Blackstone recently tested and ran some really old oils and they were just fine.

Now todays plastic bottles might not last for decades so I'd be aware of that.

 

[friendly_jacek]

My rule of thumb, don't use oil older than the car.