What do do with 5 quarts of 0W-16?

[ATex7239]

Sell it on FB Marketplace.

I’d rather recycle it than deal with the knuckle draggers on there low bidding or looking to trade.

“Hey man, I don’t have $25 but I do have $6 in dimes and nickels if you’ll take that. Or I’ll trade you for a half drunk can of Sprite and a pencil sharpener…. Oh, and the Sprite still has some bubbles.”

 

[TiGeo]

At this point the OP has spent more time with this in this post than the value of the oil . I sold a few 5 qt jugs no drama a few years back...some M1 15W50 I was going to try but decided to just go with good ole' 0W8. Porch pickup, leave the cash under mat, no eye contact. I sell crap like this all the time without issue.

 

[TiGeo]

I sense a bingo card brewing....plus the nice thing is the bingo card meme is 100% BITOG copyright safe!

 

[ATex7239]

Porch pickup, leave the cash under mat, no eye contact. I sell crap like this all the time without issue.

Save it for the Prosecution, El Chapo…

 

[4WD]

I have 5 quarts of Mobil1 0W-16 AFE I bought a few years ago when I was less educated. The good news is that it was on rebate.

So what to do with it? I am not running it in my Toyota - it will be getting 5W-30 EP on its next change.

I am thinking of giving it to Habitat Restore thrift store. I have seen other fluids in there for sale. Maybe someone will buy it?

I could dump it in the recycle barrel - going there soon anyway.

I supposed I could frankenbrew it with some Delo 15w-40 and get a 10W-30 or something?

I would fire up a smudge pot to scare off the gnats in the spring - but the HOA would not be happy.

Other ideas?

Get an old school oil can - then it’s a lifetime supply for door hinges and wheelbarrow

 

[ATex7239]

I say give it away or use it.

I tried to sell some 0W16 last year on here and got the same nonsense I would on FB marketplace. Just a bunch of tire kickers and flyby commentators. I should’ve known better then to try to sell oil to BOBs who are known oil tightwads and overthink everything. Got annoyed and moved on. By the time I got a real inquiry, I had already decided to just use it.

 

[addyguy]

Mix 50-50 with M1 0W-40 to create a 0W-30ish brew. Don’t dump it or waste it!

 

[Patman]

People are afraid of 0w16 like it's super thin, but keep in mind that it's not really that much different than 0w20. In the case of M1, the viscosity difference at 100c is 7.6 vs 8.2. Barely enough to worry about.

 

[TiGeo]

Annnnnnnnnddddddd it's thick vs. thin.

 

[Kira]

Toyota spec 0W-8 for various engines

If that's the case, the OP should dilute his 0W-16 with MMO and offer it for sale to 0W-8 Toyota users.
There's gotta be a mix chart somewhere.

 

[joekingcorvette]

I would just add it to slowly to whatever oil you use in your vehicles and power equipment. Add a half quart or a quart here and there to your new oil changes and it will be gone in no time.

 

[Vitamin Yoda]

Other ideas?

Exchange it for something else you can use, let someone else who needs it use it. Dumping it in the recycle barrel is the worse idea. That oil is still good and fit for use. If nothing else, give it away to someone who needs it.

 

[TomYoung]

The higher HTHS of the 5W-30 will really benefit your engine's longevity.
I would do the same if I were in your position.

Yes. I would expect the 5W-30 to take you to 304,000 miles. The OW-16 will go about 302,000 miles.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

I would have used it as a super additive during an OC, but you got the low moly M1 AFE and not the killer boron/moly laden TCMO.

Oh well. I would sub one quart of in sump of ESP or the EP, Not garbage 5W30 AFE loaded with VM.

 

[kschachn]

Annnnnnnnnddddddd it's thick vs. thin.

You had any doubt?

 

[spasm3]

I would not waste time with it, give it to someone, or dump it in the waste oil bin.

 

[kschachn]

People are afraid of 0w16 like it's super thin, but keep in mind that it's not really that much different than 0w20. In the case of M1, the viscosity difference at 100c is 7.6 vs 8.2. Barely enough to worry about.

Nevertheless you should not use it in a vehicle for which it is not recommended. Hence the specific ILSAC classification.

 

[Vitamin Yoda]

Nevertheless you should not use it in a vehicle for which it is not recommended. Hence the specific ILSAC classification.

Ideally use it in an engine that's known to generate lots of soot... provided you want to dispose of said engine... and claim bad luck.

[Yes, that was some sort of sarcasm.]

 

[zzyzzx]

If you own a chainsaw use it for the chain oil.

 

[zyxelenator]

You can ship it to me; I'll use it in my Yota hybrid that calls for 0w-16. I'll pay for shipping. Dumping it into a recycle barrel sounds like a waste...