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Thought I'd ask you folks out there about oil. I have been cleaning out a friends shed and came across a couple of cases of Pennzoil (cardboard cans) and Quaker State (plastic cans). They are at least 15+ years old. Would they still be useable?

Why not? the oil was underground for thousands of years.

If they're still sealed, which I assume they are, I see no reason why you couldn't use them.

the oil cans are now more valueable to a collector of cans.try selling them on e-bay.do not open them,there worth more.you have found a little chunk of black gold.good luck

I figured Ma Nature's oil was still good. I was more concerned about man's additives. Which come to think about it, this stuff still has the ZDDP in it. Good suggestion for the cardboard cans. I'll probably use the plastic ones in my farm tractor, lawn mower, etc.

When I was a lot younger I worked at a high volume gas station where we sold and poured a lot of motor oil. Being low on funds, we'd bring the empty cans in the back room and set them upside down in a bucket to reclaim what few drops remained. We could get a quart or two on a good weekend.

Now, this was back in the day of the metal top cans that needed a spout plunged through the top for pouring purposes.

What we discovered was that in addition to our "found" oil, there was a considerable amount of metal shavings from the spouting process.

It makes you wonder how much of those shavings went into the car engines with the initial pourings, doesn't it?

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