old oil
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old oil
on 5/11/79
i bought 300 quarts of
aeroshell 100/50 oil
for about 48 cents/quart!!!!
it is now about 30 years later
and i'm down to 4 quarts left!
i have been told that
oil is good forever,
is this true
dve
i bought 300 quarts of
aeroshell 100/50 oil
for about 48 cents/quart!!!!
it is now about 30 years later
and i'm down to 4 quarts left!
i have been told that
oil is good forever,
is this true
dve
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I've seen some old oil with what seemed to be residue of some sort at the bottom. I was thinking it was separation of some of the chemicals involved with the oil blend.
I'm certainly am not an expert but if I didn't see any of this I'd use it. The fact that you have been all along and presumably haven't had any problems would back that up.
After 300 quarts and 30 years whs stop at the last 4 quarts?
I'm certainly am not an expert but if I didn't see any of this I'd use it. The fact that you have been all along and presumably haven't had any problems would back that up.
After 300 quarts and 30 years whs stop at the last 4 quarts?
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You probably have to ask around your local airport, and find out where people there are buying oil. Where I live, the bargains are at places off the airport, that you wouldn't find other than by word of mouth.iowa wrote:i'll bet your right!!
since i haven't bought oil in quite awhile, where can one buy it in bulk for a good price?
dave
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John
John Renwick
Minneapolis, MN
Former owner, '55 C-170B, N4401B
'42 J-3 Cub, N62088
'50 Swift GC-1B, N2431B, Oshkosh 2009 Outstanding Swift Award, 2016 Best Continuously Maintained Swift
Minneapolis, MN
Former owner, '55 C-170B, N4401B
'42 J-3 Cub, N62088
'50 Swift GC-1B, N2431B, Oshkosh 2009 Outstanding Swift Award, 2016 Best Continuously Maintained Swift
Dave,iowa wrote:i'll bet your right!!
since i haven't bought oil
in quite awhile,
where can one buy it
in bulk for a good price?
dave
Have a look at this site while shopping for a good Oil price. Prices include shipping.
http://www.eliteetc.com/expisoil.html
John E. Barrett
aka. Johneb
Sent from my "Cray Super Computer"
aka. Johneb
Sent from my "Cray Super Computer"
hi john
i checked out this site.
i've always ran 100(SAE 50)
what is the current thinking,
what is are the various weights
that all you 170 owners are
using for the various seasons.
thanks
BTW i see the price has gone
up during the past 30 years!!!
dave
ps
i found this thread:
http://cessna170.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.p ... +grade[img]
it helped a lot
dave[/img]
i checked out this site.
i've always ran 100(SAE 50)
what is the current thinking,
what is are the various weights
that all you 170 owners are
using for the various seasons.
thanks
BTW i see the price has gone
up during the past 30 years!!!
![Shocked 8O](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
dave
ps
i found this thread:
http://cessna170.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.p ... +grade[img]
it helped a lot
dave[/img]
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Surely that wasn't too recently??? I'll have to check Sam's - that would be worth buying a membership!blueldr wrote:Check your local Sam's Club for aero oil. I bought all they had of Aero Shell 15/50 at $26.00/case. I only use single vis Shell 100 (unless I can get Pep Boys) so I traded it off for two or three extra quarts/case.
T.
Thomas Short
1948 C170 N3949V
RV-8 wings in progress
Indianapolis (KUMP)
1948 C170 N3949V
RV-8 wings in progress
Indianapolis (KUMP)
Yeah, be careful of old oil. Some of it's over 10 million years old before they bring it up out of the ground!
Sediment in the bottom of old stock isn't a problem as long as it's not a deteriorating old steel/cardboard container. Let the sediment remain in the container. (filter it) Use the oil up.
I've got some very old aero Mobil red-top (non-detergent/dispersant) I use in the tractor only because I use AeroShell in the 170. If it was AeroShell AD I'd use it in the plane. The local oil distributor has several 55 gallon drums of this stuff he'd like me to make an offer on, but when I told him I only use AD oil, he gave me a bunch of the stuff.
Don't overlook your local oil distributors for low pricing on aero oil in your favorite flavor. My Mobil dealer sells me AeroShell 100W for $30/case, but I have to ask him to order it and it usually takes a couple of weeks.
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Sediment in the bottom of old stock isn't a problem as long as it's not a deteriorating old steel/cardboard container. Let the sediment remain in the container. (filter it) Use the oil up.
I've got some very old aero Mobil red-top (non-detergent/dispersant) I use in the tractor only because I use AeroShell in the 170. If it was AeroShell AD I'd use it in the plane. The local oil distributor has several 55 gallon drums of this stuff he'd like me to make an offer on, but when I told him I only use AD oil, he gave me a bunch of the stuff.
Don't overlook your local oil distributors for low pricing on aero oil in your favorite flavor. My Mobil dealer sells me AeroShell 100W for $30/case, but I have to ask him to order it and it usually takes a couple of weeks.
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