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So I've been clearing my garage out in a state of lockdown infused boredom and have found several bottles of half full oil from years past. The question is what to do with them?


Seems a waste to just take it to the tip for recycling but I cant think of any further uses for it :scratch:

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So I've been clearing my garage out in a state of lockdown infused boredom and have found several bottles of half full oil from years past. The question is what to do with them?


Seems a waste to just take it to the tip for recycling but I cant think of any further uses for it :scratch:

 

Sent it to cartoon (knob) head he seems to think a bike will run on oil in the tank :lol: :thumb:

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So I've been clearing my garage out in a state of lockdown infused boredom and have found several bottles of half full oil from years past. The question is what to do with them?


Seems a waste to just take it to the tip for recycling but I cant think of any further uses for it :scratch:

 

Get an old broom and brush the garden slabs with it. It will last years until they get algae on them.

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So I've been clearing my garage out in a state of lockdown infused boredom and have found several bottles of half full oil from years past. The question is what to do with them?


Seems a waste to just take it to the tip for recycling but I cant think of any further uses for it :scratch:

 

be ideal for lubing chains and stuff

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[mention]Stu[/mention] Thats probably what it'll get used for, though I have a massive bottle of Gear Oil that I usually use for that. Guess I can just mix it all in one big bottle and put a warning label on saying not for engine use :lol:

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Several bottles are VERY old! I know one of them was from an oil change I did on my wife's Renault and she hasn't had that car for approx 8 years!

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Several bottles are VERY old! I know one of them was from an oil change I did on my wife's Renault and she hasn't had that car for approx 8 years!

 

but oil is old! its been in the ground for millions of years :lol:

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Several bottles are VERY old! I know one of them was from an oil change I did on my wife's Renault and she hasn't had that car for approx 8 years!

 

but oil is old! its been in the ground for millions of years :lol:

 

Trust me, you really don't want to use oil in its crude state. There's a reason why in the trade we call it Thick Black Shit.

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@Stu in that case I'll let you have it as long as you promise to put it in your bike :lol:

 

I could do with some really cheap oil to flush the BMW out with :D

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[mention]Stu[/mention] I'm not delivering :shock:


Pity though as you could of definitely had it, probably about 8 litres altogether

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@Stu in that case I'll let you have it as long as you promise to put it in your bike :lol:

 

I could do with some really cheap oil to flush the BMW out with :D

 

Scrounging Northern Monkey!

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@Stu in that case I'll let you have it as long as you promise to put it in your bike :lol:

 

I could do with some really cheap oil to flush the BMW out with :D

 

Scrounging Northern Monkey!

 

Why would I pay for some oil to run a bike to temp then drop the oil and bin it :?

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I could do with some really cheap oil to flush the BMW out with :D

 

Scrounging Northern Monkey!

 

Why would I pay for some oil to run a bike to temp then drop the oil and bin it :?

 

To be able to know EXACTLY what was in it!


Flushing or not, you cannot be sure of it's contents!

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Scrounging Northern Monkey!

 

Why would I pay for some oil to run a bike to temp then drop the oil and bin it :?

 

To be able to know EXACTLY what was in it!


Flushing or not, you cannot be sure of it's contents!

 

It would be fine trust me :wink:

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One of the (many) reasons I miss my wife's dad so much (he died a few years ago) was that as a truck mechanic he could give me all the oil I wanted. Along with gloves and cans of silicone spray, tubs of grease, fuses, fasteners etc etc.


Yes I'm a cheap northern monkey too 8-)

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Why would I pay for some oil to run a bike to temp then drop the oil and bin it :?

 

To be able to know EXACTLY what was in it!


Flushing or not, you cannot be sure of it's contents!

 

It would be fine trust me :wink:

 

I remember a guy I knew years ago who topped up the oil in his car from a used 4ltr container that he had.


It didn't turn out well because one of his sons had emptied the remains of a bottle of brake fluid in there by mistake.

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One of the (many) reasons I miss my wife's dad so much (he died a few years ago) was that as a truck mechanic he could give me all the oil I wanted. Along with gloves and cans of silicone spray, tubs of grease, fuses, fasteners etc etc.


Yes I'm a cheap northern monkey too 8-)

 

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To be able to know EXACTLY what was in it!


Flushing or not, you cannot be sure of it's contents!

 

It would be fine trust me :wink:

 

I remember a guy I knew years ago who topped up the oil in his car from a used 4ltr container that he had.


It didn't turn out well because one of his sons had emptied the remains of a bottle of brake fluid in there by mistake.

 



Ffs don't spoil the surprise, I nearly had him taking it :lol:

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