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Old 3rd June 2020, 12:22   #11
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Email reply from Shell:

There is no real expire date for automotive engine oils. Shell gives a guarantee of 3 year for unopened recipients. But if stored in good conditions (dry, away from sunlight or cold) the products can be stored more than 5 years without any issue.

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Old 3rd June 2020, 12:26   #12
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Talking about oil, this looks like a nifty bit of kit. See the video here.

Price here not so good though.
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I was given by a neighbour a can of Duckhams 20w50 that he had in his shed from about 20 years ago. The next time I changed my oil on my classic car I used it, what a difference, the engine was noticeably quieter and seemed smoother, I suppose it was because it had a decent amount of ZDDP in it.
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Can't you use Duckhams in your 260 as well?

Interesting article here (note the para about Rover V8s) (the old one presumably) - https://www.duckhams.com/zddp-what-does-it-all-mean/
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Old 3rd June 2020, 14:35   #15
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Duckhams, had an issue with condensation years ago if the engine had not been on a long run and gotten hot.

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Can't you use Duckhams in your 260 as well?
No that needs 5w20.
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