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Oil expiration

in General Tech Discussion 8 years ago

  • Re: Oil expiration

    by » 8 years ago

    Tanks for the answer
      
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  • Re: Oil expiration

    by » 8 years ago

    Tanks for the answer

    Recently I realized that the bottle of ROTAX SPORT PLUS oil that I´m using here in Brazil is the black one and it has the fab date and exp. date in very small letters dificult to find.
    Question is. are there any difference on the oil from the back bottle and the one of the red bottle?
      
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  • Re: Oil expiration

    by » 8 years ago

    yes the red and black bottles are different. You can mix them if need be, but I wouldn't let that black bottle sit on the shelf a long time. The red bottle Aero Shell was reformulated.

    Roger Lee
    LSRM-A & Rotax Instructor & Rotax IRC
    Tucson, AZ Ryan Airfield (KRYN)
    520-349-7056 Cell

    Thank you said by: Genival Pacheco
      
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  • Re: Oil expiration

    by » 8 years ago

    Tanks Roger

    Can you explain the reason of the reformulation? What characteristic is improved?
    As I understand the black is OK, no major issues, am I right?
      
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  • Re: Oil expiration

    by » 8 years ago

    They used some flight schools that could put accumulate some high hours and then checked engines. Through that program they tweaked the oil's composition so it would be even better for a high wear close tolerance engine. Many companies would not have done that and just let the original oil go. I applaud them for going the extra mile and expense to make it better.

    Roger Lee
    LSRM-A & Rotax Instructor & Rotax IRC
    Tucson, AZ Ryan Airfield (KRYN)
    520-349-7056 Cell

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