Probably A Stupid Oil and Filter Question

[JTJersey]

When I was having trouble with my first dealership getting my 10,000 mile service done I took the precaution of ordering HD's oil change kit, but I'm generally pleased with the new dealership who's servicing the trike now and the kit just sits there, unopened. Is there an expiration date for a Harley Syn3 oil change kit with filter?

 

[Jack Klarich]

Most oil companies claim a shelf life of oil to be @ 5 years, as long as you keep the filter boxed up it should IMO last indefinitely

H D used to own Eagle Iron parts ( Taiwan based)

The oil filters had a plastic cover over the inlet base of the filter, I liked that for longer storage on the shelf

 

[rhino 2]

When I was having trouble with my first dealership getting my 10,000 mile service done I took the precaution of ordering HD's oil change kit, but I'm generally pleased with the new dealership who's servicing the trike now and the kit just sits there, unopened. Is there an expiration date for a Harley Syn3 oil change kit with filter?

Five years if stored in an unopened container without any extreme changes in ambient temperatures ..Ie; not sitting on your back porch throughout the summer and the winter…

Or to be magnanimous just give it gratis to a Harley owner who’s on a fixed income and after spending forty grand on a Trike can’t afford the high price Harley oil and has to shop Wally World..

 

[Old Road Dog]

That oil was in the ground for millions of years with no expiration date.

 

[rhino 2]

Getting back to the OP’s original post there is no such thing as a stupid question but …Occasionally there will be stupid answers…But hey it’s all in the nature of the beast..’..‘I for one have been guilty of that more times than I’ll ever Amit to.. …

 

[rhino 2]

Five years if stored in an unopened container without any extreme changes in ambient temperatures ..Ie; not sitting on your back porch throughout the summer and the winter…

Or to be magnanimous just give it gratis to a Harley owner who’s on a fixed income and after spending forty grand on a Trike can’t afford the high price Harley oil and has to shop Wally World..

Bump…..

 

[Gorilla]

Oil does not break down. It only gets dirty. That's why they can re-refine it and resell it.

 

[Notgrownup]

Kind of like girlfriends.