Using old GL-1
- JammerX19
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Using old GL-1
Realized I bought several bottles of GL-1 about six years ago and never opened them. Would it still be good?
Jody Farr
'74 124 Spider
'12 Fiat 500 Prima Edizione #13
'74 124 Spider
'12 Fiat 500 Prima Edizione #13
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- ga.spyder
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Re: Using old GL-1
I think it should be fine,Jody
Craig Nelson
1982 Spider 2000...pride and joy
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1976 124 Spider..the self-healer
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1982 Spider 2000...pride and joy
1981 Fiat X1/9..gone but not forgotten
1976 124 Spider..the self-healer
2001 BMW 328ci daily driver and track car
Fling It Around Turns !
- manoa matt
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Re: Using old GL-1
I'd pour it in a large clear jar first. A few years ago I was changing out the GL-1 in my trans. I had two bottles of GL-1 I bought from a well known vendor that had been sitting in my garage for about a year. You couldn't see it in the bottle, but the bottom 1 inch was a milky white in one of the bottles. I discovered it when it was going through the clear vinyl tube into the trans.
I don't know if it came that way, or accumulated the gunk (water?) when it was sitting on the shelf. I basically live in a rain forest so its constantly wet here with ambient moisture. Although I don't think GL-1 is hygroscopic (water absorbing), which means they absorb moisture from the atmosphere under normal humidity levels.
Some gear oils do not contain a foil barrier on the container, especially so if they have been repackaged by a vendor.
I don't know if it came that way, or accumulated the gunk (water?) when it was sitting on the shelf. I basically live in a rain forest so its constantly wet here with ambient moisture. Although I don't think GL-1 is hygroscopic (water absorbing), which means they absorb moisture from the atmosphere under normal humidity levels.
Some gear oils do not contain a foil barrier on the container, especially so if they have been repackaged by a vendor.