Oil filter / cold weather

firefly08 · 10-10-2011 2:00pm #1

Probably a stupid question, but I have an oil filter that's been left in the garage for about a year, including extremely cold weather in the winter. Is there any reason I shouldn't use it now? It would have course been in the same garage if it had been attached to the car, the only difference being that it would then have had oil in it...but that wouldn't make any difference would it? It's a dry environment, if that matters.

firefly08 · 11-10-2011 1:15pm

Feck it, I'm going to use it anyway. It looks fine.

Nissan doctor · 11-10-2011 1:47pm

If it was in a box then it will be fine.

Mech1 · 11-10-2011 9:32pm

Go for it, not all, if any, warehouses / motor factors have controlled environments.

Wheelnut · 11-10-2011 11:40pm

Dampness is the problem, not the cold. The filter element is paper-based. You will find that certain Japanese oil filters come with a plastic cap on them to keep out damp (and dirt). I would bring the filter into a warm dry room for a day or two before fitting.

firefly08 · 12-10-2011 5:58am

Dampness is the problem, not the cold. The filter element is paper-based. You will find that certain Japanese oil filters come with a plastic cap on them to keep out damp (and dirt). I would bring the filter into a warm dry room for a day or two before fitting.

Cheers...it was already on the car by the time I read this, but I did in fact have it indoors for a good while before I fitted it anyway. Luckily it was a very, very dry environment before that, when it was in the cold. I'm not in Ireland, where I suppose dampness would be a bigger problem.

Tea drinker · 12-10-2011 8:41pm

where you living? Nordic?

Oil filter / cold weather

Comments