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Old Mar 4, 2021 | 06:32 PM
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Does anyone know if unused Dex-Cool stored in a recapped original container has a shelf life? I have a partial jug stored since spring of 2018 in a cool, dark cabinet. Would you use it or recycle it? Thinking of using it for the less than quart needed for the coolant change. Thank You, Bob
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Old Mar 4, 2021 | 06:52 PM
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I wouldn't see any problem with it is still in the original container should still be good. Seems the only way that it could get dirty or contaminated would to be used and circulated through the cooling system.
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Old Mar 5, 2021 | 06:47 PM
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I have dex-cool that has been sitting for longer and I think its fine as long as its in the jug and sealed.
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Old Mar 19, 2021 | 10:49 PM
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I would suspect its perfectly fine. It sits in your coolant system for much longer in much worse conditions and has a 5 yr lifespan in there.
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Old Mar 25, 2021 | 08:31 PM
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Hell, who knows how long it sat in a drum before the factory put it in your car? I think it’s fine.
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Old Mar 28, 2021 | 07:53 PM
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Use it and go on. What's it going to do... absorb water?
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