There is a wide variety of cooking oils from plant sources such as olive oil, palm oil, soybean oil, canola oil (rapeseed oil), corn oil, peanut oil and other vegetable oils, as well as animal-based oils like butter and lard.
We called a couple of the brake fluid companies and the answer was two to five years is a safe number for an unopened container. Wilwoodâs tech line claims that if the container is sealed, they feel it has an unlimited shelf life, but I would consider five years to be the limit.
How long should my brakes last? Depending on the application brake pads should last anything from 15,000 to 70,000 kilometres. If you feel that your brake pads are wearing out prematurely you may need to have your mechanic install heavier duty, temperature resistant brakes pads such as Bendix Heavy Duty.