Would you use old diesel?

[Jon H 1]

Yesterday I rediscovered a fuel can in one of my lockers that has about 10 litres of diesel from a previous owner - it is likely to be at least a couple of years old. It has been stored in a dark locker in a proper fuel container. 
Would it be ok to use? If not, where should I dispose of it?

Thanks

[aardvarkash10 1,065]

No

Really?  $25 saved vs $1500 of risk?

Just no.

Take it to the same places that accept waste oil.

[harrytom 679]

Bin it,well recycle it at oil receiver shop

 

[Jon H 1]

I suspected so but wanted to check. In the bin it will go then. Cheers guys

[Jon H 1]

Please don’t judge me if this is a naive question but can old diesel be dumped into the tanks at Westhaven that are for disposing of old engine oil?

[zug 2]

I'd of thought so. Diesels are sometimes known as oil burners

[Leftred 45]

I'd check, some recycling bins specifically say no waste fuel.

We used to burn old bunker oil from ships in an oil burning rail locomotive, it was good stuff, thick as tar but with a ton of energy. Most of the oil burning engines running on the main line (ours was pretty much the only non-mainline preservation oil burner) burn diesel, which doesn't quite seem right.

[Steve Pope 253]

save it for parts cleaning, if you do your own work.

 

[Addem 120]

17 hours ago, Jon H said:

Please don’t judge me if this is a naive question but can old diesel be dumped into the tanks at Westhaven that are for disposing of old engine oil?

No.

I understand that among other things they do, Oil recyclers heat oil to separate the water. They hate petrol/diesel in it as it can flash off with the vapours. 

Some take the diesel and treat it to be used for heating etc. Id ask or leave it in a marked container by the oil tank. 

[ynot 52]

Kills weeds. Ooooohhhh

[aardvarkash10 1,065]

2 hours ago, ynot said:

Kills weeds. Ooooohhhh

helps light garbage fires too...

*hands back green credentials*