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i have a couple cases of oil & i think some atf in the cardboard cans from the 70's i need to store. wasn't sure if they would freeze if in my small storage shed or not. it's insulated, but not heated.
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NOT LIKELY IN TENN. BTW YOUR ANTI-FREEZE WON'T EITHER! 
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LOL
Does it get COLDER in Tn. than the North Slope of Alaska?
Will flow better than Honey if ya have a leak'r.
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yeah, guess if i had really thought about it  ... i've had a REALLY bad last couple of weeks. i've lost 15 lbs. in the last two & not the good way either. my thinker gets kinda fuzzy every now & then with so much going on...
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I can't believe with all the "experts" on this site that no one took the opportunity to use the word.....viscosity in this discussion. LOL
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Be happy to store it for you (indefinitely) in a nice warm oil rack in a heated garage.LOL
No oil gets thick, but won't freeze well at least in temps that humans live in...
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It'll get Thick well below zero & thins as the temp. goes up [called Cracking the molecules to separate into other uses].
I have a qt of WIL-FLO [& on can it adv.] "at 30deg Below Zero".
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I have heard that oil freezes here in North Dakota, about the middle of January, but having lived here all my life, I can't prove it because its too cold outside in January, to go out and take a look! LOL
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I live in Fairbanks Alaska and can assure you that oil will not freeze at 50 below! However it gets really thick. We glue silicone heat pads onto our oil pans to pre-heat the oil before we start our engines. But there has been many a day that I had to start my engine after sitting for hours without being plugged in. Kinda scary when you see how long it takes for your oil pressure gauge to come up.
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One thing you may want to take into consideration is the oil will be very cold when you get a sudden warm day. If there is any amount of humidity in the air the cans will sweat like a cold can of beer on a humid summer day. Oil warms much slower than the air.
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Oil will also shrink when it gets extreamly cold. A sealed quart of oil will dent from atmospheric pressure and stay dented.
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Oil will also shrink when it gets extreamly cold. A sealed quart of oil will dent from atmospheric pressure and stay dented. I think this is your biggest detriment to storing cans outside. Can cause composites to start leaking too, for the same reason.
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No , But beer will , that's my final answer. ;;;;;;;Ron
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Beer has little or no viscosity! 
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The most extreme temperature the oil in my car was ever exposed to in Northern Quebec about 23 years ago was -65 degrees with the wind chill factor. That 79 Capri started in the morning.
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