Having oil in a cistern or not doesn't matter that much, because with each filling, the water at the bottom of the cistern is oxygenated and the rust attacks continue, in addition, there are ingenious bacteria that live in the bottom sludge that emit oxygen.
I always have oil in my tank, can it rust?
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