| Zazam |
| Before I go out and start the car (since last September) I was wondering if there is any engine products or gas treatments I should purchase to get my car running strong again. |
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| redbaron303 |
*coughcough*newcar*coughcough :P
I guess when Neil/Reg pulled my car outta storage it hadn't been driven in like a year, but they did start it once every so often.... Fired up the first time after sitting for like 4 months w/out being touched.... :) I have confidence that your car should be fine by just turing the key once you charge the battery if that needs to be done.... but i'm no mechanic.... :blink:
(Comment there up top... Andru you know what a real car is so it's all good) :bigthumbup: |
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| mr2_import |
| before you park it yoursuppose to put gas stabilzer in it before you park it and make sure your gas tank is full and if you park it outside put something in your exhaust pipes so little animals don't crawl in.. I started my 2 first turn over and it went i was like wtf ! I was like these thing misses me more than i do lol ohh man did it not sound good cause of my engine but nice to get back in to a real sports car other than my rustang aka mustang or my company truck lol well bro maybe put some of that gas cleaner stuff in and take it easy new oil spark, spark wires, etc.. |
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| redbaron303 |
| Tune up... :mellow: |
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| ChromeDragon |
Try to prelube the engine in any way possible, if this happens to involve doing an oil change before you start it, it sure as hell won't hurt. While this will not get the oil pre-pressurized in the oil system, it will assist in it getting moving quicker. If possible warm the oil before dumping it in the engine(bucket of hot water for 10 min). All these little things should help minimize engine wear on that first cold start. I've also pulled plugs in vehicles and sprayed some lube into the cylinders beforehand, although I'm not too sure if that really does too much(can't hurt though right?)
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| Zazam |
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Originally posted by ChromeDragon@Apr 13 2003, 04:18 PM
Try to prelube the engine in any way possible, if this happens to involve doing an oil change before you start it, it sure as hell won't hurt. While this will not get the oil pre-pressurized in the oil system, it will assist in it getting moving quicker. If possible warm the oil before dumping it in the engine(bucket of hot water for 10 min). All these little things should help minimize engine wear on that first cold start. I've also pulled plugs in vehicles and sprayed some lube into the cylinders beforehand, although I'm not too sure if that really does too much(can't hurt though right?)
Chromey
Thats exactly what my dad said to do... So it looks like tonight (after the game that is) i'll be changing the oil... Thanks man! :bigthumbup: |
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| silverscale |
I saw on TV you can buy a 'engine fogger' and use it to lub things up...5.99 or so for a can.
Check tire pressure...and maybe throw in some octane if the fuel is stale.
(Someone told me about this..) |
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| REFLUX |
besides disconnecting the battery, increasing tire pressure to prevent flat spots & fuel stabilizer.....i had my oil changed BEFORE storage
and changed it after storage
bout all...... |
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| Dr. Lightspeed |
| Ground out the coil wire and after pouring a little oil in the valve covers turn it over till you get good oil pressure. Then connect the coil wire and fire the engine. |
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| ChromeDragon |
Well I was referring to just starting the engine, but yeah it's always good to give your car a good checkover. Make sure tranny, diff, brake, coolant, clutch reservoir....basically all fluids are topped up. Check and make sure that none of your brakes are binding(e-brake especially, they love to sieze up) Tire pressures, clean your windows, make sure all your lights are still working(nothing worse than getting a ticket for a dead tail-light). One of the biggest things, I've seen quite a few people encounter problems with rusted thermostats, either because their coolant was low when it was parked, or they had shitty glycol in there in the first place. You do not want to cook your engine so keep a close eye on that temp gauge when you take it out for the first spin.
Chromey
P.S. I saw a company that was selling electric oil system primers. Seems like it would be a really good idea for a car that you park on regular intervals, get everything prelubed before you even fire it up! |
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