start up after storage
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start up after storage
firs off i would like to start by saying tha im not sure if this is the right place to post this, if its not MOD please move to the correct spot.
now my car has been sitting in the garage since mid november, i was finally able to get a DD and winter was apriching here in GA, well it has been the warmest winter in the last 12 years that i have lived here, temps have stayed avobe freezing throught out the whole time, now to my question what messures do i need to take in order to bring my car back out from storage, i read a post about how to make sure everything would be ok while it was put away but nothing about bringing it back out.
my gas was filled up all the way right before stored,i was still with in the oil changed limit so i left that alone, car was washed and and allowed to dry. my biggest corncer is with the oil, how long should i wait to change the oil? or should i do it b4 starting it back up? any help would be appreciated. oh and about the battey mine was dying before i put it away so im getting a new one right before i bring the car back out.
now my car has been sitting in the garage since mid november, i was finally able to get a DD and winter was apriching here in GA, well it has been the warmest winter in the last 12 years that i have lived here, temps have stayed avobe freezing throught out the whole time, now to my question what messures do i need to take in order to bring my car back out from storage, i read a post about how to make sure everything would be ok while it was put away but nothing about bringing it back out.
my gas was filled up all the way right before stored,i was still with in the oil changed limit so i left that alone, car was washed and and allowed to dry. my biggest corncer is with the oil, how long should i wait to change the oil? or should i do it b4 starting it back up? any help would be appreciated. oh and about the battey mine was dying before i put it away so im getting a new one right before i bring the car back out.
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firs off i would like to start by saying tha im not sure if this is the right place to post this, if its not MOD please move to the correct spot.
now my car has been sitting in the garage since mid november, i was finally able to get a DD and winter was apriching here in GA, well it has been the warmest winter in the last 12 years that i have lived here, temps have stayed avobe freezing throught out the whole time, now to my question what messures do i need to take in order to bring my car back out from storage, i read a post about how to make sure everything would be ok while it was put away but nothing about bringing it back out.
my gas was filled up all the way right before stored,i was still with in the oil changed limit so i left that alone, car was washed and and allowed to dry. my biggest corncer is with the oil, how long should i wait to change the oil? or should i do it b4 starting it back up? any help would be appreciated. oh and about the battey mine was dying before i put it away so im getting a new one right before i bring the car back out.
now my car has been sitting in the garage since mid november, i was finally able to get a DD and winter was apriching here in GA, well it has been the warmest winter in the last 12 years that i have lived here, temps have stayed avobe freezing throught out the whole time, now to my question what messures do i need to take in order to bring my car back out from storage, i read a post about how to make sure everything would be ok while it was put away but nothing about bringing it back out.
my gas was filled up all the way right before stored,i was still with in the oil changed limit so i left that alone, car was washed and and allowed to dry. my biggest corncer is with the oil, how long should i wait to change the oil? or should i do it b4 starting it back up? any help would be appreciated. oh and about the battey mine was dying before i put it away so im getting a new one right before i bring the car back out.
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If you are close to needing it changed than do it before you start it. All the sediment in the oil will have settled to the bottom. The engine will be somewhat dry since it sat without being started for so long.
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Just turn the key, she'll be fine. It hasn't been in storage that long. If it was a long period of time you could pull a fuse to build oil pressure prior to running but in your case I'd just fire it up.
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Fuel injection makes everything all good. 
Just double checking all your fluids wouldnt be a bad idea.
Generally when I first start it up for the first time of the season I let it fully warm up before driving it just to get all the fluids moving again. Its probably not needed, but I am crazy like that.
Just double checking all your fluids wouldnt be a bad idea.
Generally when I first start it up for the first time of the season I let it fully warm up before driving it just to get all the fluids moving again. Its probably not needed, but I am crazy like that.
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yeah i would probably let it warm up, drive down the street and let it iddle see if anything seems wrong then a quick hwy drive and if everythig looks fine, go ahead flush all the oil from the engine, trans and diff get some motul goodness