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SpdElemts · 11-08-2004, 09:33 PM

Can someone tell me what i should do to prep my engine before i start it up? Btw, it has been sitting for awhile.

Thanks, Jeff

stinky_180 · 11-09-2004, 03:07 AM

well, change coolant, change oil, check all fluid levels, put 2-5 drops of oil in each cylinder and crank engine without spark plugs in so cylinder walls are lubes along with rings.

idlafie · 11-09-2004, 03:00 PM

http://home.sw.rr.com/longstorenissan/archive.htm

Check this guy's webpage out...he lists a lot of good info..he stored his 240 for 3 years!!

If you didn't drop any fuel stabilizer in the gas tank before you let it sit, then you might want to drop & drain the gas tank of all that fuel that is sitting in there now. The attached page gives an explanation of how gasoline deteriorates:
http://www.chevron.com/prodserv/fuel...etecting.shtml

You might want to drain, flush & refill all your other fluids for that same reason also: deterioration & contamination.

And if you didn't jack your car up & put it on jackstands, check your tires / sidewall areas for cracking. The rubber in the tires will break down and start to crack/deteriorate when left sitting in one position for any lenghty period of time.

Anyhow, hope this helps...Good luck!!
ID

SpdElemts · 11-09-2004, 11:01 PM

Should i worry about the valve train??

papershot · 11-10-2004, 04:01 PM

would any of this matter to a car thats been sitting on jackstands for two months?

how long until the gas goes bad? - and would it matter if i added a fuel additive now?

KoukiMonster · 11-10-2004, 04:07 PM

yea like what he said^ l

for instance if you store the car in a garage for the winter. is there anything you need to do when bringing it back out of the garage once summer rolls around?

mjjstang · 11-10-2004, 05:36 PM

I swear there is an identicle post out there, from like 2 days ago.

AlligatorBling · 11-10-2004, 06:57 PM

Seafoam!

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gonzoes14k · 11-10-2004, 07:06 PM

Seafoam! Sorry to copy a burg head lol.

idlafie · 11-13-2004, 05:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by papershot

would any of this matter to a car thats been sitting on jackstands for two months?

how long until the gas goes bad? - and would it matter if i added a fuel additive now?

After a month of not being used it starts to breakdown. It's too late to add fuel additive now. If your car's been sitting on jackstands for about two months, you ought to be okay provided you have it resting on the proper jack points.
ID

amolao · 11-13-2004, 10:33 AM

Thanks for the promo, Idlafie......

If your car only sits during winter, a good change of basic fluids will do. No need to get to go deep into a complex operation. Fuel stabilizer,coolant,oil if is a long winter, put up in jacks. The 24E/DE engines are bullet proof, I had a chance to open my engine no too long ago, and there was no sign of any problems, only a little rusty on the coolant channels. In need of a good coolant flush, I did one but I guess it need it a few more....But know is clean and back to normal....Also if you care about your battery, either start the car every now and then or take out and connect it to a battery charger, I used the little ones (motorcycles) and it work fine, they apply a trickle charge just enough to keep it alive..........

papershot · 11-14-2004, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idlafie

After a month of not being used it starts to breakdown. It's too late to add fuel additive now. If your car's been sitting on jackstands for about two months, you ought to be okay provided you have it resting on the proper jack points.
ID

Chevron gasoline can be stored for a year without deterioration when the storage conditions are good -- a tightly closed container and moderate temperatures. - http://www.chevron.com/prodserv/fuel...term_gasoline/

my car has been sitting for 2 months now, and Im starting it up again in the next couple days. I -think- the gas should be fine. new transmission fluid/oil/coolant too.

AlligatorBling · 11-14-2004, 12:23 PM

^ well damn. . . i didnt know that. im gonna start using that in my fourwheeler because i dont run it that much. a tank last forever.

11-08-2004, 09:33 PM	#1
SpdElemts Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Jose, California Age: 36 Posts: 389 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Starting engine that has been sitting for awhile Can someone tell me what i should do to prep my engine before i start it up? Btw, it has been sitting for awhile. Thanks, Jeff

11-10-2004, 04:01 PM	#5
papershot Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2004 Location: CT Posts: 368 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	would any of this matter to a car thats been sitting on jackstands for two months? how long until the gas goes bad? - and would it matter if i added a fuel additive now? Last edited by papershot; 11-10-2004 at 04:18 PM..

11-10-2004, 07:06 PM	#9
gonzoes14k Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lynchburg,VA Age: 42 Posts: 626 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Seafoam! Sorry to copy a burg head lol. __________________ "To establish the sports car, you have to race it," Zora Arkus-Duntov

11-13-2004, 10:33 AM	#11
amolao Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: LA....(lower alabama) Age: 61 Posts: 203 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Thanks for the promo, Idlafie...... If your car only sits during winter, a good change of basic fluids will do. No need to get to go deep into a complex operation. Fuel stabilizer,coolant,oil if is a long winter, put up in jacks. The 24E/DE engines are bullet proof, I had a chance to open my engine no too long ago, and there was no sign of any problems, only a little rusty on the coolant channels. In need of a good coolant flush, I did one but I guess it need it a few more....But know is clean and back to normal....Also if you care about your battery, either start the car every now and then or take out and connect it to a battery charger, I used the little ones (motorcycles) and it work fine, they apply a trickle charge just enough to keep it alive.......... __________________ http://home.sw.rr.com/longstorenissan *UPDATED 13 AUG 05 *

11-09-2004, 03:07 AM	#2
stinky_180 Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pale Blue Dot Age: 40 Posts: 2,064 Trader Rating: (26) Feedback Score: 26 reviews	well, change coolant, change oil, check all fluid levels, put 2-5 drops of oil in each cylinder and crank engine without spark plugs in so cylinder walls are lubes along with rings.

11-09-2004, 03:00 PM	#3
idlafie Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: ..So Cal.... Posts: 940 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	http://home.sw.rr.com/longstorenissan/archive.htm Check this guy's webpage out...he lists a lot of good info..he stored his 240 for 3 years!! If you didn't drop any fuel stabilizer in the gas tank before you let it sit, then you might want to drop & drain the gas tank of all that fuel that is sitting in there now. The attached page gives an explanation of how gasoline deteriorates: http://www.chevron.com/prodserv/fuel...etecting.shtml You might want to drain, flush & refill all your other fluids for that same reason also: deterioration & contamination. And if you didn't jack your car up & put it on jackstands, check your tires / sidewall areas for cracking. The rubber in the tires will break down and start to crack/deteriorate when left sitting in one position for any lenghty period of time. Anyhow, hope this helps...Good luck!! ID

11-09-2004, 11:01 PM	#4
SpdElemts Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Jose, California Age: 36 Posts: 389 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Should i worry about the valve train??

11-10-2004, 04:07 PM	#6
KoukiMonster Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: ? Age: 39 Posts: 700 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yea like what he said^ l for instance if you store the car in a garage for the winter. is there anything you need to do when bringing it back out of the garage once summer rolls around?

11-10-2004, 05:36 PM	#7
mjjstang Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,654 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	I swear there is an identicle post out there, from like 2 days ago.

11-10-2004, 06:57 PM	#8
AlligatorBling BANNED Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virgina Age: 43 Posts: 856 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Seafoam! .

11-14-2004, 12:23 PM	#13
AlligatorBling BANNED Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virgina Age: 43 Posts: 856 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^ well damn. . . i didnt know that. im gonna start using that in my fourwheeler because i dont run it that much. a tank last forever.