Force88 Donating Members 64 Member For: 14y 8m 8d Gender: Male Location: NQ Posted 05/09/16 02:13 AM Share Posted 05/09/16 02:13 AM the diff let go on me about 18 months ago so I parked the car up and haven't used it since. im looking at getting the car back on the road finally and want to know if there is anything I should do to the car before starting since it hasnt gone for 18 months. when the car was parked up there was barely any fuel left in the tank so hopefully it doesn't need draining and I can chuck some fresh stuff in. should I dump the engine oil and put some new stuff in before starting it? is there anything else should I be worried about? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92404-starting-car/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,331 Member For: 19y 7m Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 05/09/16 02:23 AM Share Posted 05/09/16 02:23 AM Just make sure the battery is fully charged. Hold the accel pedal flat to the floor when cranking so the car doesn't start and crank it till the engine oil pressure light goes out. Then start the car and run it up to temp before dropping the oil. 2 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92404-starting-car/#findComment-1610338 Share on other sites More sharing options...
masda74 To Loud Gold Donating Members 4,112 Member For: 13y 4m 24d Gender: Male Location: WA, Perth Posted 05/09/16 02:36 AM Share Posted 05/09/16 02:36 AM Fark, I just learnt something new. I would have just dumped the oil and change the oil and oil filter. So the cranking over of the engine for 10 seconds with the foot flat isn't just for sending oil through the turbo. Now that I think of it, it makes sense cause you are cranking over the engine, the engine gets lubed too. Yes I normally warm my car up before changing the oil and oil filter, but having the car sit around for 18 months, I thought the oil would have become syrup? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92404-starting-car/#findComment-1610339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROB83R Member 1,632 Member For: 8y 11m 4d Gender: Not Telling Location: Radioactive wasteland Posted 05/09/16 05:56 AM Share Posted 05/09/16 05:56 AM @Ralph Wiggum do you do this after a scheduled oil change? I'll be swapping my oil feed line out tomorrow is this a good idea also? Sorry for the hijack Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92404-starting-car/#findComment-1610386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,331 Member For: 19y 7m Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 05/09/16 06:03 AM Share Posted 05/09/16 06:03 AM No I don't but it certainly wouldn't hurt. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92404-starting-car/#findComment-1610389 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force88 Donating Members 64 Member For: 14y 8m 8d Gender: Male Location: NQ Posted 06/09/16 07:32 AM Author Share Posted 06/09/16 07:32 AM cheers fellas ill give it a go tomorrow arv and see if it fires up or goes up in smoke ! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92404-starting-car/#findComment-1610539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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