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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 06:10 PM
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Default What to do after 7 months of idle time?

Brief intro. My car has been down for 7 months while I have the motor replaced. It has been sitting idle for that time. I am guessing within a week or two I will go to pick it up. My question is.. What should I do to get the car back to life. I have an A4. Should I flush trans, replace filters, rear diff fluid? What? I would think I should grease all the lcas and suspension. What is the best path? Thanks Bear
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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 09:17 PM
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Heck, I'd just drive it. It's not like the tranny fluid went bad or the filter got dirty just sitting there. Neither so did the rear diff fluid go bad or get dirty. It's fine.
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