Car has been sitting for 3 months

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Jan 24, 2006 | 12:17 PM

shudog

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Car has been sitting for 3 months

I'm going to start it this weekend. Definitely changing the oil. Gas tank is full so that shouldn't be a problem. Anything else I should check? I've never let it sit so long with out starting it up.... I've been working out of town alot though...

Jan 24, 2006 | 12:43 PM

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Just make sure you don't have a full tank of bad gas.

Jan 24, 2006 | 03:26 PM

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Gas isn't a big concern, it's only been a couple months, my garage is warm & dry. At most it lost some octane. I was more concerned with anything internal...

Jan 24, 2006 | 04:08 PM

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Gas usually only takes about 6 weeks before starting to break down into ****. I think it will be fine though personally.

Jan 24, 2006 | 04:17 PM

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personally, i'd pull the fuel pump fuse and disconnect the coil packs. then turn the car over with the starter until you see oil pressure.

i let my car sit for around 3 months when my clutch went out. i was worried about oil pressure and did the above. it took a long time for the pressure to get off of zero.