if a car has just been sitting there for 3-4 years...
06-13-03, 03:14 PM
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if a car has just been sitting there for 3-4 years...
alright, i'm going to go check out this FD... 2 owner, LOW miles, lots of mods, but it's just been sitting in his garage since '99... he starts it up VERY frequently, but how bad is this for the car??? i'm kinda concerned about this...
06-13-03, 05:20 PM
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If it's been sitting since '99, it's probably got some mean flat spots on the tires...
Simply "starting it up" isn't a good thing. You have to get out and drive it for at least 20 minutes to boil off all the condensation inside the engine. Otherwise, the water mixes with sulfur from the used engine oil, and you end up with a very nasty brew called sulfuric acid. This will eat away at the engine internals.
This is not to say the engine is junk. But if he really hasn't driven it at all since '99, you might want to demand a thorough inspection by a good FD mechanic.
Simply "starting it up" isn't a good thing. You have to get out and drive it for at least 20 minutes to boil off all the condensation inside the engine. Otherwise, the water mixes with sulfur from the used engine oil, and you end up with a very nasty brew called sulfuric acid. This will eat away at the engine internals.
This is not to say the engine is junk. But if he really hasn't driven it at all since '99, you might want to demand a thorough inspection by a good FD mechanic.
06-13-03, 06:24 PM
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Originally posted by Kento
If it's been sitting since '99, it's probably got some mean flat spots on the tires...
Simply "starting it up" isn't a good thing. You have to get out and drive it for at least 20 minutes to boil off all the condensation inside the engine. Otherwise, the water mixes with sulfur from the used engine oil, and you end up with a very nasty brew called sulfuric acid. This will eat away at the engine internals.
This is not to say the engine is junk. But if he really hasn't driven it at all since '99, you might want to demand a thorough inspection by a good FD mechanic.
If it's been sitting since '99, it's probably got some mean flat spots on the tires...
Simply "starting it up" isn't a good thing. You have to get out and drive it for at least 20 minutes to boil off all the condensation inside the engine. Otherwise, the water mixes with sulfur from the used engine oil, and you end up with a very nasty brew called sulfuric acid. This will eat away at the engine internals.
This is not to say the engine is junk. But if he really hasn't driven it at all since '99, you might want to demand a thorough inspection by a good FD mechanic.
It would have been better if he never started it at all.
Last edited by RonKMiller; 06-13-03 at 06:26 PM.
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