Sunday, September 16, 2007 - 02:29 pm, by: Shaun Kim(Smk)
well i just came back from my long working holiday and i just need some information on what i should do to get my soarer on the road. it hasnt been driven or even started the last 9months. anything that i should do to get the soarer running? I got some new batteries for starters... any info will be much appreciated thanks
Sunday, September 16, 2007 - 04:43 pm, by: Daniel Clarke(Dieseltrain)
Yeah, I would suggest, Oil + filter change, coolant flush, fresh petrol, And also a Brake fluid flush ( brake fluid is renouned for absorbing water particles.. its not a km based thing, more a time factor).
Sunday, September 16, 2007 - 05:43 pm, by: David Vaughan(Davidv)
Synthetic oils in use can last a year so nine months in storage is practically irrelevant.
Filters accumulate nothing while there is no flow.
Petrol will deteriorate a little but the car will go until you fill it up again.
Radiator fluid lasts for years when you use the car and does not die when you do not.
Brake fluid is hygroscopic but if you would not flush it in nine months of use then why would you flush it in nine months of non-use?
Do you warm up the car fully before you drive it? Well, don't do that either.
Start the bloody thing and drive it. Fill up with petrol and go for a longer drive. Then get a normal service depending on whether you did one just before you laid it up.
Monday, September 17, 2007 - 12:13 am, by: Shaun Kim(Smk)
cheers guys~ guess a normal service will do the trick as its due for one... by the way when i started the car this morning there was a "lot" of smoke from the exhaust~ is that normal?
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