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What is the best way to start a Porche after sitting for a year?

Submitted: 17 days and 7 hours ago.
Category: Car
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Year: 2000
Make: Porsche
Model: Carrerra

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It has been said when a Porsche sits a long time without being driven that there are many things you should do prior to starting it up. Please advise the best way to to get it started.

Posted by Peter 16 days and 21 hours ago.

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Did you do anything to the car to "prep" it for storage?

15 days and 23 hours ago.

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No nothing special was done. We put it in the garage.

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ok, that is not good.

Before you put this car down for storage you really need to change the oil, install a fuel stabilizer in the tank and disconnect the battery, also it is a good idea to jack the car up and put it on stands to avoid flat spotting the tires that will cause severe ride quality issues for a while once driven again.

 

What you need to do now is first change the oil, moisture builds up in the engine when stored and this is bad for an engine, you do not want to start the engine and circulate this old oil inside the engine, change the oil before you do anything.

Secondly I recommend you still add some sta-bil additive to the fuel tank and top it off with premium grade fuel, hopefully no deposits have formed in the system as the fuel went stale. Obviously check the tire pressures and all fluid levels before starting it as well. IT would be a good idea to have a mechanic look at the car once you have it running agin to be sure no seals hardened and no fluid leaks have developed while being stored. When ever I strore a car long term I usually put fresh oil in before storage and prep the fuel system as best as possible as storage and lack of use can be hard on a car.

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Answered: 11/5/2009

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