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| Answer to: Ford Mustang in Storage Oil Change | 12Relevance | 1 month ago | FordFan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Normal oil change intervals are 5000 miles or 1 year so you shouldn’t have to change it after 6 months of sitting | |||||
| Answer to: HOT Summer Storage | 12Relevance | 8 months ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| 3 months isn't all that long. You might want to disconnect the battery to keep it from going flat or, alternatively, if you don't want all the electronics and settings to be reset use a battery maintainer. (Assuming the garage has electricity available.) A full tank of fresh fuel with gas stabilizer added would be best. Ethanol-laced gasoline can start degrading in a few weeks. Temperature should not be a problem. The vehicle would experience hot summer temperatures even in regular use. | |||||
| HOT Summer Storage | 12Relevance | 8 months ago | bbalok | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| How should a vehicle (Lexus) be stored for 3 months in Jun-Jul-Aug. Worried that the garage temp may get to be over 100 degrees. Disconnect battery? what about tires? Fluids? | |||||
| Answer to: Outside RV storage for storing your classic car in the winter (avoiding rust)? | 12Relevance | 9 months ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I think as long as you're not driving on a salted road you don't need to worry about exposure. Also, salt washes off. | |||||
| General Synthetic and blend oil question | 19Relevance | 4 years ago | Lahito-1997 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... then be put into a storage and not be driven until this year of 2022 *1 year of not being driven* 1st week of July, I only drive the car for atleast 15-20 miles and then started working on my car to change all the dry rotted rubber, I finished my car and put it in storage again to go on a vacation and will be driving it in mid September, so all in all the car has only driven 15-20 miles within a span of 1 year and 2 months, just to add this info too I will actually start driving the car normally again but was curious to know if I should change the oil in it ... | |||||
| Answer to: H2 fuel for ICE Ford patent | 19Relevance | 4 years ago | Nessmuk | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... it through pipelines. Hydrogen is a sneaky molecule and it leaks very easily, it also causes embrittlement in pipelines and machine components. However, that can be resolved by using the proper materials. NASA has the largest hydrogen storage facility in the world. It stores enough hydrogen to power a utility grade gas turbine for about 8 hours. We have a long way to go before H2 is used in ICEs on a wide scale. | |||||
| Should I rebuild Manual Transmission at 44k miles? | 19Relevance | 4 years ago | Theed142 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Big fan, Scotty, keep up the awesome work! I have a 2014 Ford Fusion SE 1.6L 44k miles with a manual transmission. A little backstory, bought the car back in 2014, drove it for 3 years, put about 36k miles on it. Then, the car sat in storage (monitored facility) while I was stationed overseas in Japan for 4 years. We took it out of storage about 6 months ago, put about another 8k on it. The car developed a noise emanating from the transmission, like metal rubbing/whine in all forward gears. Noise only really happens under load and with the clutch engaged ... | |||||
| 2021 Ford F150 Warranty Issues | 19Relevance | 5 years ago | GearsAndGadgets | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... in storage which theoretically could void a warranty if not followed appropriately. My truck has now sat in storage for nearly 80 days presumably un-maintaned awaiting microchips. It is horrifying as a consumer to see such a large corporation writing language in an owners manual for storing a vehicle over 30 days that “May lead to engine failure” then seeing photos of trucks parked bumper to bumper door to door making it obvious they aren't moving these things around to "keep everything moving" while trucks like mine are parked for several months on end. I ... | |||||
| Answer to: Fuel stabilizer for winter storage? | 12Relevance | 1 year ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I use Sta-Bil for storing gasoline over the winter and have not had any problems. Additionally, please do not repeatedly hit the submit button while posting. The site can be slow to respond, please be patient. Your post is actually processed immediately even if the site takes a while to let you know that. (You accidentally posted this 4 times.) | |||||
| Answer to: Priming the oil pump after storage | 12Relevance | 2 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| pressure needs RPM. that is the best way | |||||
| RE: Priming the oil pump after storage | 12Relevance | 2 years ago | Tenaja | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| @justin-shepherd , I change the oil every 3 to 5k miles. Sometimes that is 2 years, sometimes a few months. I do it myself, and there has never been anything but clean oil that looks very good, as you would expect from a low mileage engine. Absolutely nothing like sludge. | |||||
| Answer to: Priming the oil pump after storage | 12Relevance | 2 years ago | Justin Shepherd | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| The only thing that would cause that is engine sludge. Oil pressure results from the oil pump pumping oil through the engine. If passageways are clogged, you will have a hard time building up pressure (there is more resistance than the pump can handle). You never said whether or not you change your oil once a year or 5k miles. If you never change the oil, there's a check valve within the oil filter that trips once the filter has reached its filtration limit, so the oil can bypass the filter and keep your engine from grenading right away. | |||||
| AUCTION CAR SOLD TO ME FALSE ODOMETER READING | 19Relevance | 5 years ago | dbaby4 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi, recently i went to a public car auction, i purchased a 2013 dodge challenger that had 102,192 written on the windshield for miles, when i got into the car to drive after purchasing, i notice that the odometer has just over 112,000 miles, and even the paperwork on the car shows that the auction/storage received the vehicle on 9-22-2020 with 102,192 from a used car dealership, I'm kinda skeptical about the time the car spent at the auction/storage lot and im assuming workers their the owner used the car to drive around and have fun and then throw it in the auction once they were done with it. This place has had its fair share of complaints about being crooked in the past. Is there anything i can do legally to maybe get a compensation or part of my money back that i payed? what are laws protecting me from things like this? PS i'm in california | |||||
| Answer to: Camaro advice for starting after long storge | 19Relevance | 5 years ago | OldRangerNut | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... returning to street us from storage: Change oil, oil filter, air filter, spark plugs and general tune-up, empty fuel tank, clean, and re-fill with fresh fuel, replace fuel filter, assure fuel lines have not degraded. (You really need to be sure the old fuel hasn't lacquered the inside of the tank, lines, pump, etc). Pull the injectors, clean them, and make sure they have a good, conical spray pattern. Flush and replace radiator anti-freeze. Carefully check for pest/rodent damage (yes, it can happen). Freshen the interior ! Give it a good cleaning and exteri ... | |||||
| Answer to: Priming the oil pump after storage | 12Relevance | 2 years ago | Tenaja | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| @justin-shepherd It is NOT the oil pressure I am concerned with. It is how long it takes to build up after sitting for months on end that is concerning. I am presuming all of the oil drains down (past a check valve?) and dries out. For instance, I fired up the Titan last week, and it took probably over 10-15 seconds of cold cranking (by flooring the pedal before turning on the key) before any oil pressure regestered. Sure, 15 seconds of slow speed is nothing compared to running, but I could not help but think of the pentastar tick as that poor titan was cranking dry. | |||||