latinopikachu Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 you will provide more details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 on what? long term storage? its very possible that someday in the coming years I will undergo this, draining all fluids, removing spark plugs and fogg the cylinders with special coatings, seal the entire block air tight, fill tires with nitrogen, special blocks so that the suspension rests at drive height but doesn't hold any weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 yes, sealing the engine block Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 some way they do from the factory, just a bit more time consuming. there are people with boats that get stored long term that completly fill the block with some sort of weird NASA gel. I'm not sure how you get it out, but whatever. then again if you resigned yourself to never driving a car again it wouldn't matter much, I suppose you could simply fill the whole thing with oil all the way to the top of crankcase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 if you did that, would it die the next time you started it (after draining oil to correct level of course) or what would happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 you would drain all the oil and put new fluids in, under any condition always put new fluids in, never ever start a dry engine. there are people that find older engines with 100k or more on them that have been sitting in fields or barns for 10 years or more, nothing special just parked there one day change the oil, coolant, plugs, make sure waterpump spins, remove and flush fuel lines, fresh fuel, new battery and they start up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 wouldnt the SC bearings be dry, or would you have to crank the car a few seconds with the fuel pump relay disconnected and doesnt it make the valve springs weak, if theyre compressed in one position for 10 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 forced induction takes a bit more, best thing would probably be to remove and seal it on its own, and seal all the ports on the engine. but this is all for ultra long term storage as in a decade or more with never being started or moved. I personally turn the key to on but not start a few times just to cycle the fuel system a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginph Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Just tuning the key to on, fuel would not cycle.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 not what I'v heard, cheap insurance I wish I had an electric oil pump though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginph Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Check fuel filter changing guide. You have to short some pins to turn the fuel pump on. I can say that it works. It makes an audible noise in that mode.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 not what I'v heard, cycling the key turns its on briefly like a start mode or something, but you have to keep cycling because it shuts off after like a 2nd I want an electric oil pump so that when I go for a cold start after even say a week I can have a good amount of oil in the engine from the top, best results are in spring when changing the oil and then starting it up for the first time with fresh oil coming down from the top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazdaMomma Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 I disaprove of this thread. nuf said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginph Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 not what I'v heard, cycling the key turns its on briefly like a start mode or something, but you have to keep cycling because it shuts off after like a 2nd Didnt know that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 thats what I'm told, I think what your thinking of is like on a race car where when you hit a switch the fuel pump is running and doesn't stop until you hit the switch again, would be nice, but no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 it only runs the pump enough to pressurise the fuel system to working pressure and then shuts off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 which is why you cycle it, and wtf, you don't even check out your own birthday thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renboy Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 it only runs the pump enough to pressurise the fuel system to working pressure and then shuts off Birthday boi is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted September 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 Just like every other new car... it a booster pump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 I'v heard a new biggest load of crap ever apparently there is a small group of people who believe if your changing your oil LESS then 7k your doing damage to your engine, and that synethetic oils don't even begin to "break in" and work well until around 10-12k,and should only be changed every 18-20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 liars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 they seem to swear by it, and there were all doing harm, anyone who changes there oil at 3k is doing more damage to there engine then running it 30k oil, so they claim. I'm not sure yet, but there probably just dirty hippies who want to cut oil use and watch all the cars on the road stop running so we can all be transported by buses that hover over the landscape powered by flowers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renboy Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Take some older oil and smear it on your hands, then try to wash it off. Now try that with new oil. Which one comes off easier? The old oil, although contaminated, does a better job of lubricating. Unless you're running high compression (11:1+) or high boost causing blow-by I'd believe this. Blow-by will contaminate your oil with gas, and that's no good, but I honestly think it's better to change the filter every 3k and leave the oil for longer. I don't change mine for at least 16k kms (pure synthetic). I do however change my filter every 8k kms and top off the oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 umm, wouldn't it be the reverse.... considering oil doesn't mix with water the old oil would have more dirt that can be scrubbed away and because its NOT lubicating you can wash it off, a good new oil would simply protect your hands from water or hrash soap, or rubbing, just like it would protect engine parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginph Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 What are you guys smoking? So new oil is no more good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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