Car stored for 5 years

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by ginny50, Jan 22, 2007.

  1. ginny50

    ginny50 Guest

    I inherited a 2001 Hyundai that has been sitting in an upstate New York
    driveway since February 2002. The car has 3/4 of a tank of gas. Nothing
    was done to it before it was stored i.e. gas stablizers, etc. What needs
    to be done before the car is started & put into use?
     
    ginny50, Jan 22, 2007
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  2. Drain the gas and get rid of it. If you try to run the car with it you are
    just asking for a lot of headaches. also change the fuel filter while you
    are at it. Once you get it running change the oil as soon as possible.
    Good Luck
    Peter
     
    Peter W Peternouschek, Jan 22, 2007
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  3. ginny50

    B Crawford Guest

    I agree with Peter, the gas must go. Really I think your best move is to
    have it towed to a reputable nearby service station & yes drain the gas,
    change the filter & do the oil too. It will also need a new battery, the
    wheels should be pulled to see if the brakes might work -they could easily
    be seized. The wheels should be spun by hand & the vehicle lubed.
    I would be tempted to spray some WD40 in through the spark plug holes to
    give the cylinders a bit of lube . Also I'd be temped to try turning the
    motor over slowly by hand after spraying in the oil just to make sure it
    will turn. If there's rust on the cylinder walls & you crank it hard by
    battery, rather than working it back & forth with the plugs out by hand, you
    stand a bigger chance of damaging the rings.
    Also check the air filter etc. I once bought a car parked for about a year
    & a half & did most of the above but not the air filter. Turned out a mouse
    nest had been built in the air intake & the poor car couldn't get enough air
    to run much over an idle. Good luck
    BC
     
    B Crawford, Jan 24, 2007
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  4. Send it to the junk yard
     
    hyundai sucks, Jan 24, 2007
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  5. ginny50

    Deck Guest

    Great iden. only make sure this guy is in it whgen it's crushed..
     
    Deck, Jan 25, 2007
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