OK, I have been in Okinawa for 4 years and the military forced me to leave my car in storage.
I am coming back to Texas for a month to get the car up and running and then ship her off to England.
I need some educated advice on what you think I will need to replace due to the long storage? (She was in a bag with 10lbs of dessicant)
My biggest concerns are the valve springs and all the belts.
I have the dealer installed alarm, when I install the battery is that thing going to go ape ****, or what?
What do you guys think will need to happen with her??
THanks in advance for the advice!
(More info-car was on stands- fuel was topped off and preservative added - all other fluids changed just before rolling her into storage)

 

damn 4 years best bet is to change the oil and possibly the tranny fluid...if you're up to it, might as well do the coolant too....

after you change the oil and start up the car, i'd let it warm up and then drain the oil and put in new oil...just to get rid of the sludge that was in the motor before..

all your belts should be fine...

good luck!

edit: not sure if you had your car on stands or not...but check the tires for flat spots and try and try to get some new gasoline in there if you can

 

What soundbomber says sounds about right to me, not sure about the alarm. Let us know how it goes

 

your valve springs shouldnt be affected

do the oil and check other fluids

 

valve springs are definetly affected, question is how much? Think about it, some valves have been closed, and some open for 4 years without moving, don't you think that the springs sitting in the same spot for 4 years subjected to temp changes will not be affected?

I am sure it will be fine in lower-mid range, but taking it to 8400 rpm, not sure. I would be fairly certain that they will have different seat pressure from one to another...

 

When I bought my ITR was it was sitting for 2 years. We changed the oil prior to me taking ownership and that was about it. The tires did have flat spots and were replaced. I also don't think that the factory alarm goes off when you connect a battery. If you have an aftermarket one, yes. Good luck.

 

ship it, squirt a little oil down the cylinders to lube the bores before you crank it over, drive it, and see what happens. My first car sat for 10 years before I got my hands on it (my stepdad stored it for that long in the garage without touching it), I put a battery in it, squirted a bit of oil in each cylinder, started right up, no worries.

 

Here is my which I performed on an eight years old storaged 914:
1. Replace all oil (engine, tranny, brake...) and oil filter.
2. Put in new gasoline and change the fuel filter.
3. spray cilyder heads and all valve springs by taking off valve cover and spark plugs (use synthetic oil and let them seat for overnight)
4. Just before you crank that engine up, do the last but the most important thing (to me it is), hand crank the drive shaft. Now, go ahead and turn that exclusive Type R key and enjoy your ride. Oh, for the Type R, take along a set of pant and undy just in case you wet the one you are wearing.

 

4 year old gas, even with sta-bil...I would still replace with fresh gas.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CW-ITR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Here is my which I performed on an eight years old storaged 914:
1. Replace all oil (engine, tranny, brake...) and oil filter.
2. Put in new gasoline and change the fuel filter.
3. spray cilyder heads and all valve springs by taking off valve cover and spark plugs (use synthetic oil and let them seat for overnight)
4. Just before you crank that engine up, do the last but the most important thing (to me it is), hand crank the drive shaft. Now, go ahead and turn that exclusive Type R key and enjoy your ride. Oh, for the Type R, take along a set of pant and undy just in case you wet the one you are wearing.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Thanks for the help!

I guess I will have an Acura dealer open up the valve cover and check the valve springs after change all the fluids and see if she starts!

 

i guess 4 years isn't much, but couldn't the belt be affected? like cracks? maybe the brake lines too, after not being subjected to much pressure, could the rubber crack?

maybe make sure mice haven't built a home in your tailpipe either...