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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 08:36 AM
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Default Motor sat for 2 months.. Should it get new fluids?

I did an oil change like 1 week before i pulled the motor and it sat for 2 months. Should i get new oil or is the old stuff fine because it barely ran the motor. I guess getting new trnany fluid never hurts since its cheap. i just dont wanna spend like 40 bucks on OIL. Poorness...

but yeah let me know if my old oil is fine or should i get new stuff.

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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 08:53 AM
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Is it synthetic or non if it is synthetic u dont have to change it cause there is no life to synthetic but if it just regular old motor oil its better to change it due to there is life to oil and after a certain time of sitting the oil becomes no good...
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 09:00 AM
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Default Re: Motor sat for 2 months.. Should it get new fluids?

What I would do if my car has sat for an extended period of time is, I would disconnect the ECU (to disable the fuel system) and I let the motor turn over for at least a 1 minute or longer before actually starting it to allow the motor to relubricate it self from sitting for a period of time.

I dont see why the oil would be bad if the motor only for 2 months IMO, but to rule out any possibilties just change it anyway.
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 11:13 AM
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Default Re: Motor sat for 2 months.. Should it get new fluids?

thanks, i guess i'll jsut change it. better safe than sorry. spent like 60 bucks on fluids. -_-
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 11:25 AM
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Default Re: Motor sat for 2 months.. Should it get new fluids?

Originally Posted by pdeniz
Is it synthetic or non if it is synthetic u dont have to change it cause there is no life to synthetic but if it just regular old motor oil its better to change it due to there is life to oil and after a certain time of sitting the oil becomes no good...

*facepalm*

The fluids should be more than fine but if you want to change them go ahead. Take it out and get everything nice and hot and all the condensation will evaporate out.
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 01:06 PM
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yeah, my motor has been in the sun for pretty much the whole day s i'm guessing thats hot enoughAnd then after i drive for a few hundred miles, get synthetic oil.
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 01:25 PM
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mine sat for 5 months this year. It started up perfectly first try last weekend, and ran great.
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