Hibernating 944
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From: Hinesburg, Vermont
Hibernating 944
I live in Northern Vermont and my car has been hibernating since mid november in a semi heated garage. I did top off the tank with some gas additive and removed the battery last year. In a few weeks I will be re-installing the battery and starting it up again.
Someone recommended that I remove the plugs and shoot a little oil into the pistons. I never did that before, is anybody for or against this process?
Aside from checking the belts and hoses, is ther anything else I should do?
Thanks Jim
1989 944 (48k)
Someone recommended that I remove the plugs and shoot a little oil into the pistons. I never did that before, is anybody for or against this process?
Aside from checking the belts and hoses, is ther anything else I should do?
Thanks Jim
1989 944 (48k)
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If you're storing for the winter, pull the plugs and put a teaspoon of motor oil in each cylinder, reinstall plugs. At this point, I'd just start it up and let idle at 1500 - 2000 rpm for a minute and drive easily until warmed up. If you put a teaspoon of motor oil in now it's not gonna help, but won't hurt, you'll get some smoke out the tailpipe that I'll scare you if you're not prepared for it. But don't ever pour oil in, ever hear of hydro lock?
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Shooting a little WD40 in there wouldn't hurt. I mean a good blast in each cylinder. The idea is to loosten the rings and prevent scuffing. You can use regular motor oil, just enough to wet the rings. you probably don't need to worry about it though. Still it doesn't hurt. I usually start cars up periodically through the winter and let them warm up to operating temp. As long as it isn't too damp it's not a big concern. You would have to put a lot of oil in there to compression lock the cylinder. Common sense is the order of the day.
