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How much gas is in the tank. If not full, I would go and fill up, preferably with non-ethanol premium gas and try to drive at least a half tank out and the refill again to reduce the effects of old gas.
I don’t recall, I won’t know until I get juice to the battery. Yes, will be filling it to offset the older fuel if there’s room in the tank, there should be. When I would take the car out I wasn’t running around the corner and back, I was getting some driving in..and I rarely fill up on my way home, I usually fill up on my next trip out. Which usually bites me, because I’m often running late lol
The beauty of these ‘modern cars’ is that you can just get in and drive it, even after 9 months. I would try to get rid of all that gas in the tank before refilling, unless you put Sta-bil in the tank.
The battery could be compromised, so I would keep your car unlocked before you go somewhere only to find out you can’t get into the frunk to access whatever ice cream you bought at the store on your drive, lol. Plus the battery is in there.
My response was for an initial start up after a long period of silence by letting it idle it allows you to listen for odd sounds that could end in a disaster if you just drive off
loose belts dried out air hose lines still alive rodents nesting
it’s not my normal procedure which is a 30 second check and off I go
It would be a good thing, when a car sits for more than a couple months, if you put a wrench on the crank pulley and gently turn the engine over about 1 turn.
This will allow oil to get under the seal after sitting and keep it from heating up on the first start. Rear and front main seals will appreciate being unstuck gently.
Also at 9 months the fuel in the tank if it has ethanol is like kinda tired.
If it's not full see if you can get a can of E-free premium to top it up.
(Farm and egg places usually have a pump some regular stations do there is a web page on line to find e-free)
It’s more the condensation buildup that’s in the oil sump that does the damage and if the oil is fresh when stored it won’t be a problem
after a good run and then change for fresh oil
Well she fired up nicely after a 9 month hibernation. The heavy layer of dust was no concern to me once I got inside and was reminded of that oh so great Porsche scent. We went on a 40 mile drive around some back roads, everything was business as usual, like I drove it yesterday. Hoping the 1hr run time was enough to charge the battery up, we’ll see tomorrow if it held the charge overnight. I left the frunk open in case this time.
Damn it felt good to be back behind the wheel of the 996. My brother needs to borrow my e53 x5 this week, so looks like I’ll be taking the 996 out some more.
Don’t mind the airbag light, I have to get it cleared since I took my door panel off to readjust my window.
Nice!
So, which of all the suggestions did you do before you first started it?
the majority of the comments here were really pertaining to the first few mins of driving so I just did my standard routine, begin driving immediately, keep revs and throttle input low until warm, then proceed to have fun. Only thing I did prior to starting was check tire pressures which were all good. today I will be confirming if battery held the charge.
edit: also later today will be confirming at which mileage I did last oil change. I keep a spreadsheet on my laptop for all service. Here, and some results via a quick google search have mixed views. Some say if the oil was fresh before storage, it’s fine. Some say must change no matter what. But let’s define fresh? Fresh meaning, change it immediately before storage driving like zero miles? Or is a few hundred miles acceptable? Or is it silly to risk running with contaminated oil to save $100 or so?
Couple hundred miles before storage is probably OK. I think I average 100 or so before mine goes to the spa with her rich friends each fall. I mean, I have to drive it to the storage place.
I have done 3 oil changes since getting the car, 4000 miles and 2 years ago. 6/26 was my 2 year anniversary with the car, and it’s wild to think I’ve only done 4000 miles. Besides this sabbatical, I have driven it whenever I wanted. But normally my drives are an average of 40-50 miles at a clip, 60-90 mins… so that’s 80-100 cruises. Of course there’s the few occasions my wife and I took a day to explore doing a couple hundred miles.
The oil that is sitting in the car is basically indistinguishable from what it was 9 months ago. This is incorrect.
Just drive it.
Originally Posted by EVOMMM
It’s more the condensation buildup that’s in the oil sump that does the damage and if the oil is fresh when stored it won’t be a problem
after a good run and then change for fresh oil
This is also incorrect. Why would there be any extra water present that wasn't there to begin with? It's a sealed system. Do you evacuate the atmosphere of any partially used oil bottles to make sure you aren't causing "damage"? Of course not.
Last edited by brontosaurus; 07-12-2023 at 03:48 PM.
I did a Google search on oil that sits unused in a vehicle and there are several sources that say yes, it does degrade. It may not degrade enough to matter for the purpose discussed here.
07-09-2023, 01:43 PM
