Subject	Car has sat for 5 years - compression test
Posted by	spicyZ on April 04, 2021 at 12:06 PM
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Message	I've mentally primed myself to spend some time on the Z after sitting for 5 years. Several leaks, missing on a couple cylinders, etc when I parked it, so it needs a lot of diagnostic and troubleshooting out of the gate to get it running again. One of the first things I wanted to do was a cold compression test to get the overall health of the engine, since it has been even longer since I did one. Is this ill advised given how long the car has sat? Should I drop a little oil into the cylinders in advance? Am I overthinking it? -jb
Follow Ups	Car has sat for 5 years - compression test - spicyZ 12:06:13 04/04/21 Change the oil, run the engine for a bit, even if there is a - MixManMash 15:44:12 04/04/21 With 5 year old gas... (94 octane w/ 10% ethanol) - spicyZ 15:49:56 04/04/21 If your fuel is that old, pull the hose between the fuel - MixManMash 16:05:27 04/04/21 Maybe I'll just let it sit for another year. - spicyZ 17:13:38 04/04/21 Lol. Ship it out to AB. We'll have it going this year. - MixManMash 18:29:37 04/04/21
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