OK, so I'm about to get the 80 going again. It's been 3 years with no real driving and only a very few engine starts. The last one about a year ago.
I will do the obvious like full inspection, check all hoses and wiring, change all the fluids, check the filters, and put in some fresh fuel.
Now, I'm also tempted to spray some oil in the cylinders to reduce wear during the first few cranks since it sat out for a long while and could be very dry, but I also need to have it smogged soon after restart, and I won't be able to drive it much at all before the test, so I don't want to clog up the cats with gunk either (if that is an issue at all - don't know). Given that, do you think it'd be a good idea to spray some oil in there?
And any easy way to get oil to circulate before cranking?
Anything else I should think about doing to avoid problems on or after restart?
TIA
I will do the obvious like full inspection, check all hoses and wiring, change all the fluids, check the filters, and put in some fresh fuel.
Now, I'm also tempted to spray some oil in the cylinders to reduce wear during the first few cranks since it sat out for a long while and could be very dry, but I also need to have it smogged soon after restart, and I won't be able to drive it much at all before the test, so I don't want to clog up the cats with gunk either (if that is an issue at all - don't know). Given that, do you think it'd be a good idea to spray some oil in there?
And any easy way to get oil to circulate before cranking?
Anything else I should think about doing to avoid problems on or after restart?
TIA