please help

**maria** · May 4th, 2007 06:10 PM

hi members.tanong ko lang what will happen to the engine of a vehicle if it is not warmed up at all or not used for 6 months.thank you again.

**mangdencio** · May 4th, 2007 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by maria

hi members.tanong ko lang what will happen to the engine of a vehicle if it is not warmed up at all or not used for 6 months.thank you again.

hi maria!you will have problems in the starting system (battery, especially - the plates will sulfate early) if you leave the car untouched even for a few weeks lest for 6 mos.if you intend to be out for long, leave your car keys to someone trustworthy , i.e. somebody willing to crank your engine daily and warm it up for at least 10 minutes or better yet, drive the car around the vicinity.this will be enough to prevent stalling, cracking and possibly rusting of some engine components...if it's staying in the garage, start it daily and have the car on jackstands to prevent tire deflation which may damagae the rims if left unattended...hope this helps

**GerardTagayty** · May 5th, 2007 12:17 AM

based on experience stored a car for months almost a year and yah it started to hard start and yun oil had to be changed kahti hindi nagamit kahit warmed up. adn it started to show problems. and kung mamalasin ka pa pepestehin pa ang engine bay mo.

**redorange** · May 5th, 2007 03:30 AM

You'll need to change the oil because moisture will be accumulate in the oil. Also the oil along the cylinder walls and on the piston rings will be very thin if not dry after not being used so you don't want to rev it up after start up when you return. The gas may also need to be changed unless you use a fuel stabilizer because gas does go bad from moisture also. It would be better to find somebody to start up the car and drive it around rather than warming it up for just ten minutes, because other parts of the car such as the transmission will also need to get it's fluids to operating temperature.

**afrasay** · May 5th, 2007 09:50 AM

di lang naman engine ang need mong bantayan, aside from the battery, yun tires mo and the bearings . dapat naka lift yun tires of the grown baka kasi ma oblong pag sumigaw ang air.