i dont drive my car much, I NEVER start it unless i plan on driving it.
Nowhere near enough load at idle to get the oil hot enough to burn off impurities, moisture etc so essentially its a bunch of cold starts one after another for no real reason.
I do however, turn the engine over a little with a breaker bar to move the parts around a touch, even a half turn is enough once a week.
Leave the tank full, and if fuels been in more than 4 weeks i drain the lot and refill before driving it.
car sits on stands under the diff, and under the wishbone/shock mount.
lift wiper arms off windscreen, open doors and shut to first "click" rather than fully closed.
pop bonnet, pop boot and disconnect battery, fit trickle charger.
if youre keen, you can let a bunch of air out of the tyres or remove valves altogether.
To get it out, close everything up, refit bits and pieces.
start the car, 2000rpm for 30 seconds (need that splash to lube the cam and bore walls) then in gear and drive away.
No good idling in the driveway for half an hour, tune the thing so it works right when cold.
use more second gear than top for a couple of k's, less load on the engine and a few more revs to get it up to temp quicker, avoid prolonged idling by clicking into neutral and keeping revs up (or stall against convertor)
drive gently, at the 10 kilometre mark, give it f***ing heaps...
11.38@117mph
will go quicker
11.34@121mph
went quicker and faster, just not quick enough.
now being rebuilt with less cam, much less comp, and a turbo.
Edited by user Sunday, 14 November 2010 4:07:39 AM(UTC)
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