Tha Cavi Kid

got a 2.2 eco that has sat for 3 years... what all do i need to do in order to fire it again safely?

Bad05SS

change the oil and check plug check to see if theres water in the gas. check belts for cracks. the turn the key and cross ur fingers

06_ion2

put a small ammount of oil down the spark plug hole. and do above^^^^^^ mine sat for over a year and fired rite up

noticed your from mn saweet!

didnt you have the blue cavi 2.2 with a 2.9 pulley?

Halfcent

When you put the engine back in the car, run the engine through several rotations on the starter first without the fuel or ignition hooked up yet. This will allow the fresh oil to pump through the block and get some pressure built up. It will also show you any problems the engine might have even without it running under its own power.

Tha Cavi Kid

my dad said that i should pull the valve cover off when i change the oil and pour half a quart over each cam to make sure they are well lubed as well. then un hook the injectors and the ignition and turn the motor a few times for the oil pressure. ( all of that after i get some oil on the cyl walls. )


yay or nay?

Halfcent

Over the cams would be fine. I disagree with pouring oil into the spark plug holes. Nothing should ever go in there. I saw a kid spray WD-40 in there once, which basically destroyed it. Simply cold cranking (running the starter only without fuel or ignition) will get oil to the pistons just fine.

WhiteFiver

Pouring a small amount of oil in the cylinders works good if there is a possibility of you having a ring leak. Other than that, it's not really necessary.

DarkCobalt13

Agreed with halfcent, disable fuel and ignition, crank it a few times to get the oil pressure up and fire it up.

Tha Cavi Kid

before the car was put away... the engine was mint with great compression, so i am not worried about that




i will be firing the car this weekend and driving it for the first time a long time... so wish me luck. i will post updates