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A2OC Donor
Hi,
I have an A2 1.6 FSI which has been stored in my garage for a number of years. Its my project car but for various reasons I have not been able to work on it for a while. This should hopefully change soon, but first I need to move the car out of the garage.
I purchased the car in December 2012 but as the Opensky leaks it went straight away under cover and hasn’t been driven since. The engine has been started 2 or 3 times since but not since 2014. The last oil change was in January 2012 and the cambelt was changed in April 2012. Since the cambelt was changed the car has covered about 1500 miles.
My question, is it safe to start the engine as it is to move the car or should anything be done before attempting to run the engine? I know that work will need to be done before the car can be used on the road, but I just need to shift the car at the moment. The engine was fine when I bought the car and I want to keep it that way!
Regards
Andrew
I have an A2 1.6 FSI which has been stored in my garage for a number of years. Its my project car but for various reasons I have not been able to work on it for a while. This should hopefully change soon, but first I need to move the car out of the garage.
I purchased the car in December 2012 but as the Opensky leaks it went straight away under cover and hasn’t been driven since. The engine has been started 2 or 3 times since but not since 2014. The last oil change was in January 2012 and the cambelt was changed in April 2012. Since the cambelt was changed the car has covered about 1500 miles.
My question, is it safe to start the engine as it is to move the car or should anything be done before attempting to run the engine? I know that work will need to be done before the car can be used on the road, but I just need to shift the car at the moment. The engine was fine when I bought the car and I want to keep it that way!
Regards
Andrew
