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Originally Posted by joyridin'
That makes no sense. If anything, you should change the oil before you start driving. Why have new oil sitting in the pan collecting moisture and becoming contaminated? |
Yes, I agree...therein lies my quandry.
Would it be better for me to drain the pan and leave it empty when I store the car? Would it be better if I were to leave all that used
oil in the pan while it is being stored, then change the oil before I start it up? That seems to me to offer the worst-case scenario, all that oil with the contaminants and acids sitting there in the pan...doing who knows what to the metals in the engine, particularly the bearings.
The replica is stored in a dry, secure garage, but the garage is not temperature controlled.
I'm asking these questions b/c I seriously wonder what the best storage procedure would be. It just seemed to me that clean oil sitting in a pan for 3 months might be the best option...it seems acidity in the oil would be at its lowest level in fresh oil.
Maybe a dry pan is the answer, I certainly don't know.
Then, again, maybe Madmaxx might be right, drive it like you stole it, don't worry about it, deal with the issues that might arise IF they do arise...
Good discussion....more opinions, please.....
Thanks!
Dugly
