I've been down at the snow, it has been amazing but now it's time to go home.
I just wanted to ask... not really a help issue, but... is there anything I need to do with my car after it hasn't even been started for a month? It had a full tank of BP Ultimate in it when I left it, which I've probably blown (doesn't the higher octane fuel lose its mojo after about a month?). But apart from that?
Cheers guys, looking forward to getting back in the drivers seat
On the oil rig regularly, for over a month sometimes - starts a bit reluctantly sometimes, but always starts. Make a point of letting her run for a half hour or more before i drive her anywhere though.
If you can't dazzle them with dexterity, baffle them with bull...
nicholas wrote:...It had a full tank of BP Ultimate in it when I left it, which I've probably blown (doesn't the higher octane fuel lose its mojo after about a month?).
well technically all fuel goes bad if they r left sitting for over a month, but meh, it doenst make much of a difference. but if u worried about it, you can get additives for your fuel to keep it "fresh", i know mower shops sell them, but i dont see why servos wont sell them.
if u regularly leave your car sitting for that long all the time, i'd be a little more concerned about the amount of crap that builds up at the bottom of your fuel tank
kiz wrote:
silverGPX wrote:This requires a thread? lol
There's potential for a thread about anything on FTO Australia
Damn it, the joke is on me. I just wandered out to the garage to start up the beast and head out for a bit of a drive...
Lo and behold, the car turns over but doesn't catch. Each time I turn the key it gets a little less convincing... then, it doesn't even turn over and the alarm sort of sounds.
flat battery? Much as that sucks, I hope so + that it isn't something else. I've got it on the charger at the moment, hoping it'll be better by this afternoon as I needa get to soccer training. If not, new battery i guess. Sucks.
nicholas wrote:Damn it, the joke is on me. I just wandered out to the garage to start up the beast and head out for a bit of a drive...
Lo and behold, the car turns over but doesn't catch. Each time I turn the key it gets a little less convincing... then, it doesn't even turn over and the alarm sort of sounds.
flat battery? Much as that sucks, I hope so + that it isn't something else. I've got it on the charger at the moment, hoping it'll be better by this afternoon as I needa get to soccer training. If not, new battery i guess. Sucks.
oodLes wrote:Yeah flat battery. I went on holiday for 2 weeks and came back to find mine dead, you can tell when only one door unlocks when you turn the key.
my wife left the lights on the other day...had to jump it in the rain
All I had to do in the end was chuck a charger on it for an hour or so, and that gave it enough juice to get going. Half hour drive home and it started again a few hours later, right as rain
I'd forgotten why I love my car so much - remembered on the drive home
oodLes wrote:Yeah flat battery. I went on holiday for 2 weeks and came back to find mine dead, you can tell when only one door unlocks when you turn the key.
my wife left the lights on the other day...had to jump it in the rain
