FTO AUSTRALIA

Yeah, that's pretty freakin poor form, I know

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

just give the air con a burl to keep the moving parts ok.

appart from that i'm not sure of anything else.

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.

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

I had my car off the road for two months...
New engine went in and the fuel was fine...

as far as not driving the car...

November last year... I put my car in the workshop..

Got it back in feburary.. Since then i've had it for a total of 5 weeks...

and still not getting it back september...

I use the 100RON in my Super Fast Ugly Box. I can tell u after a month the Knock levels do increase as I have a dash readout on my PowerFC.

Wont be an issue for a stock ECU/tune ad on BP98 IMO

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.

yeah flat battery! jump start!

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.

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

Hahaha... bummer man...

i usually clutch start it... Too lazy to jump it...

But only an option for manuals...

Ahh... got it started this afternoon, sweet.

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

khunjeng wrote:

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

Argh in the rain >_<