Folks,
I have a Seicento MPi that has been standing I'm guessing unstarted since possibly February of this year, maybe even earlier.
I've recently bought it and am lead to believe that the cam belt has been changed along with water pump, etc, etc. I have new boxes with old components in them in the boot of the car. However I don't know it's history at all, (its all guess work). However expansion tank is free of rainbows and smells of antifreeze, the sump seems to be filled with the right level of oil and its fresh!
Everything seems in order and looks promising.
Just thinking outside the box here, would you think it a good idea to remove the spark plugs and squirt a little engine oil down each bore, and then to wind the engine over by hand before attempting to start it??
What are your thoughts??
Cheers
Jon
I have a Seicento MPi that has been standing I'm guessing unstarted since possibly February of this year, maybe even earlier.
I've recently bought it and am lead to believe that the cam belt has been changed along with water pump, etc, etc. I have new boxes with old components in them in the boot of the car. However I don't know it's history at all, (its all guess work). However expansion tank is free of rainbows and smells of antifreeze, the sump seems to be filled with the right level of oil and its fresh!
Everything seems in order and looks promising.
Just thinking outside the box here, would you think it a good idea to remove the spark plugs and squirt a little engine oil down each bore, and then to wind the engine over by hand before attempting to start it??
What are your thoughts??
Cheers
Jon