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RRSTDV8 Member Since: 12 Aug 2011 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 8988 |
Changing the oil makes sense.
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Mon Mar 04 2024 1:58pm |
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Salisburylander Member Since: 16 Mar 2014 Location: Salisbury Posts: 245 |
I’ll let him know about the diesel. Does it “go off” like petrol or is water content more of a problem? I don’t know the answer to that one.
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Mon Mar 04 2024 2:21pm |
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Lindab Member Since: 20 Nov 2017 Location: Dundee Posts: 903 |
This could be an interesting one . Keep us informed on the progress. Pictures would be good. Best of luck Range Rover Sport (gone): Mercedes S63 AMG Coupe: 992 Porsche Carrera 4S: Range Rover Fifty P400e |
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Mon Mar 04 2024 3:43pm |
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Pistnbroke Member Since: 22 Sep 2020 Location: rugby Posts: 415 |
Not forgetting to turn the engine over with a socket on the crankshaft to ensure it not seized Always listen to old people or when they die you will live on in ignorance.
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Mon Mar 04 2024 4:09pm |
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RRSTDV8 Member Since: 12 Aug 2011 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 8988 |
Diesel does have a biodiesel content in the UK (5%-7% for a while now) and that is hygroscopic. So it might make starting a little more problematic. Also, it will potentially reduce the lubricity of the fuel which old pumps and the like might not enjoy. For the effort of pumping out the old stuff and lugging in 20 litres of fresh fuel, it seems a reasonable precaution. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders 2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed |
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Mon Mar 04 2024 4:31pm |
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RRSTDV8 Member Since: 12 Aug 2011 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 8988 |
2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders 2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed |
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Mon Mar 04 2024 4:32pm |
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RRSTDV8 Member Since: 12 Aug 2011 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 8988 |
If the plan is to drive the thing, then the tyres should be considered junk if they were flat. Sitting for any length of time with the sidewall folded will bigger them. If they still had air then they might be ok, although 5 years plus however old they were when it was parked up means they're likely to be knackered anyway - the sidewalls do perish over time when exposed to sunlight. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders 2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed |
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Mon Mar 04 2024 4:35pm |
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