Lenny Reich

I have a '97 1.8T, chipped, with about 40K miles on it. I've been in Ireland since last summer, and the car has been up on jackstands in my garage at home. It's got Mobil 1 synthetic oil in it. I filled the gas tank, added a gasoline stabolizer, and took the battery out when I left it. The question is how to start it up, as I'm returning home in a couple of weeks. Should I just start it normally, or is there something I should do (such as crank it with the spark disconnected) to get some oil or lubricant around before it fires up?

Thanks.

WYSIWYG

yyup. that'll be a good idea. then change your oil etc asap

scoTTish

thats what i do with classic cars that have been sitting.

once got a ford V8 to start after it had sat for 20 years just by changing the oil and pouring gas down the plug holes