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Offline iain cooper

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12 years SORN
« on: 07 February 2012, 16:21 »
my 8 valve GTI has been in the garage on SORN for about 12 years ( 1987 80000mls and had her since new )

planning to put her back on the road and will need tyres/battery/etc

any tips re starting her for first time after 12 years ?  any advice much appreciated

thanks

Iain

« Last Edit: 07 February 2012, 16:23 by iain cooper »
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Offline The Mighty Elvi

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Re: 12 years SORN
« Reply #1 on: 07 February 2012, 16:32 »
New petrol.

Is the battery ok?

Take off the dizzy cap and give it a good clean.

Take the plugs out and see what condition they are in.

Have a good look around at everything.

It should start after a while, but come back if it doesn't and we'll take it from there.

My other mk2 Golf is 13 years sorn.

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Offline Horney

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Re: 12 years SORN
« Reply #2 on: 07 February 2012, 16:35 »
Spin it over just on the battery for a while to build up oil pressure than crank it with the leads on to fire it up.

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Re: 12 years SORN
« Reply #3 on: 07 February 2012, 17:07 »
Quote from: Horney on 07 February 2012, 16:35
Spin it over just on the battery for a while to build up oil pressure than crank it with the leads on to fire it up.

Nick

My Audi S2 was sorned for 6 years and all I did was connect the battery and she fired up 1st time....

But the first thing I did was get a complete service done and got all the fluids changed....
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Offline Mr Blue

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Re: 12 years SORN
« Reply #4 on: 07 February 2012, 17:28 »
Deffo change that oil and fuel as above.  :sick:

Whats the handbreak like?
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Offline AudiA8Quattro

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Re: 12 years SORN
« Reply #5 on: 07 February 2012, 18:34 »
Quote from: Horney on 07 February 2012, 16:35
Spin it over just on the battery for a while to build up oil pressure than crank it with the leads on to fire it up.

Nick

This.
Remove the fuel pump fuse and centre ignition lead, and crank over on the starter.
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Offline SoundillusioN

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Re: 12 years SORN
« Reply #6 on: 07 February 2012, 22:08 »
Quote from: Mr Blue on 07 February 2012, 17:28
Deffo change that oil and fuel as above.  :sick:

Whats the handbreak like?

Good point,  mines always off after learning a valuable lesson as a youngen.
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Offline Ben Lessani

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Re: 12 years SORN
« Reply #7 on: 07 February 2012, 22:45 »
Brake lines tend to corrode from the inside out, so that would be the first thing I'd be changing once its running.
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Re: 12 years SORN
« Reply #8 on: 07 February 2012, 23:05 »
If its rubber, replace it. If its liquid, replace it. Simples  :smiley:
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Re: 12 years SORN
« Reply #9 on: 07 February 2012, 23:10 »
Quote from: AudiA8Quattro on 07 February 2012, 18:34
Remove the fuel pump fuse and centre ignition lead, and crank over on the starter.

Beter than that - take the plugs out and spin it over to build oil pressure - much less effort needed from the battery.

Brake lines shouldn't be rusted out unless it was left with old fluid in it that was full of water.  :rolleyes:

Get it running, do the fluid changes and be prepared for a couple of breakdowns.

Might be worth changing the cambelt before you do too much - has the most potential to stop the whole shooting match dead in its tracks.
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