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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 07:02 AM
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I try to change it within a couple hundred miles of putting it away, start it and run it to temp a couple of times over winter and then change the oil when I take it back out in the spring.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by moserbe
For $25 why take any chances with this expensive car??
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 03:20 PM
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Change the oil & filter & park it. I've done this for years w/my cars that sit for the winter. All is well !
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by patrickboyle
Change the oil & filter & park it. I've done this for years w/my cars that sit for the winter. All is well !
Me too!
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 10:52 PM
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Me too!
Leaving 'dirty' oil in the block all winter and changing it in the spring to avoid moisture is kinda foolish. That little bit of H2O that forms over the winter is gone with a little spirited driving first time out in spring. I sleep better knowing the innerds are coated with fresh product.
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