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Old 10th January 2018, 14:15   #1
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Hi. all, started my car after 2 and a half years or more. The car was stored in a indoor garage. Started first time with fresh fuel and a new battery along with a new MOT, i need some advise please, i have tested the vis motors with a vis tester and both make a noise when powered, and they were changed at the last meet i attented.

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Old 10th January 2018, 21:18   #2
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If it's only really doing 14 mpg then there will be black smoke coming out of the exhaust even on tick-over.


If you intend to use the car the easy way to check the fuel consumption is to fill the tank right up. Drive the car for a day or two then refill the tank. The amount used to fill it and the mileage readout will give you a reasonably accurate check on fuel consumption.---

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Old 10th January 2018, 21:31   #3
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The mpg readout is, if I remember correctly, is a rolling average over the last 100 miles. If its been stored with the battery out the previous figure will have been cleared and its starting from scratch again.
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Old 13th January 2018, 18:47   #4
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Reset the mileage reading to zero and then drive it for a day or two.


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Old 13th January 2018, 23:32   #5
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You give me hope for when I un-SORN my 1.8T - avoiding the salty roads so off since last month. How were your brakes and handbrake?
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You give me hope for when I un-SORN my 1.8T - avoiding the salty roads so off since last month. How were your brakes and handbrake?
Hi, i left the handbrake off and manually pushed car back and forward a few times a year. Removed battery and the fuel level was left very low.When after a few years i decided to get it back on the road i put 1 gallon of fresh fuel conected the battery and it started first time. It also passed its MOT same day with no advice. I think if it was left outside it would have been a different story.
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I think if it was left outside it would have been a different story.
Not necessarily. I had a 1.8 that sat in a parking space for about 18 months, I had access to other vehicles and didn't need to use it. Went to put it back on the road, new battery, started first time.
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