Car sat for two years

MstrRogers330i · 06-07-2019, 07:01 AM

Long story short, I have a 2006 330i that has sat for two years when the starter went out

not sure why I didn't tow it to a shop right away. I guess I thought I would fix it myself but work has been busy. I hate seeing it sit there day after day so I'm inclined to fix it myself. My question(s):

1) is it worthwhile to fix and presumably flush everything myself?
2) if I do this myself, what should I check, flush, replace?
3) any words of advice?

Thanks!

CTinline-six · 06-07-2019, 08:26 AM

I'd check for mouse nests after sitting that long. Mouse nests + hot engine parts and oil leaks = flames

How long has it been since the fluids have been changed out? Might be worth changing them all (I wouldn't flush anything just drain and fill) in case moisture got in.

Your tires are also probably flat spotted.

Efthreeoh · 06-10-2019, 05:31 AM

I'd pull the spark plugs and put in a small amount of Marvel's Mystery oil in the cylinders and let it sit over night. Then slowly rotate the engine (trans in neutral) several times. Then button it up and start it.

Run the engine until hot and drain the oil.

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MstrRogers330i Private First Class 8 Rep 113 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: St. Louis, MO iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Car sat for two years Long story short, I have a 2006 330i that has sat for two years when the starter went out not sure why I didn't tow it to a shop right away. I guess I thought I would fix it myself but work has been busy. I hate seeing it sit there day after day so I'm inclined to fix it myself. My question(s): 1) is it worthwhile to fix and presumably flush everything myself? 2) if I do this myself, what should I check, flush, replace? 3) any words of advice? Thanks!
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CTinline-six Hoonigan 6816 Rep 3,000 Posts Drives: '09 328i, '98 Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Connecticut iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW 328i N51 [0.00]	I'd check for mouse nests after sitting that long. Mouse nests + hot engine parts and oil leaks = flames How long has it been since the fluids have been changed out? Might be worth changing them all (I wouldn't flush anything just drain and fill) in case moisture got in. Your tires are also probably flat spotted. __________________ "Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." -Dr. Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
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Efthreeoh General 17199 Rep 18,692 Posts Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster Join Date: May 2012 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	I'd pull the spark plugs and put in a small amount of Marvel's Mystery oil in the cylinders and let it sit over night. Then slowly rotate the engine (trans in neutral) several times. Then button it up and start it. Run the engine until hot and drain the oil. __________________ A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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