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Bringing my cobra out of 2 year hybernation
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<blockquote data-quote="MalcolmV8" data-source="post: 14896363" data-attributes="member: 8854"><p>Well if you do that then you should crank it till you see the oil pressure gauge come up. Otherwise you just cranked it over "dry" for nothing. OK not really dry, just with what ever oil it had sitting there. The pump didn't have enough time to pull a suction behind it and draw any oil up the tube from the pan and push it anywhere. If it did you would have seen some oil pressure register.</p><p></p><p>I've owned my car since brand new so about 13 years now. My car has sat for 4 to 5 months at a time over the winters. My motor has also been torn down to a bare block and inspected twice. Once in the winter of 08/09 and again in the winter of 14/15. I can tell you I had not a single score, mark or slightest hint of oiling issues. In fact my bearings looked like brand new. Quite literally like they had just been installed.</p><p>I inspected everything in the motor in detail, cam lobes, journals, lifters, crank, rods etc. I even tore apart my oil pump and inspected the inside gear and casing for wear marks, scores or anything of that nature. Absolutely nothing.</p><p></p><p>So I can tell you after 4 to 5 months of sitting just get in the car and swing the key and start it like I've always done and you're 100% perfectly fine. I've torn my motor down twice and inspected to back that up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MalcolmV8, post: 14896363, member: 8854"] Well if you do that then you should crank it till you see the oil pressure gauge come up. Otherwise you just cranked it over "dry" for nothing. OK not really dry, just with what ever oil it had sitting there. The pump didn't have enough time to pull a suction behind it and draw any oil up the tube from the pan and push it anywhere. If it did you would have seen some oil pressure register. I've owned my car since brand new so about 13 years now. My car has sat for 4 to 5 months at a time over the winters. My motor has also been torn down to a bare block and inspected twice. Once in the winter of 08/09 and again in the winter of 14/15. I can tell you I had not a single score, mark or slightest hint of oiling issues. In fact my bearings looked like brand new. Quite literally like they had just been installed. I inspected everything in the motor in detail, cam lobes, journals, lifters, crank, rods etc. I even tore apart my oil pump and inspected the inside gear and casing for wear marks, scores or anything of that nature. Absolutely nothing. So I can tell you after 4 to 5 months of sitting just get in the car and swing the key and start it like I've always done and you're 100% perfectly fine. I've torn my motor down twice and inspected to back that up. [/QUOTE]
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