Only in a XJ
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- Denver Colorado
So I am in the process of prepping a 96 XJ to be started after sitting for about a year and was wondering if anyone had any experience in this and/or have any suggestions or tips for what I should be doing in preparation.
So far here is what I plan to do in preparation to starting it:
Drain the tank as much as I can, put Seafoam in it, fill it up at least to ½ tank, and replace the inline fuel filter.
Drain as much oil as I can cold, and then fill it back up with some cheap generic oil with a cheap new oil filter also adding a can of Marvel Mystery Oil.
Go see if I can get the Optima Battery recharged, if not I will put the battery from my wrecked XJ in it.
I have also read and was told by my dad to take out the spark plugs the night before and add a little Marvel Mystery Oil to each cylinder and let it sit overnight, to hopefully lube up the cylinders prior to starting it.
That’s the Prep…… After or if it starts, I plan on:
Changing the oil again with fresh good quality oil and another new filter (ASAP).
Change out the Plugs, Wires, Cap and Rotor (All that was only 5 months old on my old XJ so I will just take those)
Clean and re-oil the K&N filter it has
Take it to the gas station and fill it up.
Pay to have Grease Monkey or who ever to flush the radiator.
So any helpful suggestions would be appreciated, just in case I am forgetting something here.
Thanks,
Jimmy
Heres a pic:
So far here is what I plan to do in preparation to starting it:
Drain the tank as much as I can, put Seafoam in it, fill it up at least to ½ tank, and replace the inline fuel filter.
Drain as much oil as I can cold, and then fill it back up with some cheap generic oil with a cheap new oil filter also adding a can of Marvel Mystery Oil.
Go see if I can get the Optima Battery recharged, if not I will put the battery from my wrecked XJ in it.
I have also read and was told by my dad to take out the spark plugs the night before and add a little Marvel Mystery Oil to each cylinder and let it sit overnight, to hopefully lube up the cylinders prior to starting it.
That’s the Prep…… After or if it starts, I plan on:
Changing the oil again with fresh good quality oil and another new filter (ASAP).
Change out the Plugs, Wires, Cap and Rotor (All that was only 5 months old on my old XJ so I will just take those)
Clean and re-oil the K&N filter it has
Take it to the gas station and fill it up.
Pay to have Grease Monkey or who ever to flush the radiator.
So any helpful suggestions would be appreciated, just in case I am forgetting something here.
Thanks,
Jimmy
Heres a pic:
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