Re: How do I prepare Sofie for long rest???
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:17 pm
Not wd40. It leaves corrosive marks once it evaporates...boxertwinjeff wrote:.... and having sprayed WD-40 in the spark plug holes? Climate is quite humid.
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Re: How do I prepare Sofie for long rest???
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:50 am
Use engine oil
Re: How do I prepare Sofie for long rest???
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 4:26 am
Too late, I've already sprayed WD-40 down the holes, as well as pouring some Engine oil down too.
And I won't be home from Karratha till Mid to late January!!
Whats the worst case scenario??
And I won't be home from Karratha till Mid to late January!!
Whats the worst case scenario??Re: How do I prepare Sofie for long rest???
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:00 am
Hopefully the oil will do the job regardless of the wd40. In the past, it was my habit to use wd40 to wipe my golf clubs down after a game with the thought it'd keep them clean and dry. However, when I used them next time they were covered with small corrosive marks. I ended up wiping them down with a crc electrical spray. Much better.boxertwinjeff wrote:Too late, I've already sprayed WD-40 down the holes, as well as pouring some Engine oil down too.
And I won't be home from Karratha till Mid to late January!!
Re: How do I prepare Sofie for long rest???
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:25 am
I never bought golf clubs.SteveD wrote: In the past, it was my habit to use wd40 to wipe my golf clubs down after a game with the thought it'd keep them clean and dry. However, when I used them next time they were covered with small corrosive marks. I ended up wiping them down with a crc electrical spray. Much better.[/color]
Even more much better.
Re: How do I prepare Sofie for long rest???
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:27 am
WW111boxertwinjeff wrote: And I won't be home from Karratha till Mid to late January!!
Re: How do I prepare Sofie for long rest???
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 11:01 pm
WD40 is not corrosive.
Re: How do I prepare Sofie for long rest???
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 2:51 am
If one wants to be really safe, put the engine at TDC and then back off the valve adjusters on the open side to allow those valves to close up. Then fill with motor oil and replace the plugs. Don't turn the engine until you are ready to put it back in service.
I don't know of anyone who went that far, but it would be the best alternative short of removing the cylinders and using plain old grease.
I don't know of anyone who went that far, but it would be the best alternative short of removing the cylinders and using plain old grease.
Re: How do I prepare Sofie for long rest???
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 10:40 am
I have also heard of filling the engine to the brim with oil. Not on a BMW though.
Re: How do I prepare Sofie for long rest???
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 4:34 am
Yeah, that would be a lot easier on an inline motor with vertical cylinders.Garnet wrote:I have also heard of filling the engine to the brim with oil. Not on a BMW though.