Storing an engine in a gargage..

1. dynebaruk Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 Bridgend Posts: 1098 Golf GTI 1.8 turbo

   #1 20th November 2008, 11:12

   My plan is to buy an engine and then keep it in my garage so I can work on it, just doing stuff like clean it up, new headgasket etc.
   
   But I'm no whizz kid with engines and I'm a skint uni student so I'll only be able to buy parts when I can afford them so I expect it'll take me 6 months or more to get the whole thing done, so my question is:
   
   Will the engine still be ok to use if it hasn't been run for 6-12months? Or could this cause me problems with stuff seizing up? Any other advice I might want to think about?
   
   Thanks
2. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

   #2 20th November 2008, 11:23

   will be fine aslong as its not started rusting up already. if your rebuilding it your be stripping it anyway.
3. dynebaruk Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 Bridgend Posts: 1098 Golf GTI 1.8 turbo

   #3 20th November 2008, 11:26

   I won't be rebuilding all of it though, just the head probably and giving the outside a good clean up and paint to make it look tidy.
4. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

   #4 20th November 2008, 11:35

   just put some fresh oil in and it'll be fine.
5. boz Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2005 somewhere on this planet, doing something..... around northumberland or in the middle of the sea Posts: 8774 Mk2 VTS track mk1 turbo vts scooby engined 2CV

   #5 20th November 2008, 12:57

   yep fresh oil, take the plugs out and turn the crank over every now and then for 5 mins