Just got home from a 7 month deployment to the "other side of the world". My 03Track had been hooked up with a Battery Tender charger in the garage. Jumped in the car after a quick safety check and turned the key... engine started without any problem. Took the car out for a quick spin. Perfect. no problem noticed. Glad to be back in home!

 

Congrats, make sure you change that oil! I am leaving next week for Korea for a year, , my ZR will be in the same boat as yours! Welcome back!

 

Welcome Home

 

 

Thanks Shipmates!
Ya.. I normally would change oil after an extended storage. but I have 5 liters of vintage 2004 "German" Castrol OW-30 the 'Green elixer' in my crank that only saw about 2,000 miles of use. Would hate to dump it all, since the green elixer is hard to find.
BTW, I saw a few 350Zs in Bahrain and Dubai. It really made me miss my own Z.

 

sailor? regardless welcome back i got back 3 months ago and probably will go back next year. semper fi

 

I just picked up this German castrol supposed to be great stuff on the VQ! Didnt bother to look for the green but if I find it Got the gold GC, cant wait to try it out

 

Start er' up and GO!!!

 

Mine will be sitting for 6 months when I come back for midtour.

I put regular oil in the crankcase. Should I change the oil when I come back or is it okay to go ahead and start it, then change it, or just drive it and change it again before I leave for my last 5 months?

 

mine will be sitting for one year before i get back ..... sitting with it is an ati procharger, koyo radiator, sick eyelids( not version 20), turbo xs utec, walbro fuel pump, blitz sbc i color, and 20" axis matrix... i cant wait to see my z again .. 8 months till i leave iraq fellas ... see ya soon at z events ..... but until then its all about survival .....

 

Better change the oil before storage. The contamination in used oil can be cause oxydation of internal parts.
After changing the oil you may start the engine, but better not to warm up the oil. Because once it heated up it starts to detoriate. Fresh oil (not heated up) can be stored for years without losing it performance.

Mang

 

what is this german oil and stuff you all are talking about? i am currently stationed in germany with my Z and if there is a better product then castrol synthetic on the german economy i would like to know about it. thanks

 

Good stuff,
Castrol Formula RS 0W40, you can buy it at any BP gasstation in Germany.

or Motul they are also specialist in racing type oil http://www.motul.fr/uk/conseils/index.html