Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Bringing a car back to life after almost 6 years?

keeping the vehicle garaged is about the best thing you can do for the car, next to a climate controlled warehouse, keeping it out of the weather really helps the deterioration process immensely, it sounds like the vehicle was started and has been driven, and that's good, depending on the engine and transmission, some rear main seals are easier to do than others, so take it in get an estimate, tell the mechanic it has not been driven much recently and give it a look over, generally it may not be a bad idea to get the belts replaced, and have heater hoses and radiator hoses changed, these are the main ones, and have the fluids changed, as oil and fluid get acidic over time when not used much, more than any thing, clean oil in the motor, clean transmission fluid and radiator and heater hoses are the most important. good luck hope this helps, I looked this up on the www.nada.com, and you are right its not worth much, but sounds like it could be a decent car with a little tlc

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