Winter oil change or not

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ylbill

Winter oil change or not

Post by ylbill »

First winter for me with my spider. I put about 6 or 700 miles on it this summer and getting ready to put it away for the winter. I was wondering if its still recommended that I do an oil change after putting that few miles on it? Going to pull the battery, fill the tank and add Mystery oil in tank and a bit in each cylinder. Just wasn't sure about the oil change still being necessary after so few miles. Thanks
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Re: Winter oil change or not

Post by baltobernie »

You should be OK with the oil. Don't forget Stabil before your last drive, and run the car enough to get it dispersed throughout your fuel system.
WYSpider

Re: Winter oil change or not

Post by WYSpider »

Would having the car idle for 20 minutes do the trick as long as I got the 2nd barrel to open up near the end of the session?
grittracing

Re: Winter oil change or not

Post by grittracing »

I always put fresh plugs in and fuel stabilizer top the gas tank up (they say water can build up if you tank is less then full.) before and put the battery on a tender. Try to get out and run the car for about a hour each week. Topping the tank off.First thing spring i regrease all fittings and change oil try to drive the old gas out.than I add sea foam and top the tank off again.
ylbill

Re: Winter oil change or not

Post by ylbill »

Thanks, so should I be using Sta-bil instead of Mystery Oil in the tank? If so how much?
WYSpider

Re: Winter oil change or not

Post by WYSpider »

8 oz of STA-BIL treats up to 20 gals. Think I paid $5 for 8 oz at Walmart. Amazon, AutoZone, etc also carry it.
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