Any suggestions on how to bring a car out of storage?

[Flammable]

Hey everyone, So I've had a 91 Miata in storage for the past 4 years sitting inthe garage. Unfortunately, when I first put it in there, none of the fluids were drained, and the gas tank was half full. The only thing I did do was take the battery out. I haven't put the battery back in yet but I was wondering how should I approach getting this car back up to its glory days?

 

[thedarkwolf]

Well obviously you need to change all the fluids. You can pull the plugs and put a bit of oil in each cylinder too if you want and crank it without the plugs to get some oil pressure without putting stress on the engine. I believe if you pull the plug on the CAS it won't fire the plugs or fuel injectors. The tires may have to go too if they have flat spotted or dry rotted from sitting. With the gas you can either drain it and start fresh or throw some water remover in it and fill the tank the rest of the way up with fresh gas and hope for the best. You will want to check the hoses and belts too.

 

[Gillbot]

4 years? Fresh gas and motor oil, check the battery and fire it up.

 

[Black2na]

4 years? Fresh gas and motor oil, check the battery and fire it up.

this but add coolant, check brake fluid and grease up any greaseable fittings. and check tires for dryrot.