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Rb26 Engine Stored For 4 Years, Will There Be Any Issues Starting It Now?

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Hi All,

Need your expert opinions. I had a forged RB26 built and run in around four years ago. Since then I had it removed and stored away. I am in the process of installing it in a new car and am wondering if there will be issues with it. I have heard from a not a very reliable source that cylinders can rust and engines can cease. Is this true? Are there tricks of the trade in getting an engine stored for this long started and going again?

Your opinions and advice is much appreciated!

Cheers.

Don Dada Mentor

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It should have been spun manually every few mths, but in any case you could remove the spark plugs and throw like a cap full of oil in each cylinder and probably just add some thru the filler cap....But most important when its time to start unplug the cam sensor and turn it over for a while so some oil will circulate before actually starting.

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It "should" be full off assembly lube and oil.

Pull the plugs out turn it over by hand

Further to the above. Leave tge plugs out when cranking it over so it doesn't kill the starter motor and wait for oil pressure to rise. Then refit the plugs and start it

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The paranoid approach would be to chuck a borescope or one of those cheapearse fibreoptic cameras down a couple of plug holes to look at the bore walls. If there's any rust it should be visible. If there's not visible, breathe a sigh of relief and continue on as normal.

Do the manual lubing stuff described by the guys above before trying to get it going.

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Brilliant guys!! Appreciate all your input. My brother has a micro camera GTSBoy so as a sanity check I might do what you suggested before I do what everyone else suggested in the way of lubing the engine again.

Thanks again all!

Rolls Grand Master

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Definitely check the cylinders out, then I would throw some oil in them regardless, hand turn it over or use the starter with no spark plugs in.

Or you could just start it, probably will run fine and you'll know soon enough if it had enough oil/had any rust in it! (don't do this)

The obvious thing is chance all the fluids as well.

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