I'm a noob with everything.. so watch out. =) So I got another celica a while back. For some reason it is not starting. Nothing will turn on.. I'm guessing it's the battery. If it is... do I get a new one? What type of battery is best for an 88 celica? What else can be a factor for it not starting?
It ran very well the first time I got it. It's been sitting in my garage for 12 months now. I want to drive this gem badly. Thanks in advance.
if its been sitting for 12 months now, it could be a whole range of things... but more than likely its the battery just lost its charge... i dont know much about which batteries to get for our cars sorry... just go to your local store and ask them which one you'll need
if your car is being stored fire it up once a month and run it for a half hour, driving is better due to higher revs. (I used to sell a tonne of batteries at crappy tire)
dont make me hit you underscore!!!! you do not, i repeate do not want to "warm up the fluids". let me explain Before you store a car you want to tune it up with new fluids, plugs, etc. You want to drain the gas to as low as possible and put like 5$ of high grade gas in there. Now when you actually store the car you want to put it in a dry area, preferably an enclosed area and put a tarp over it. This is mainly if the car is gonna be store at least 3 months.
hey that's just what I was told in regards to batteries. tarps are bad because they trap water underneath them.
tarp/car cover OVER the car. If your gonna put ur car on dirt or grass, you want to have a tarp underneath it with nothing exposed. You should see what happens to a car that sits on grass or dirt for more than a year. it ain't pretty. i forgot to add to take your battery out and put it in a semi warm area. do not put it on concrete. just set it aside and when it comes time to use it, charge it at autozone or something.
it really isn't. there's an old duster that sat in a field for 10 years being redone at my school. it's brutal.
Well, If the car's been sitting for as long he says it has, then I suggest that he does a full tune-up as well, meaning new spark plugs, air filter, oil change and filter, possibly fuel filter since it's probably original, and just make sure all other fluids are topped up. Can you not find another battery to just hook up to and test? Any 12v car battery will work it just might not neccessairly fit perfectly...
everyone on the planet has a different opinion on storing cars some go as far as putting their car's on jackstands as to not create any flat spots in the tires..... crazy bastards
psh or just dont let it sit and rot and DRIVE IT. maybe not tonnes but driving it helps keep ti alive.
