360 First start after winter hibernation

Hello

First winter with the 360 in the garage is finally coming to an end. I am planning to start the car and change the oils and, brake fluid, shock bushes and brake pads.

Car has not been started during winter. Do you start the car right up or do you pull some fuses to build oil pressure?

I live in Norway so car has been stored in cold temperature, and it is still 0-6 degrees here.

Martin

 

I turn the key the "on" position for maybe 30 seconds, then it fires right up from hibernation. Got my car out 3 weeks ago

 

Never hurts to pull fuel pump fuses before you turn key the first time ..if you already turned key the pressure is there ..will have to pull ignition fuse

Or just don't disarm immo

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There are no fuel pump fuses on the F360, Dominick I think the Motronic Sx & Motronic Dx fuses* might do the same job, but your "don't disarm immo" suggestion sounds good (on an F1 car). Or pull the fuel pump relays on a gated car (or the Motronic Sx/Dx fuses*).

* these fuses remove battery power from the fuel pump relays and the Motronic ECUs.

 

Thanks for response. Try the immo trick.

Br Martin

 

I would yes and no .. I consider the f60 fuse one of them ..
But I normally, when I do this on any car, i just pull the relays before turning key

Thanks for clarification

 

Do we need to cut the battery (so we don't fry anything) before we remove the pump relays on a gated car?

 

If the ignition is not on, there will be no current flowing through the relay. There is live battery power on one contact of the relay socket, but it's not like you could short it to anything easily.

 

Thanks, better to ask than just give it a go and fry thousands of dollars worth of ancient electronics.