morning all, after a bit of advice. im soon to be having my car back which hasnt had engine started in about 5 months first off is there anything i need to do before firing her up. also are zvh engines reliable my car currently has a cvh engine but been hearing that the cvh being an old engine will be unreliable so that brings to next question cvh or zvh not after huge power just reliability . many thanks

 

Oil/filter change, turn the engine over by hand a few times, then unplug king lead and crank for 10 seconds or so to get the oil round, then start.
lol The things that make the CVH unreliable are the same things that will make a ZVH unreliable........... the 20 year 'managemant' unless your EFI?
IMO and certainly as you are not after big power stay with the CVH, ZVH requires big money spent on the head, turbo, etc..to be a nice drivable car.

 

ok thanks for your help mate

 

just start it up, dont rev it, no need to do all th above in my opinon

 

If the engine has not been started for 5 months i would do the same as what Karlos posted!

 

I might be being over cautious but when it comes to your engine it's not worth the risk! The oil will certainly of all drained to the bottom over 5 months, starting it up like that cannot be good.

 

cheers for the help guys gunna do that as you say when it comes to that it not worth the risk especially when it comes to engine. many thanks peeps