So I am finally coming back to the states for a few days in a couple of weeks. My 2011 jeep has been sitting for 4 months on trickle charge in the barn. Any ideas of what I should do to it to make the first starting of the engine less damaging ? Knowing of the the oil problems jeeps have

 

hope you put some Stabil in the gas tank. Drain the oil and put fresh oil in, pull the plugs and squirt some oil in the holes. Start it and let it run for a couple of minutes without revving it to make sure you get oil everywhere. You should be ok after that. If you DID NOT put Stabil in your gas tank then you may have some issues with your injection system.

 

4 months isent bad next time go start it up every month and let it run... Check for nesting rodents on headers and under u car last thing u want is to start her up and have it catch on fire

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When you start it, let it warm up a bit then be sure to go for a drive, gently at first. But drive it for a while, like 20-30 minutes to get it up to operating temps all around. It's not just motor oil, it's the diffs, trans, brakes, suspension, even the tires. Tires need o be well flexed to keep the plasticizers and anti-UV waxes replenished on the surface (else you get a white bloom, then dry rot).

 

Sitting only 4 months should be fine. I have had vehicles set many times longer than that without harm, as long as it is dry. Stabil in the fuel is a good thing though.

The biggest hassle I have had is the damn mice building nests in the engine compartment or worse yet, inside the vehicle.

Oh ya, one time on a motor home I had rodents gnaw on a bunch of wiring in the dash. That was not fun to fix.

I stick those smelly fabric softener sheets that you stick in a clothes dryer in the interior now, the mice do not seem to like the smell.

 

4 months really isn't a big deal.

Check all the fluids before you start it up, check under/in/around the vehicle for nesting rodents if that could be an issue, and good for you, for keeping it on a tender/trickle charge. It should be ready to turn over. Check the air pressure in the tires before you take off. You might hear or feel slight "flat spots" on the tires, but they should even out and go away as you do some driving and the tires come up to temperature.

If you didn't change the oil before you stored it, and if it's close to being due anyway, swap the engine oil and filter before you start it up.

Definitely get it out and drive it a bit to get all the fluids and engine up to temperature. The gas in the tank doesn't worry me at 4 months old. Try to run through it and then top it off again if you're planning on storing it in the near future.

 

I didn't think I was going to be in Europe for 4 months the job is now 7 months so I didn't think I needed the stabil in the fuel. Thought I was going to be there for two months. Thanks for the info hope all is well when I get home for a few days

 

What if I pulled the coil wire off and turn over the engine a little to get the oil moving before running ?

 

No need just key on ur car u should hear the fuel pump.. Then wait a few seconds and then start it

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I'm not even sure how you could create a no-start with a modern car. Wouldn't you have to pull all 6 plug/coil wires (doesn't each cylinder have its own coil pack over the plug?).