So had my low compression rx-8 parked for 5 years. Last time i drove it a few miles. Do you think it will be able to start if I pop in a brand new battery? What about the old gas?

 

Drain old gas, fresh gas in. Change oil if needed. New battery. Possibly squirt some 2 stroke oil in the chambers as lubrication. That’s all that comes to mind. There’s probably many threads on this forum about this topic so it’d be best to search and see what they say as well.

 

You should lubricate and turn it over by hand slowly. Looking through the spark plug holes, you can gauge how impacted the rotors and seals were by corrosion.

 

The tank is almost full, 98 octane. I was thinking to just add some fresh gas and battery. I read somewhere it should be good for many years. It's been sitting in a heated garage all this time.

 

well how did it go? wouldnt shock me if it started

 

Not tried yet, need to get insurance and plates in order + battery. Let you know in like 14 days :D

 

i would get it running first. no sense in paying for tags/ins if its not running

 

A new battery might help, but old gas could cause problems.

 

Yeah. Sucks getting rid of gas, but this ain't no 58 Ford!

 

Update, it started while being towed 😎💪💪. So 5 year old gas mixed with some fresh worked!

 

Yeah started 🙌