# Car in storage 7 years

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [July 1, 2012, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-in-storage-7-years/264245 "2012-07-01T09:17:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-in-storage-7-years/264245/26 "2012-07-03T11:33:04Z")

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> [@Official "sightings" thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-sightings-thread/53153/81):
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> FYI-depending on the engine in question, aimlessly cranking the engine with the ignition/fuel killed can often times do more harm than good.

Care to elaborate? I can’t imagine cranking the engine without fuel or spark could do any harm so long as there is oil in it

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