[NoEardGoat]

Ecstatic about my 911. Yesterday I picked up a 1981 Porsche 911sc w/ 120k miles. It was my girlfriend’s mother’s car and she gave it to us. I doesn’t currently run and has been sitting inside a garage for over 6 years. The engine has oil all over the underneath passenger side of the motor. I am currently charging the battery and I was going to pressure wash the mess of oil and add some more oil inside the motor and see where it comes from. I am mechanically inclined and have rebuilt a few engines in my day. I plan on doing most of the work myself. I am just not very familiar with Porsches so any tips/advice from people with Porsche experience would be awesome.


Some questions:

Does anyone have any hints/tips of any specific areas that I should look for leaks?

How should I try to solve this problem? What steps to take, what tests to run, in which order?

What kind of cheap oil can I use to run this test?

The car has been run pretty hard, but is in descent condition because of the garage storage. It will probably need paint, new leather for the seats, carpet, and misc. missing/broken things. What are the best sources for parts? (I live in California)

What books should I buy?

Any other precautions I should take because the car has sat for so long. (besides draining and replacing the fuel in the tank.