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| Answer to: Car Maintenance | 29Relevance | 2 years ago | MountainManJoe | How-to | |
| storage Cars like to be driven. Cars were designed with regular driving in mind. Sitting parked is the worst thing for a car. They need the heat and movement and lubrication to maintain good function. That being said, there are some things you can do to make storage easier on a car. The amount of prep needed will vary according to how long the vehicle will be parked. Preparation: Fuel & fluids Put some fresh oil in the engine before storing the vehicle. You don't want the dirty, contaminated stuff sitting in there a long time. Make sure t ... | |||||
| Answer to: Bought a lemon? | 29Relevance | 2 years ago | Dan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Old and high millage, also buying a car that sat in storage is generally a bad idea - they begin to leak. "said", I, you, anyone can say anything they want. That's water in your oil - it can happen from sitting but it's not a great sign. If it happens when it's cold outside, it can be just regular water vapor from combustion... Normal for a car that sat in storage - will need repair. This means you're getting exhaust gas in the cooling system. The engine almost definitely has a severe issue. Probably a blown head gasket, although it can be cracks ... | |||||
| Answer to: Outside RV storage for storing your classic car in the winter (avoiding rust)? | 21Relevance | 9 months ago | Justin Shepherd | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Salt doesn't work like that. It's not like the flu or something. Once salt goes down, it melts snow and sacrifices itself in the process. Salt lowers the freezing point of water so that it's still liquid at temperatures what would normally be below freezing. Cars driving by will eventually dry the meltwater out and get residual salt on the vehicle in the process. If it snows again, especially after it's rained, road crews need to retreat the roads. As long as you don't drive when it's snowing or there is residual salt on the roads, you're fine. I live in southern Ohio, and I'll occasionally drive my '79 Pontiac Catalina in the winter if the roads are salt-free. | |||||
| Answer to: Bringing car out of long-term storage | 21Relevance | 3 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| It sounds like you're basically on the right track for reviving a vehicle from long-term storage. The biggest problem you're likely to run into though is that those are just terrible, poor-quality vehicles. | |||||
| Bringing car out of long-term storage | 21Relevance | 3 years ago | 4ksandknives | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Attempting to bring car out of storage (8+ years) back onto the road, anything I'm forgetting to do? Anything I should know? Bad idea? 2007/2008 PT Cruiser, Convertible. Hx: Family owned, 3 owners. Maintained during that time by 'non' mechanically inclined folks. No history of damage/accidents. Known Issues: Windscreen needs to be replaced (Quoted for $320 for a replacement + labour) Tires, flat as hell. Needs to be pumped. Probably riding on the rims for God knows how long. Battery dead - Replacement purchased What I know has to be replaced: Brak ... | |||||
| RE: How do I prepare for winter car storage | 21Relevance | 3 years ago | nta98 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| If anything an oil change after you take it out of storage, and if you fill it with whatever gas it calls for you'll be fine. The less air in the tank the better, fill it up. Fill it with whatever octane you normally do. | |||||
| Answer to: How do I prepare for winter car storage | 21Relevance | 3 years ago | Shan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... filling the gas tank to full would be a good idea with regular gas without using the fuel stablizer if the car is to be started every week for 20 mins Or driven every 2 weeks for 20 mins? 3/ Oil change i am not sure about as some says to get an oil change before storing it and some say to change it after taking the car back from storage 🙂 4/ Remote Starter Devices....Michael Weise, can you please share any link where to find such devices?? In this case, i will not remove the battery. Now, i am double minded either to start the car every week or drive for ... | |||||
| MX-5 Storage | 21Relevance | 4 years ago | Barnaby | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I store my 2016 Mx-5 in a storage unit for 6 months. Is there any harm to the engine when starting the car as I had new oil changed when i put it away and a full tank of non ethanol gas. Car is not on jack stands and left in neutral. Thanks, Barnaby | |||||
| RE: Bought two toyota avalons that have been in storage for 10+ years | 21Relevance | 4 years ago | a291 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Sister company of the one I work for did an auction for employees only. About 50 or so Toyota cars of that era with really low mileage. ( I believe these were bought for some joint venture project that got canceled/ ran into a bureaucratic wall and somehow stayed in storage for a decade) | |||||
| Bought two toyota avalons that have been in storage for 10+ years | 21Relevance | 4 years ago | a291 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I bought a 2002 Toyota Avalon with 40,000 miles on it & a 2012 Toyota Avalon with 5000 miles on it. They were in storage for a very long time, other than the obvious, batteries oil & tires, what sort of maintenance should I do to these two cars. Ive never owned an Avalon before, should I flush all fluids, gears and whatnot. Should I be worried about stale fuel in the fuel tank. Thanks & Happy new year 🙂 | |||||
| Vehicle winter storage | 21Relevance | 5 years ago | Thundarr | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Scotty, I have a new 2021 Toyota Highlander and I want to store it during the Upstate New York winter. How do I prepare it for storage and what should I do to the car while being stored? I already purchased a battery minder which I plan to use. How about a tank of ethanol free gas? Love your videos. It is great to see that there are still some honest people around. Thanks for what you do. Richard | |||||
| 20 minutes of driving after about 1 year of storage | 21Relevance | 4 years ago | 99 K1500 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Issue:Started and ran fine, then started sputtering, loss of power, backfiring, then died and wouldn't restart, 20 minutes of driving after about 1 year of storage.This won't help anything, but the only code that showed up after the short 20 minute drive was P0161. Vehicle:1999 Chevy K1500 Ext. cab Short Bed, Automatic, 5.7, 69,000 miles (private party) Truck has been stored for around 1 year, 1/3 tank of gas with sta-bil additive and battery maintainer. Description:Now its time for emissions, uncovered it, after 2 cranks it started right up and ran fine ... | |||||
| Ducati long-term storage | 21Relevance | 5 years ago | donnybakeshow | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I know you primarily deal with cars but I have a motorcycle question for you. I have a one year old 2020 Ducati Monster 1200 with just under 9,000 miles currently on the odometer. My question is about long-term storage. I live in California where I can ride year round, however I am planning a multi-month, possibly year long road trip on my other motorcycle. I'm familiar with the procedure of winterizing a bike for a few months, but what would I do if I were not able to ride the bike for up to a year? How much potential damage would I be causing by letting i ... | |||||
| Answer to: 2010 mustang convertible winter storage | 21Relevance | 5 years ago | Mod_Man | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Why is it unfortunate it's an automatic? An auto convertible with a V6 is an excellent choice for a cruiser. You can relax and enjoy the wind while not burning through a ton of gas. So I vote keep it. Unless you are dealing with a 6 month winter or something, upkeep should be simple. Garage it under a cover, move it from time to time to save the tires, etc. I would change the oil before and after storage just because I'm picky and oil is cheap. Also, if you have a battery tender, make sure you hook it up. If you don't have one, it is a good investment. | |||||
| Answer to: 2010 mustang convertible winter storage | 21Relevance | 5 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |