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| Answer to: Cars not in use for 2-3 months | 57Relevance | 3 years ago | 4ksandknives | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| With long term storage, the things you need to think about are the following: Fluids: Oil/Brake Fluid/Power Steering/Transmission Fluid Gas Electrical (Battery) Environment --> Affecting storage The old adage of changing oil at 6 months and ATF at 50,000 miles still rings true. Gas can go bad, 2-3 month's isn't terrible. Gas CAN go bad in that time but it's very rare. You usually want a full tank of gas before going into storage to preserve the octane/potency/concentration of the gas. Less gas = holds concentration less = higher probability of goin ... | |||||
| Storage and oil change | 49Relevance | 2 years ago | Guppies | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Few questions hope can get an answer. When I put my car to storage should I change the oil before or after goes to storage. Son BMW are in storage and not going to drive the car at all. Do I have to change the oil and filter every year ? even not driving it And for storage. Do I have to start the car every month to operation temp or just leave till April. I puck in the Battery 24/7. Thanks 2011 BMW Z4 and 2015 MW M4 only drive from May to Oct. I chage oil and filter before I took the car out (May) and I drive maybe under 4000 km and I leave the oil inside ... | |||||
| Ford Mustang in Storage Oil Change | 40Relevance | 1 month ago | Brock1892 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I have a 2014 Ford Mustang V-6 that I put in heated storage every winter. I change the oil with synthetic blend oil right before storage. Should I change the oil again after I take it out of storage since it's been sitting for 6 months? | |||||
| Outside RV storage for storing your classic car in the winter (avoiding rust)? | 40Relevance | 9 months ago | Kat Perhaps | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Greetings! I hope everyone here is doing well. I'm going to be moving to the northern midwest asap. My first year or so is going to be a little tough for me, so I'm trying to save money where I can. I've already planned on renting an enclosed storage unit for my two classics, mostly for winter storage. Regardless of season I fully intend to visit them weekly to start/idle, until I can get time to finish their restoration. Would alternatively renting an outside RV storage spot be fairly rust safe as well? My assumption is, (and please correct me where I may ... | |||||
| Answer to: oil changes when long term parking | 38Relevance | 5 years ago | RetOldPro | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| In your case, following storage and before attempting to operate a vehicle: 1. Drain old oil, replace filter and add new oil. 2. Disable ignition system, then crank engine a minimum of 60 seconds to distribute oil throughout engine. 3. Re-Enable ignition system and attempt to start engine (if engine flooded, wait 10 minutes and try again.). 4. Allow engine to operate a minimum of 4 minutes at a slightly elevated idle. I'd use the above process on any type of oil, but especially Full Synthetic or even Synthetic Blend. If you perform a procedure such as t ... | |||||
| Taking Car out of Storage Procedure | 30Relevance | 3 years ago | m1975Michael | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I have a 2008 Toyota Corolla with manual transmission. The car has been in storage for approximately 5 year with out starting the engine. The car ran with no problems before it was put in storage. What steps should I take to before I start the engine. Any other recommendations would be welcome. Thank you!! | |||||
| Answer to: Vehicle winter storage | 30Relevance | 5 years ago | Whatchamacallit | Submit Your Question HERE | |
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| RE: Winter Car storage | 30Relevance | 5 years ago | jimz | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| By protecting them I meant to take weight off of them. Either put car on jacks or have spare set of tires for storage. I guess that is agreeing with Scotty. I'd also take air out of tires. As for lubes/grease it would be determined by how long you store the car. A few months wouldn't be a big deal so I'd just grease at the beginning of storage. | |||||
| Car A/C Needs to be Run Every 30 days | 29Relevance | 5 years ago | bugatti1718@yahoo.com | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hello Scotty, As part of the Toyota FAQ's for "What should I do to prepare my Toyota vehicle for long-term storage (1-6 months)?" at the below link, it indicates we should operate the air conditioning once a month to ensure proper lubrication. With the Colorado winter coming and my vehicle largely in storage, how do you do this? How cold is too cold to operate the air conditioning and how do I do this once per month if it's cold? Thank you! | |||||
| Answer to: HOT Summer Storage | 21Relevance | 8 months ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| we have a detailed article about storage right in the FAQ | |||||
| Answer to: planning to leave my car unused for a long period of time | 38Relevance | 3 years ago | Vanilla0923511 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... fuel system, which can cause corrosion and other issues. Preserves fuel quality: Fuel can degrade over time, especially if exposed to air. By keeping the tank full, you limit the amount of air and moisture that can enter, helping to maintain the fuel's quality. Prevents fuel system damage: Emptying the fuel tank completely can cause the fuel pump and other components to run dry. This can lead to damage, as the fuel pump relies on the fuel for lubrication and cooling. Running the fuel pump without fuel can also introduce air into the system, which may ... | |||||
| RE: Outside RV storage for storing your classic car in the winter (avoiding rust)? | 21Relevance | 9 months ago | Kat Perhaps | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| @imperator I appreciate your input MountainManJoe! Sounds like I may be safe just storing the two classics in outside RV storage spots, which helps a lot. (difference of $85 a month, vs $225) | |||||
| Fuel stabilizer for winter storage? | 21Relevance | 1 year ago | DanSmith-route78-NJ | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| What fuel stabilizer should I use for my 2002 Kawasaki Vulcan Mean Streak 1500 motorcycle during East Coast winter storage? | |||||
| Answer to: 2000 Morgan 8 Roadster-starting after 1 year in storage | 21Relevance | 2 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| That car looks hard to find on this continent (and beautiful). I would want to be extra careful with it. If you really want to baby the engine and keep it going as long as possible, then you should minimize the amount of cold start metal on metal wear. I would put some oil through the spark plug holes before starting up. Looks like engine access should be pretty good on these cars. Take a look at the maintenance & storage article in our FAQ: And post photos please {black}:sweaty: We love photos. | |||||
| Answer to: Storage and oil change | 21Relevance | 2 years ago | Glen_stet | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| You want clean oil with minimum moisture in it for winter storage. Do use a fuel stabilizer in a full tank (less room for moist air to condense)- I've had good results with cars, bikes and boats using Sta-Bil, but I'm sure there are other good choices. It would not be a bad idea to start the cars stored outside and get them up to operating temp once a month, but in my experience it's not compulsory. | |||||
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