How do you get a car ready for a year of storage?

"Your boy, BJR" (jerseyshoreben)
06/11/2016 at 10:35 • Filed to: None

DISCUSSION (8)

Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes > Your boy, BJR
06/11/2016 at 10:49

Drain gas, disconnect/battery tender, block off intake, block off intake to heater system (preventing nests), drain coolant and replace with new, using a low water content, and avoiding any hard water.

HammerheadFistpunch > Your boy, BJR
06/11/2016 at 10:55

Rub salt on the oil pan to season it, take all the air out of the tires, put weight on top to prevent it from moving around. Cover the whole thing with dust...not sure why but all the cars I’ve seen stored for a long time all seem to have this dust layer...probably for protection

The Lurktastic Opponaught > Your boy, BJR
06/11/2016 at 11:11

Chock the wheels/leave it in gear instead of setting the parking brake. A stuck parking brake in long term airport parking at 2 am after a 4 month stint overseas is not something I’d care to repeat, or wish on anyone else.

MCS2014 > Your boy, BJR
06/11/2016 at 11:22

This video might be helpful:

http://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/07/sto…

valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option > Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes
06/11/2016 at 12:33

I’ve read that you should top off the gas, like really fill it up as much as possible, and add in fuel stabilizer. I’ve done that before for a 4 month hibernation.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option
06/11/2016 at 12:37

I think that’s right for a metal tank, to stop condensation and therefore corrosion.

Echo51 > HammerheadFistpunch
06/11/2016 at 13:25

It’s like wax, but for standstil.

Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes > valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option
06/11/2016 at 22:32

Makes sense I suppose