Hey Guys!! Winter is here now. Everyone drive safe!

okay,
here is my Question.

I'm about to keep my Car in a Garage for this Winter.

What should i do before keep in a garage?

do i have get oil change and Put full tank of gas ,

and keep it in?

or is that okay just keep it in,

this is my first time keep my car in garage for couple months.

Help me out wit Ur experience


( Hate Snow..)

 

Well this is my first time too, but I just left whatever gas is still in (about half) and covered it.

I turn it on every 1-2 weeks so the battery doesn't die too.

Oil should be fine.

 

It's always good to change the oil, but you'll definately want to change the oil again once it comes out of storage after those few months. Its also a good idea to run the car for a bit once every two weeks or so while in storage, to keep everything lubricated.

 

in/at Starbucks?

 

Thanks Guys!

 

Yea man~

I'm at Westside of Michigan

 

Take your wheels off and leave it up on jacks.

Unhook your battery.

DO NOT start your car every few weeks. Just don't start it. Reason being, is the oil is gonna drain down into the pan. When you start it, there won't be any lubrication. Now, would you rather do that once, or every one to two weeks?

Don't worry about changing your oli before hand... you're gonna have to do it before you start your car again anyways (depending on how long you keep it in storage). Also, this way, you won't have to worry too much about all the oil draining into the pan.

 

There have been many threads on winter storage... You can do more.. or less.. If it is for a couple months, you'll probably be fine...but.. here is what I'm doing this year..

Full tank of gas
An oil change before and after storage
Crack a window before the next step-
-Remove battery and connect to a trickle charger
Inflate tires to 40psi cold
Park tires on overturned chunks of carpet to keep em off the concrete
Open box of baking soda to keep the funk away
Wash/wax before putting the cover on

Good luck.

 

I understand everything..but put the tires on carpet ?...just slabs underneath each tire ?....what does overturned chunks mean ? just pieces ?...

thx..I too am driving her for the last time soon...very sad

 

man sucks to live up north. driving the Z year round FTW!

 

Yea...it's suck...When i was in Dallas/TX. 365 Days Drive no problems...but seem like here is alot different....

 

I ordered S2K Antenna ( mynismo.com ) and front side clear reflector(?) ( from Ebay)

it's comming this weekend...

 

way to battle it out. keep buying mods and installing it over the winter!

 

kekeke, yea, i'm trying save some money over the winter, so i can get some new rims and fix my brake.!

 

The truth!

 

Some people put other items under the tires, plywood, etc.. I am just using what I have available. The carpet has a hard matting underneath it - I figured it would be less apt to contain any moisture (than the carpet side)... as the point is to keep the tire off of moisture. "chunks" is about a 3'x3' section

 

My list of things i did. (recommended to me by someone who's job it to maintain and repair an entire fleet vehicles)

Fill the gas tank FULL and put a gas stabilizer in it. Run for about 10 minutes to make sure it mixes and get through the injectors.

When you park the car change the oil. Oil absorbs moisture over time which can rust your internals. Plus do you really want all the junk in old oil sitting and settling in your car for 4 months? Hell no

Wash and Wax the car before covering it for the winter.

If you have jackstands use those and lift the car up and take off the tires so you don't get flat spots and don't hurt your suspension will added "dead weight" while in the air.

Put rags or a towel in the tailpipe so critters don't crawl in there to hibernate

Put an open tupperware container with moth ***** in the engine bay also so critters so nest in there.

Disconnect the battery and DO NOT start your car at all this winter until you put it back in the road.

Baking soda container in the cabin is optional but a good idea

 

That help!

what part of michigan you in?

i'm at GR

 

Hurricane flooding FTL.

 

doesnt gas go stale if kept for a long time? i know with mowers, youre supposed to run them until its completely out of gas before winter storage. is it the same with cars?