i got my z stored in my garage now with fuel stabilizer in it and i took out the battery. its been about a month since i put it away and wont be taking it out for another 6-7 months. I took the z off the road and wont be able to take it for a ride till i re-register it durin the summer. my question is should i be starting up my car once in a while? i know some people say not to because it will load the engine and exhaust with moisture and start to rust, but i heard others say that you should because it helps lubricated all the seals and gaskets. what should i do?

 

Nah man, you should be good, just start it up about once a week if you could

 

Don't start it unless you can drive it enough to get everything up to temperature. Modern lubricants will cling to all the important surfaces well enough to protect the engine when you fire it up next spring.

There are probably lots of places on the net where you can find good info on all you need to do for winter storage. Start by doing a search with "storing a car for winter".

 

ive read all the searches. 50% people say to not start it and the other 50% say to start it up frequently. idk who to listen too?.

 

Such a quandry. I would just let the car sit until Spring when you want to start driving it again. Since you took the battery out, it will be somewhat of a hassle to start it anyway. You could put the battery back in and get a BatteryTender to keep the battery charged. Then you could start it or not as you choose.

 

yea.. i just wanna do whats best for the car. i would like to hear what people do with there z when storing it.

 

Their are some very detailed threads in regards to this topic. Here's my list:

1. Change Oil
2. Give my car thorough exterior and interior detailing. This includes wax and polish.
3. Put a new JDM Squash scented refill in my Air Spence filter.
4. Over inflate my tires by 10psi
5. I fill up my gas tank with fuel.
6. Hook up my battery tender
7. Install my car cover and say farewell to the spring.
8. Ocassionally I'll roll my car but do not start it.

 

thxs for the help man, ive done everything on that list. i just wanna make sure its the right thing to do because im going to be storing it for a very long time. ill prolly drive it for a month in the spring, but im gunna be putting it away again. just tryin to save miles on it.

 

bump.. more opinions

 

"4. Over inflate my tires by 10psi"

What's the reasoning behind this? Do modern tires take a set when left sitting for a long time? I can remember tires in the '60s bumping for a while EVERY morning, but it's been many years since I left a car sitting for more than a few days.

 

i'm considering a metal storage container due to cost of storage.

Should I be concerned that it is not temperature controlled?

 

I don't think this is true. I was just told that the engine should be treated with Fogging Oil spayed into the intake and also directly into the cylinders (removing the plugs) which will help prrevent the rust that usually occurs in about 30 days of non-use.

I was not expecting that when he told me and now im concerned about scoring the cylinders on start up in the spring.

 

idk i did alot of research on storing and more then half of the people say to not start it up and it will actually do more damage then good.