Winter Storage Tips...

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03sonicgt

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Well after having to drive my stang last winter, I can gladly say I'm storing it away this winter in my neighbors garage. What all should I do maintenance wise before putting it away?? I'm assuming I should take out my nitrous bottle, anything else I need to do?? Any help would be great guys...
 
take the bottle out store it in the house..

Put the car on j-stands on frame points so suspension is at rest

FULL TANk of gas with a bottle of drygas.

Once you got the car on jack stands change the oil and filter DO NOT START THE CAR after the oil change until your going to bring it out of storage..

by starting it you induce carbon into the oil and carbon makes the oil casutic and will eat at bearings.

Make sure the coolant is up to par for the worst case cold weather usual -15 is good for MI.

clean and vacum the interior make sure there is no food anywhere in the car unless you like mice and mouse shit.
 
igotaneed4speed said:
take the bottle out store it in the house..

Put the car on j-stands on frame points so suspension is at rest

FULL TANk of gas with a bottle of drygas.

Once you got the car on jack stands change the oil and filter DO NOT START THE CAR after the oil change until your going to bring it out of storage..

by starting it you induce carbon into the oil and carbon makes the oil casutic and will eat at bearings.

Make sure the coolant is up to par for the worst case cold weather usual -15 is good for MI.

clean and vacum the interior make sure there is no food anywhere in the car unless you like mice and mouse shit.
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Why would you want to put the car on jack stands?

I never used dry gas and never had an issue in the spring.
 
SSunset said:
Why would you want to put the car on jack stands?

I never used dry gas and never had an issue in the spring.
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flat spots in the tires.. is what i was allways told.. mostly for a car with a Dr or slick i would assume prob wouldnt matter with a regular tire
 
PurpleHaze said:
Because gas goes bad after about a month.
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I always used stabil fuel stablizer

and it wouldn't hurt to put it on jack stands

and along with what he said about cleaning out the car, also put a couple dryer sheets inside the car, and one in each tailpipe(they smell like people, and keep rodents out)slivers of bar soap work as well, same with mothballs, but dryer sheets seem to be best
 
dave89iroc said:
I always used stabil fuel stablizer

and it wouldn't hurt to put it on jack stands

and along with what he said about cleaning out the car, also put a couple dryer sheets inside the car, and one in each tailpipe(they smell like people, and keep rodents out)slivers of bar soap work as well, same with mothballs, but dryer sheets seem to be best
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Steelwool in the tailpipe works best, rodents cant chew thru it.
 
Thanks for the tips guys, and I have a crappy set of winter tires, should I swap the rims and leave my d/rs and cobra rims inside, and just let the car sit on the winter tires because I wont be using them?
 
03sonicgt said:
Thanks for the tips guys, and I have a crappy set of winter tires, should I swap the rims and leave my d/rs and cobra rims inside, and just let the car sit on the winter tires because I wont be using them?
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yea wouldnt hurt... dont cover the Dr's though.. would be best to put them in your basment or somthing sitting on a board..
 
PurpleHaze said:
Because gas goes bad after about a month.
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I've never used stabilzer and neither has my dad who has been storing cars/motorcycles for longer than some of us have been alive. Never had an issue.

I wouldn't let a suspension hang for months on end, that isn't a good idea. As far as I'm concerned new tires don't flat spot like old bias ply tires.

This is what I do:
Wash and clean the car
Oil change before storage
Fill it up with gas
Put some carpet down, park the car and cover it.
Battery tender once a month.
 
dave89iroc said:
also put a couple dryer sheets inside the car, and one in each tailpipe
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also put a couple in the engine bay, it helps keep rodents from eating wiring harness's too. VERY IMPORTANT.
 
I just park my car in the back corner of the garage with a full tank of gas. Add some fuel stabilizer since it will be sitting for 3 or 4 months, and put the car cover on. And there she stays unless I have work to do. Then it will get moved around and worked on. But I have never had a problem. I change the oil fairly soon after getting it out of storage to clean it out. And run a bottle of fuel injector cleaner after burning through the tank of old gas. Other than that there's not much to do.

Side note, when storing tires and/or batteries do not leave them directly on concrete. Make sure they are on a board separate from the concrete as it will dry out the tires and drain the battery. My friend at work found the battery thing out the hard way with his motorcycle batteries. Brand new battery was dead and useless after winter storage in his basement.
 
I used to do all that stuff when I was paranoid about my new car 3-4 years ago. Then I realized it doesn't make a bit of difference. Now I just make sure I put some Sta bil in the tank just incase, and over inflate the tires just a bit.
 
I just park her in the garage, no jack stands, no fuel stablizer no new oil, no charging the battery. NEVER had a problem for 17 years. Car starts right up in the spring and gets its oil changed. All this crap about flat spots and crap is nonsense.

I do agree with not letting a battery sit on concrete though!
 
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