Miguel87911

Hi all,

I have an 87 911 cab and consider it my first collectible car. I do not plan on driving the car during the winter. Is there anything you all can suggest I do besides disconnecting the battery on it. How often should it need to get started?

theiceman

dont start it at all unless you are going to warm it enough to evapourate all the water out of the exhaust system and circulate the oil , which means driving it .

Just pump up the tires to about 45psi or park on a piece of styrofoam to prevent flat spotting, ( which isnt a huge deal anyway )

Put on some stabil fuel treatment , top up the tank with non ethanol fuel.

Put a smart battery tender on the battery to maintain it , if you dont have a plug in where you are storing bring it in your house ,put it on a piece of wood and plug it in.

if you wash it before storage make sure you dry it REALLY well .

Change the oil before storage so you are starting it in the spring with Fresh oil

cover it and say good night ..

Miguel87911

Good points. Thanks.

bhmkv

Is it bad to start it and let it warm up once a week?

HorstP

probably the worst thing you can do. Unless you really drive it for at least half an hour.

Ice said it all, only thing is the wood under the battery story, that is a myth.

Mondrian

In addition, I would wash, dry, clean & detail everywhere including inside to avoid anything becoming engrained as it will be that much harder to get off in a few months. Use non-aggressive wax on all window & door seals to avoid them drying up. Leave the windows a tad open so the seal is not at max compression. Over inflate the tyres to avoid flat spots - rolling the car by a few inches once in a while will also help. A piece of charcoal placed in an open tin tray inside the car help prevent unwanted smell down the line too.

parkerfe

Yes, you should always get the oil temp up to 100c(212f) every time you drive a car to evaporate all the moisture in the oil.

bhmkv

Thanks for the replies. I'll leave the car alone and wait for a nice enough day I can drive it around for a while.

theiceman

lol you don't need it that high. You are not trying to create steam.

Just get the oil to operating temp for your region. For me the oil barely hits 170 from October on. Drive her for a bit so the exhaust can get hot all the way to the muffler and get the oil circulating.

bhmkv

Drove around for about an hour yesterday. It was fun minus no real heat. About 25 degrees. Car got up to about 170-180. Summer tires and freezing temps made the back end really slippery.

theiceman

yup that is usually the reason I put it away too . the real danger is not getting heat in the tires. Sounded like a perfect day to get her out or a run though ...

bhmkv

It's was 30 today so drove around after work.