turbo8

Im leaving the country for atleast six months what are the proper things to do to store our cars properly?

My car will be in my garage, Im in Las vegas so its pretty dry here.

fill the gas tank
place car on jack stands
clean it
change the oil
remove battery

anything else? Ive never stored a 951

951Tom

Add Stabil fuel stabilizer to the gas.

Cory9584

I always thought it was better to drain the tank and run the rest out? and once youve removed the battery dont put it on the garage floor or youll definately be in for a new one.

reno928s

Defitnitely use Stabil fuel. I use it in my YZ 250 in the winter and have 0 problems in the spring. My cousin did not use anything and his jets and arb was all gummed up. Reno

turbo8

should i spray anything into the cylinders like wd-40
and is there anything i should put on all the rupper parts of the car seals tires belts ect?

2bridges

for only 6 months I would not do any more than you have planned.

turbo8

ok thanks guys

951Tom

One more thing I do is jumper the fuel pump for a few minutes to circulate the Stabil around the fuel rail, lines, etc.

KuHL 951

You know that's a common old myth right? This was certainly true of the older lead acid batteries with high-carbon content in the asphaltic cases. The cases were slightly conductive and mild leakage of electrolyte through the cases was common.This acid wicking reacted quickly with the high alkalinity of the concrete. All modern automotive batteries have plastic cases with very high dielectric properties, they just don't leak unless the case is faulty. Storing a battery on very 'cold' concrete in the Winter in a very 'warm' room can cause temperature stratification within the battery and uneven self consumption of the plates. The concrete itself has no effect on the life of the battery. Letting them go stone dead is the worst is the worst thing as oxidation will form on the plates and make recharging more difficult. You are better off just adding a small (150-250mA) automatic 'battery minder' to keep it at a steady state of charge. I've stored batteries for years this way but always neutralize the dirty cases with baking soda first to keep from deteriorating the concrete.