Well it's that time of year again, the bugs are dying, the air is getting drier, and the days are getting shorter... Time for me to bug the internet to tell me how to put away my car! Not really, but I'm in a bit of an interesting spot. Most of the time, I'll top up all my fluids, change oil, pump the tires, say a little prayer and tuck the car in. HOWEVER, I bought my 997 this summer, with kind of poor documentation 😎 and so I have done everything, all fluids and blah blah, just about a month and 1000 miles ago. Would you guys do anything before storage in this case? Any tips? Thanks in advance for the discussion.

 

Assuming you’ll be storing a rodent free garage: fill the gas tank up, throw some fuel stabilizer in, wash it, put a cover on it and hook it up to a trickle charger (CTEK 4.3MUS is my favorite) — you’ll be golden. These cars aren’t finicky to store.

 

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Great stuff, thanks guys. Any preference between a trickle charger through the cigarette lighter, or direct attached to the battery with a quick disconnect? I have both haha.

 

When I would store my classic car (5 months storage), I used to place an open container of charcoal in the car to absorb odors plus dryer sheets everywhere inside to keep rodents out. Irish Spring soap also works well placed under the car to keep vermin away. Parking the tires on cardboard sheets can help preserve rubber. Never had an issue with rats for the 7 years I parked the car this way. My '17 Ridgeline? Found a rat nest right under the plastic engine dress cover, same garage, no protection, parked for only 2 weeks.

 

Pump the tires up to 55 psi when you finally park it

 

I’ve always used the cigarette lighter, it’s convenient (which means I’ll always plug it in) and I can keep the doors windows and hood closed.

 

I store 7 cars each winter. Fill with gas, add stabilizer, place on battery tender (not trickle charger). Done.

 

Is battery tender the brand?

Actually I found this as well - https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/31747/battery-maintainer-vs-trickle-charger#:~:text=A%20trickle%20charger%20provides%20a,only%20when%20it%20 needs%20charged.

Battery tender is basically any of these chargers then that have some mechanism to avoid over charging.

 

While Battery Tender is the brand that I use, the technical term is "float charger" which reminds me of how a float works in a toilet; it keeps the tank full.
You just need to be aware that a trickle charger is not what you want; you need something that keeps the battery topped up, not something that continues to charge at all times.

 

Nice, good info @4Driver4 - much appreciated!

 

Super simple. Mount your snows & keep driving.