cs pilot

Hey all,
I live in Colorado and its almost time for hibernation.
The PCar is going to be put up for the winter soon. What do you guys recommend for a winterization process?
Thanks in advance

sgrade1979

Good detail, battery charger and an indoor place to park with an indoor car cover. Beyond that, I am curious myself.

lhd7

heated garage?
what P car do you have?
Full gas tank with stabilizer, oil change, 10 extra pounds in the tires, trickle charger not battery charger - don't need more than 1-1.5 amps to keep the battery full,
if its an older car that won't suffer too much from having the battery disconnected I would disconnect the battery and then be able to leave doors, hood and trunk ajar so that the seals don't get compressed.

DGrayling

Here is a nice write up on the topic courtesy of the PCA.
http://yel.pca.org/tech_winter.php

entdoc

This is my list:

Detail (wash, clay and wax) car
Condition leather
Clean and re-seal cab roof
Oil change
Stabil fuel stabillizer
Full tank of non-ethanol gas
Inflate tires to 52 psi
Parking brake off
Block wheels to keep from rolling
Indoor car cover
Battery tender (Porsche or CTEK) plugged into cigarette lighter
Dessicant (silica) in interior and trunk
Seats full forward (springs off tension in manual seats)
Steel wool in exhaust tips
Remove all but theft, fire, vandalism insurance
Rodent repeller (plug in) in garage
Winter washer fluid
Roll car few inches every 2-3 weeks

I hope that helps.

David

ajayabb

Thats awesome

Edgy01

Put baby power on all the rubber seals.

ADias

For that I like 303 Aerospace Protectant. I have been using it for over 10 years and it works.

johnwb

put it away with a full tank of fuel and hot. take it for one last long, fun drive and then park it and don't start it until spring. putting it away hot will remove moisture from the engine and exhaust. starting in during the winter will reintroduce moisture. not good. the rest of the advice here has always worked for me.

Pincomar

Fit snow tyres and drive. Just avoid days with deep snow.

M.

RonCT

About a week ago there was a long thread on this very subject. I don't remember the OP, but if you try a search on a few key words like "winterize" or "storage" over the last week or two I'm sure you'll find it. I posted info on using StarTron (stabilizer that is formulated to deal with Ethanol) on that thread.