Any tips other than below?

- parking brake disengaged
- in gear
- heater on recirculate
- battery tender
- tires to 50psi
- steel wool in exhaust
- baking soda package in car

Found a rat in the garage. I have a plug in ultrasonic thing which obviously doesn’t work. I also had two rat traps.

I’ve heard dryer sheets in the car, gel that absorbs moisture in the car and moth ***** under the car.

 

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I use flatstoppers under my tires. Last year I put pink styrofoam insulation under my other car tires. Worked just as well and far cheaper, somewhat reusable maybe for two seasons. Some put carpet.

 

Full tank of ethanol free gas...as fresh as possible. I've used stabilizer and sometimes not.

 

Why heater on recirc?

 

 

 

I don't fill the tank but tht's just me. I do put in some stabilizer for whatevers left.
It's in the garage, covered and the temperature doesn't really vary much. It's not outside.
Besides, I'd rather start with a tank of fresh fuel in the spring rather than use a full tank of 5 month old gas.

 

I've wondered about that. Sometimes that pre storage gas takes me a couple months to burn through, in recent years anyway. Can't be great for the engine.

Any science behind filling up and not?

 

every car expert that I have read/consulted always says fill tank all the way with gas. 6 months gas is fine. I don't bother with stabilizer, not necessary for 6 months.
wash and wax are good ideas.
mouse traps around wheels (point of entry)
some say put seat forward so springs are relaxed.
leave hood open to vent battery. remove light bulb under frunk.
for the interior, I have used silica gel available from Lee valley.
I used to start car every month for 20 mins but now subscribe to leave it alone.
you can remove fuel pump relay as security measure and to pump oil in engine before starting in spring.
+1 I use foam mats under tires, and don't even pump up tires anymore (really not necessary).
for the battery tender, I prefer to put it on every few weeks rather than leave it on for months.
If you lock the car it drains battery less than unlocked.

 

I think the reason for topping up the tank was less chance of moisture building up in the tank. I think as obsessive Porsche nuts we all do more then needed but it's peace of mind for some .

 

The old school thinking back in the day was that when your car is stored outside, the temperature fluctuations could result in condensation build up in your tank so filling it meant less
potential moist air in the tank but pretty much nobody stores their Porsche outside so not a real worry.

Same old school thinking goes for those who used to store cars on blocks.

 

I have mice in my area so I have a lot of bait stations which I check on every week and refill if needed. They are great as you can see the activity and the provide a nice home to them
In the Frunk I use moth ***** around air filter and all round the empty cavities.
Steel wool in Exhaust pipes
Dryer sheets in the interior cabin all over
Engine Air Filter is open on Turbo so more moth *****
I place led work light under the car by passenger front wheel wheel, I figure this is the entrance into air system which gives them access to frunk and cabin, mice like dark places

 

That's why I do it. Curious if there is evidence somewhere of moisture actually building up. It's a fairly closed system I would think unless it's coming from the gasoline itself.