Raymond Lum

Hi Everyone,

Its almost time again to store our Porsches for the winter. Here are some storage tips.

1. Change oil; rid of any contaminants sitting in the the engine.

2. Fill up with gas; reduce vapour loss and can also add fuel stabilizer.

3. Inflate tires 40 to 50 psi; reduce chances of flat spots.

4. Wash & wax; protect paint finish.

5. Clean wheels; remove corrosive brake dust.

6. Car cover; protect paint finish.

7. Battery trickle charger; to save battery, alarm system, electronics running so you don't get locked out in the spring.

8. Remove underhood light; light may stay on when partially open when using the battery charger.

9. Cardboard or carpet under car; help absorb moisture from around the car.

10. Dryer sheets in vents and under seats; non scented to help keep mice away from car.

11. Check coolant; to ensure the engine block does not freeze, race cars rid of water wetter to coolant.

Hope that helps.....................................from Bestline Auto Tech.

imcarthur

For Fuchs, smear them with vaseline for the winter.

Best to remove the battery if it's an older monster (like mine).

I wrap the exhaust tip & the fan with tinfoil.

What is this coolant stuff?

I also Leatherique my seats & let it soak in all winter.

Ian

Nine11

I also leave the windows and doors open a crack. I leave the car in gear, have a piece of wood tucked behind a rear wheel, and do not pull on the emergency brake.

Turbodan

get a box of silica gel from Lee valley to put in car and absorb any moisture.
put seats in forward tilt position to lesson pressure on springs
don't use sunoco when storing (contains 10% ethenol which absorbs moisture in your tank)

old man neri

I guess for me it's a bit different.

1) Park car
2) Place cover
3) Go to pub and drink
4) When it snows brush snow off cover
5) When roads are nice, drive.
6) Get made fun of by socal folks who drive year round.

Jake Ok

Wow...wonder if the Germans built the P car for the Summer only? Maybe there is no winter in Germany. LOL

george44

Hi guys, I'm with Matt here (Old Man Neri), I have a '79 911 Targa, had it since 2000, I've always put gas from Sunoco (94 octane), never put any fuel stabilizer and usually did not fill the tank to the brim when storing the car. Depending on weather last time I usually drove the car could have been November or even early December in a good year. Started again usually in late May, yes I know it's late, anyway, engine always fired right up and never had any problem. I am not arguing with the obvious, filling the tank and adding fuel stabilizer if the right thing to do but if you don't the sky is not gonna fall, nothing dramatic will happen. Car sits in my home garage where temperature never drops below zero.

George

Zookie

here is my winter tip... when it snows, go sideways... tons of fun and cops love it and chicks dig it.

Jaak Lepson

Additional tip is to park the car on 2" thick styrofoam blocks. Helps keep the tires from getting flat-spots as well. Use the wall insulation type ...

JDSStudios

Somewhere in the manual it recommends to close windows and doors
completely for long storage.
Also, it keeps bugs and other creatures out.

theiceman

I always just go first click so i don't compress all the rubber, i don't care what the manual says, i treat with talc and silicone spray and do not compress my targa seals

JDSStudios

I agree 100% with Danny on the Ethanol.
Separation occurs after a few weeks- I read several docs on using Ethanol
in our p-cars and now only use Shell.

JDSStudios

Clive
just do it counter-clock wise.

PS You should care what the manual says, because they may know.

JDSStudios

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JDSStudios

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