Benjamin T

iTrader: (2)

sorry for this post. i'm out of town where my internet access is limited and i haven't had the time to search.

back in january i had to drop everything and fly out of town to deal with a family emergency. i don't anticipate going back home until late june.

before i left i didn't have a chance to properly store my car. it's been parked outside where i live since january untouched. it was buried in snow the day i left, and it had only a half tank of gas and i was overdue for me 130k km service at the time. i'm not expecting too see anything good when i get back home

aside from the obviously dead battery, i would like to know what the proper restart procedure i should follow when i get back home.

thanks in advance.

RTIS250

iTrader: (9)

I would drain the fuel tank, as the fuel will most definately be bad by then, if it isnt already. I would probably drain the oil and filter, charge the battery, and start her up.

bob2200

Discharged batteries can freeze and be ruined by the freezing. If you lived in Toronto, I'd say the battery would probably be shot, but I guess BC doesn't get that cold maybe. You should have disconnected the battery and brought it inside, in addition to adding some gasoline stabilizer to the tank and maybe putting the car on jack-stands (to prevent tire flat spots). But, too late now.

Kaydee

battery's 100% will be dead...stored mine for about 5 months now and started every week and still it manages to die

olmytsi

iTrader: (2)

I wouldn't go draining the gas. But, change oil and coolant, get new batt and then just take it easy on the gas pedal til you get rid of the old gas. I left my 400hp talon sitting for 5 months while i was in spain, came back, changed the oil and coolant, loaded the map in the ecu, jump started it, took it easy til i got rid of the old gas and that was it. I did however put some gas preserver in the tank before i left, i forget what it's called.

mitsuguy

iTrader: (2)

6 months? just put a good battery in it, start it and drive it...

easy at first... after 50 miles or so, change the oil...

no need to do anything else unless upon inspection you find something that has deteriorated (belt, hose, tire, etc)

But realistically, 6 months isn't a whole lot at all.. gas should still be good, nothing to worry about - it won't be "as good" as when it was first put in the tank, but nothing wrong with taking it easy, then adding gas later to dilute any loss of octane...

vcheng

Good thoughts by all, but consider the brakes first please. The rotors would likely have quite a bit of rust on them and thus would not stop very well and make weird grinding noises until cleaned up a a few uses. Dirve very carefully until then. If you applied the parking brake, it may be frozen. You should check this before attempting to drive off.

radicalrev

iTrader: (2)

would these procedures apply for 2 months parked cars?

mitsuguy

iTrader: (2)

2 months I wouldn't change a thing... so long as the battery still has a charge, you should be good...

radicalrev

iTrader: (2)

shud i be worry about flat spot on my tires? better to switch them to stock?

Benjamin T

iTrader: (2)

i think you're talking about STA-BIL. i've used it before, but because of the circumstances this time around i wasn't able to do it

anyone else have any information they can add please? i'm a little less worried now but still would like other's input.