I will be storing my MY24 for the Winter. CTEK Multi US 7002 charger is ordered. What is the proper amount of gas I should keep in the tank. Sta-bil will be added.

 

Full. Even Stabil recommends you add it with a full tank of gas.

Also, less fuel in tank = more moisture risk.

Also inflate tires to 38 PSI or so.

 

Stabil does not absorb water at all so if that you're goal avoid it. Use this instead

 

great point. I actually forgot to mention this and have used it firsthand. Great stuff.

 

If there is no ethanol in the gas why would I use Ethanol shield? Storing your car with ethanol in the tank I would think wouldn't be a good idea?

 

Because beyond the name is actually bonds with water Stabil doesn't. Ethanol is highly corrosive.

 

Back up, 1st question: indoors or outdoors, heated or not, and some degree of climate control, or not?

Restart the conversation.

Otherwise often overlooked thing: if possible, jack the frame and prop. Get some weight off the tires, shocks, springs. Not necessarily lifted. Will do wonders for suspension and tire longevity. I have seen this do wonders, and practice it myself now.

 

move to a warmer climate?:}

 

LC will be in a non-heated attached garage.

 

I also purchased this for mine even though it will be in the garage. Seems to be pretty nice. Haven't decided how to run the CTEK wiring from the trunk (cut hole in fabric or run wires down the inside) since I usually leave the trunk unlatched when charging (use a screwdriver to force the latch over-center to turn out the light even though it's supposed to be automatic). Gold Shield 5L - Car Cover for Lexus LC500 2024 Convertible 2-Door

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If you want to be really fastidious about it:
1) Change the oil and filter prior to storage to remove any accumulated corrosives.
2) Overinflate the tires a bit, and buy drive on curved tire pads (insulates the tire from the concrete floor and helps prevent flat spots).
3) Fill the tank 95% to reduce the amount of air in the tank that can contain moisture, but still allow for some expansion.
4) Put in stabilizer/moisture absorbent.
5) Give the car a short drive to get oil temperature to operating temps just before storing. This burns off any moisture from the combustion process that might left in be in the oil . Quick warmups can actually be worse, as short idle periods can cause combustion byproducts to occur that don't have time to burn off. So after putting it to sleep for the winter, don't periodically start car without bringing it to full operating temperature again.
6) Connect a battery tender/maintainer.
7) Cover the car, just to keep dust off the paint.
8) If stored in side a secure garage, I would leave the windows open just a tiny crack to allow some fresh air movement through the cabin.

Or do as I do. I love driving the car year round and live in the northeast. There are lots of cold, dry salt and sand free days that I can get out. I am not a hard driving purist that needs the benefit of soft compound, fast wearing summer tires that turn into hocky pucks when temps drop below 50 degrees, so I put Michelin A/S4 all season tires on the stock rims (255/40/21 front and 275/35/21 on the rear) and get plenty of cold weather driving days from November to April. Or, if putting on all seasons on an LC500 sounds like blasphemy to you, get a second set of winter tires mounted on another set of rims. Then take advantage of those days where there is no salt or snow on the roads and go for a drive. Most winters where I live, there are lots of days that I can get out. If your weather is really harsh in winter, and you have no other choice, then I guess you just have to put the baby to sleep for the winter and and look forward to spring!

 

lol. With 40-50” of snow in Northeast Wisconsin and 100-125” of snow in the snow belt region, just put her to sleep!!

This is my first winter with the LC. I plan on just filling up the gas and plug in the trickle charger. My GSF has seen 3 weeks of no usage in winter when I had it and it had proper snow tires on.
My LC will have the AS4 mounted on soon but I also expect it to go unused for several weeks in January/February.

 

I travel in January to get away from the winter doldrums, so for sure I will have at least a month of the LC not getting any use at all. If February weather sucks, as it likely will, it could be 2 months of no use. I schedule timing of my oil changes to coincide with January being the end of my driving season, and since LC can be off road for possibly 2 months, I still prepare the car as I mentioned as if it will be stored for longer. Just really need those all season tires because late October, November, December, March and even early April can have some cold days that would tax the rubber on the summer tires too much.

 

I do all the above things mentioned including removing Collison insurance on the car as it will not be driven, and I also suspended my Satellite radio subscription for several months. You can easily do this with 2 quick phone calls. I increase the tire pressure to 50 psi on all my cars that I store.

 

50?! I mean I think OEM tires rate it max at 50 but I dont think I would go past 40(ish).

However, I'm sure others may have done it that high, I just feel like that's a bit close to comfort for me, even with the climate being colder here in Chicago.