Do u guys do anything specail for your car before you store it??? thanks

 

here is one thing if you store it in somewhere dont shut your doors completely tight just enough so they are closed because it wont wreck the seals

 

I cover it and put a tarp under it to keep moisture from creeping up.

I'm also gonna leave my windows cracked open a bit and put in an air sponge cause it got a touch musty last year.

 

What about the engine? Do you drain the oil at all? Put it up on blocks? I have Mobil 1 oil in now and heard that you should empty the oil and add regular, run it for 5 mins, then shut it off and leave it. When spring comes, run it again for 5 minutes and drain, fill with Mobil 1 again.

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I store my cars, but I don't STORE them if you catch my drift. I just cover them up and park them in the garage. I always turn the AC on to the MAX/Interior circ'd air position to close off the cabin inlet. The Saleen gets hooked to a battery tender because the S197's have a serious battery drain gremlin Once a month I open up the garage and fire them up and let them run for about 30 minutes. If the weather is nice and the streets aren't covered in salt (a coupld of good winter rains and its clean enough) I will take them out and jaunt around the neighorhood for about 5 miles to combat any flat spotting. Then park agian for a month or so. Then in the spring I do my oil changes and their ready to roll. Very easy process...nothing overly tedious to store them. With this method you don't have to change the oil beforehand, or add any stabilizer.

I would not leave anything open or cracked (windows, doors) because rodents will look for a place to nest if they find their way into your garage. Better in a cabinet than in your car Thus don't forget the A/C step mentioned above!

As for the musty smell - thats a result of either wet carpet/mats in the car or mustiness in the air of your garage. Take out your carpet floor mats and make sure your carpet is dry before park it. If your garage is musty, that will get into the car if you don't close of the cabin inlet. I have had my Saleen for three "storage winters" now and it still smells brand new inside after being parked with the window fully up and doors closed.

 

I just park it in the garage, disconnect the battery and cover it. I throw some stabilizer in there also but that is about it.

 

I just drive my car all winter.

But of course I live in California. :P

Oh and its just Lancer. haha

 

Unfortunately I have to drive my car in the winter!

 

I don't understand why someone would do this. I wrote exon/mobil about storage and they said its not a problem. In fact Mobil 1 has a longer life than regular oil so why would someone replace it with regular oil.

As far as storage. Here are a few other idea's that I use with my car in my garage(winter in Michigan).

- Start your car every week or two at the least.
- Drive it for a few miles(weather permitting, no snow, ice or salt) or if you cancel insurance over winter/storage back it up and down the driveway a few times. This will give things a chance to work and, if not on blocks, the tires won't be sitting on the same spot durning storage(which could cause a flat spot)
- With your car running move the a/c & heat controls so they move(causing the valves, doors etc to move) then leave back in the position another user recommended here for storage.
- Manual transmission, shift it around the gears.
- Pump the brakes so parts/springs etc will move and not risk becoming frozen by rust in place.
- Running, turn the steering wheel in each direction a bit.