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Just wondering if you guys can recommend the best way to put your srt4 away for the winter?? Im up in canada where we get a real winter..
Thanks
Joe
Thanks
Joe
From a diffrent post...but good info...!chargincharles said:Alright,
Being a restorer of old cars, I have learned over the years the right way and the wrong way to store cars for extended periods. Sometimes they are beaters awaiting resurrection, sometimes they are my summer cars, or winter cars, and sometime it is just my bike.
So-
Here are the basics.
1. Give the car exterior/interior a good, solid detailed cleaning/waxing, then take the car and completely fill the gas tank, full as you can get it.
2. Get 4 good jack stands. Jack the car up about 3-4 inches off the ground and put it on all 4 stands. support it by the bottom of the A-arms, front and rear. This loads the suspension, just like it is on the ground, but no worries about the the tires.
BONUS-
If you have the space, pull all 4 wheels/tires, and put them in large plastic trash bags. Store them in your basement FLAT on the ground. Keep them away from any source of heat, moisture or ozone (in other words, nowhere near the washer and dryer).
Get 4 large trash bags and zip-tie them over the rotor caliper assemblies, front and rear.
3. Pull the battery and store it with the tires/wheels. If you aren't storing the tires/wheels, then put the battery in your basement, but not directly on a concrete floor, place it on some plywood or a couple 2X4, not cardboard. Get a nice cheap battery tender (can be had for like $20) and hook it to the battery.
4. Get 4-5 one pound bags of dessicant. Can be had at most home improvement stores or good auto supply places. Eastwood also carries it. This is the stuff they package in electronics and warn you not to eat? Put those in the interior and in the trunk.
5. Go buy some Sta-Bil at the autoparts store, and add that to your FULL tank of gas. Then get some Marvel Mystery Oil, follow the directions, and add that to your oil, and dump some into each cylinder.
BONUS- drain the cooling system, not necessary, but will prevent the hoses from swelling and the radiator/water pump from corroding on the inside.
AND-
Eastwood makes some great dessicant plugs that fit into the spark plug holes, keeping corrosion from starting in the cylinders. Maybe overkill, but I will probably do it when winter comes.
6. If you store the car indoor, by a good QUALITY indoor cover, and cover the car. You get what you pay for with covers. Cheap=scratched to hell paint.
If you store the car outdoors, same advice, get a good QUALITY outdoor cover.
7. Finally, this is easy if you have it stored inside, tough if outside. Go buy some decent sized drip pans from a good auto supply store, and put them under the car. Check these ever so often to see if you have sprung a leak.
And that should do ya. Had a Charger I stored for about 2 years this way (in a garage) and it took very little to fire right back up again after the 'nap'. I also store my bike every year, sans wheels, with a ATV Jack/Stand, and a cover.
If you have any questions, let me know, but this is what has worked for me for years.
Thanks,
CC.
You don't have to do anything as long as you start the car one a week. This winter my SRT will be the second car we store for winter. Because of all the electronics, if I don't start the BMW at least 1 a month, it drains the battery. I do it one a week and let it warm up to normal operating temperature.middlemiss said:Just wondering if you guys can recommend the best way to put your srt4 away for the winter?? Im up in canada where we get a real winter..
Thanks
Joe
:werd:Silver SRT4 said:we dont really have a winter here in AZ its like 50 60 degrees all winter