Will be storing my 08 GSR for a year. I am planning on giving it a full tank of gas, fuel stabilizer, and putting the car on jack stands with a car cover.

Any more suggestions?

 

Oil change before storing, some corrosion protectant (dont know the name of it) aerosol squirted in each cylinder, desicant plugs in place of spark plugs. The desicant plugs depends on how humid the climate will be while you are gone.

 

Ill be storing my car for the winter in my garage, and ill be starting it and letting it run for a bit every week or so. Is all of that still needed?

 

I'm not an expert but after starting it should you still move it a bit to let the xfer case and tranny relube? if anything up on jack stands and roll it in gear for a few minutes. if i'm wrong i delete this:P

 

A year is not that long... Just make sure you put fuel stabilizer and put in on stands to make sure the tires don't get flat spots. If you could start it every once and a while it would be nice. If not that's ok. Just make sure before you start it after the year that you crank it over a couple if times to get oil to the top of the motor. You can also change the oil before you start it and that will get the oil to lubricate the top part of the engine. I would also take it easy on the car for like 100 miles after you start it up just to give everything a chance to settle in again. I have a couple classics and that's what I do.

 

Also remember a full tank of gas... Very important fill it up as much as you can.

 

I am in Hawaii and the car is going to be outside for the whole year. Thanks Army. I am worried about the antifreeze with the aluminum radiator. Should this be a problem?

 

most coolant/antifreeze are designed to be used for aluminum radiator applications

 

Because of my deployment cycles, I've done this numerous times on stock and fully built race motors, with the last being 15 months of storage.

Jackstands are good for keeping flat spots off of the tires, but are not needed for todays cars and their lighter weight.

I use fuel stabilizer in a full tank of gas.

A fresh oil change, and when I mean fresh I mean it is changed the day it goes into storage.

Go to a boat shop and purchase some aerosol "Fogging Oil". Once the car is parked for good, pull all the plugs and spay all the cylinders and rotate the engine by hand. Be sure to spray at all intervals of the stroke. The idea is to coat the valves top and bottom as well a the cylinders with the fogging oil. When finished put the plugs back in.

Now seal up any and all openings where critters or moisture could enter the motor ie: intake, turbo, breathers, exhaust, BOV etc. I do this with paper towels, plastic bags and duct tape.

Remove the battery and store separately in case of leakage.

I've never had an issue with radiators because I run a good non-corosive antifreeze and live in a climate that rarely freezes, If I ran water I would change it out for sure before storing.

Last place some moth ***** in small dixie cups throughout the engine bay and interior if you can live with the smell for a bit when you get home. This will help keep pests away.

Put a cover on it and pack your bags.

This is how I stored my SFWD race car for 15 months, It's a bit much but I've never had a problem

 

Getting deploy.

Get a good car cover.

Find a friend with a garage to keep it at.

Rent a place that you can store your vehicle.

 

Make sure you buy a fuel stabilizer for ethanol-blend. I use Starbrite Star Tron in the boats and my truck (which I don't drive much in the summer). Phase separation is bad news.

I also use a Crankcase Oil Stabilizer. I have no idea if it can be used in a performance/turbo engine ...

http://www.westmarine.com/1/1/15121-...tabilizer.html

 

just make sure you don't try to run the car on year old gas

 

^^ Im parking my car for the winter... its gonna be in my heated garage, im putting fuel stabilizer but im planning on starting it every week or so and im gonna bring it down the driveway, around the crescent and back in... i dont need to do all these precautions do i?

 

I believe you want the engine to get up to normal operating temps.

 

ya i'd let it warm up and what not