Looking for tips on fuel stabilizer that you guys use and any other tips on putting my baby in the garage until Spring. Thanks in advance!

 

Brad, Change your motor oil to remove contaminants that could cause problems if left for a long period. Fill the fuel tank to the top ( reduces the air space for condensation) add sta-Bil fuel stabilizer, drive around a bit to mix it up ans get it into the injectors. Some people will advise to put the car up on jack stands and keep the tires off the ground, others say leave the suspension loaded. A trickle charger or " float" charger for the battery is a good idea. The one thing I do agree with is once you put it to bed, don't start it until you plan to drive it. The dry starts are toughest on the engine, all the lube drains off the surfaces and friction is high. That takes a while to occur, no day or weeks but months. Also if you start it up once a week for a few minutes it's bad for the exhaust system unless you let it get up to temp , condensation can ocurr and promote rust. I have been storing cars for the winter for 20 years, mostly I turn it off cover it and say "see you in the spring", no fuel stabilizer, no battery chargers, no jack stands, I have even stored then outside . NEVER had a problem. I usually don't put mine to bed till mid Dec and wake it up in late March. And spend a lot of time on this site during that period!

 

trich, you're too much.

All that advice and you don't follow any of it.

It is ALOT of work.

ps: I just bought a nice size bottle of Sta-Bil at Wal-Mart for ~$9. I was prepping my motorcylces for Winter storage today.

 

A great case of do as I say here!

I refuse to put mine away..I do NOT daily drive her during the winter. I only take her out on nice days with no salt/ muck on the roads. On the occasional un-seasonal nice sunny warmish winter day I get the itch to put the top down and get funny stares

 

 

I have stored my ITR and S over winter for a couple yrs now (2 with itr, 1 with s)

-Clean Interior
-Clean Exterior and wax (anything you miss will sit on the car for months and become a huge pain to remove in the spring)
-Clean engine bay (this one is your choice)
-Full tank of gas and put in st-bil fuel stabilizer
-Turn on heat and run it for a couple mins, this removes any condensation in the vents
-Oil Change is a must
-If you are close to other fluid changes, you can do them now or later. I personally change every fluid in the car once I take her out of storage. This is regardless of mileage. I do this cause I am a trackwhore
-Now you can do 1 of 2 things here, you can either put the car on jackstands or two just put 3-5 extra psi in the tires and leave the car on the ground
-leave windows slightly cracked so moisture doesn't build up
-cover the car (i use the oem car cover)
-As for the top, do the proper cleaning and protection on it. Now this varies from person to person, some say to unclip the latches and leave it up, some say leave the latches on. I think its better to leave the latches on so there is no shrinking of the top. It would shrink a lil in the cold but would easily stretch back once you put the latches back on.
-Battery...I just start my car every other week and let it warm up fully. Other option is to disconnect the battery and leave the car alone until spring. Just have a charger ready to start it

I think I covered most things. If i remember more, i will add to the list