Hi,

I will be leaving my S at home in a garage for a month or two. Is there anything I should do to it?

Is there a way to not let the battery go flat by taking off the connectors or something?

Thanks for any advice!!

Joe

 

Take off connectors and put more air in the tire and try to put it on stands and get your fluids changed by the month factor.

 

ok thanks for the info!

but what exactly does get fluids changed by the month? how would i do that? and I certainly don't have any stands, would that really matter?

thanks again.

 

Maybe add some fuel stabilizer and run it a little before you mothball it. I don't know if it's necessary for just a couple months, but I doubt it could hurt. I wouldn't wan't the gas to turn into "varnish" or whatever they call it when it gunks everything up.
Also I have heard of people adding a little motor oil (like a teaspoonful) through the spark plug hole in each of the cylinders. I hope that's right, maybe wait for someone else to chime in on that one.

 

thanks for the responses!

 

Just top off the gas tank and you are good to go.

 

One month, even two, is nothing. This is not consider "long term" storage. Put a smart charger on it to keep the ECU happy and if you know your tires drop air over time, then pump them up a bit higher and adjust them again before you start driving it. Modern day fuels don't need stabilizer for such a short term.

What the guy meant by "service by time" ........................... Take a look at your maintenance schedule. It'll state to do things at a particular mileage or at a particular time interval, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. If you leave a car sit, then it's not likely you will be logging any mileage. Therefore, you do the service at the "timed" interval and NOT the mileage interval.

 

Change the oil and filter,fill it up to the brim,pump up the tires to 50 psi.and disconnect the battery.
I store mine for +/- 5 months a year.

 

I would change the engine oil right before storage. Inflate the tires to 45 psi, top off your gas tank and add Stabil if you wish. Other than that, just make sure its clean inside and out.

 

If it were mine:

Oil change if it were due, run it till it's warm.

Full fuel tank.

50 psi in the tires.

clean the car, incase of any contaminants that may harm the finish as it sits dormant

Thats it.