WRS2K

Is it OK to leave the car garaged for two months without touching it at all?

I've got the gas tank filled up, parking brake lever down, and performed a recent oil change. I don't want to be bothered with having to drive it for ~60 days.

The only thing that I anticipate you guys telling me to do is to move it a couple of times to avoid flatspotting, but then I heard that that's not really relevant to today's "modern" rubbers.

Thanks, community.

All the best,
WRS2K

Chazmo

You won't have any problems in 2 months... Rubber rot, battery drain, etc... more of an issue with something like 4-5 months of storage. I wouldn't go much longer than that though.

If you can, you might wanna fire up the engine a few times, though. Let her run for 20 minutes or so.

BBY2KS2K

check out the owners manual, Honda gives some tips and suggestions for storage.

Gernby

I would just use up as much of the gas as you can, and disconnect the battery. I wouldn't start it during the storage interval, just because ALL the oil will have drained into the pan. There's no reason to wear on everything (cold starts) more than you have to. Once you start it in a couple months, just go straight to the gas station and fill up with fresh gas.

MechaGodzilla

It is better to have a full tank and put in some fuel stabilizer (Like STP or something).
An empty tank will get water condensation and any small amount of fuel in there will turn into goop.
Gas can go bad in a month. After a couple of months it's really bad and can muck up your fuel system -hoses and injectors.

MG

brushman

[QUOTE]Originally posted by WRS2K
[B]Is it OK to leave the car garaged for two months without touching it at all?

xviper

I'd go with the full tank as well, like MG said, but for 2 months, I don't think fuel stabilizer is necessary. But since you're in Seattle, I'd put in a bottle of gas line anti-freeze, NOT to keep the thing from freezing BUT to take up any small amounts of water that "might" get in.

WRS2K

Are you sure gas can go bad in a month and should I REALLY take precautions with water getting into the gas tank?

Thank you, fellas.

xviper

As you just said, it's just a "precaution". I just figure it's a bit humid in Seattle, right? And with the temp going up and down, there is a higher tendency for water to "suck" itself into things like gas. It's not that big a deal with a full tank of gas (less air space above the gas). Last I looked a bottle of gas line AF costs about a buck. Cheap precaution.

WRS2K

Well the car is in an indoor garage with two huge big fans helping to control the temperature and humidity levels. I have no issues with adding whatever you're recommending; however, I am interested in figuring out whether gas going bad in a month is true or not.