OK, for those of us new to winter storage of a car, let's here from those wise and learned folk out there that have been doing this for a while.

What are the steps to safe winter storage?? I know there aren't that many, but lets get a idea of what folks have been doing. Besides parking and crying!

Let's poll this also.

How many owners store their S2k for the winter??

 

i store it sad sad winter.

 

you should have a third choice to vote from

" those of us who do not store it but only drive it on dry, beautiful days."

these days do not happen often, but thats my category. Im hoping to get in a drive once every 10 days during winter

 

I won't steal the light from XViper since he has a great "to do" list when storing your car. (Just can't seem to find it right now).

Anyhow, a few things that I do:

-Fill the fuel tank
-A full clean, chamois and coat of Zaino. (Make sure the car is completely dry since any water in crevices etc. may not dry up till the spring thereby encouraging corrosion)
-Pump up tires to 45 PSI (discourages flat-spots)
-Park car on a thick carpet (again discourages flat spots)
-Silicon spray all my CV boots to prevent a "memory" effect from forming while in storage
-Remove battery, store indoors and attach trickle charger to it
-Place towels/rags beneath wiper blades to keep rubber from disintegrating
-Plug exhaust pipes with rags to prevent rodents from crawling in
-Leave driver side window 1/4" down to prevent build up of musty air over winter
-Cover car

-Do not start car every few weeks and let it idle for 10-15 minutes. This is something I learned from this forum, and endorse 100%. The first start up of the spring will be the hardest on the car, and it's best left to only once a year.

Again, not a complete list. Just "my" list.

Hope it helps.

Asif

 

I think Asif has covered most of the important stuff. There are "dozens" of things you "could" do if you were really obsessed but, let's not go there.
If your oil not that fresh, may as well dump it now. It's probably at an acid pH be now and you don't want that sitting in your motor all winter.

 

Marco told me something very interested 1" or thicker foam under the tires that act as carpet to avoid flat spots. What about fuel line freezing? Should something be put in the fuel to prevent something like that.

What about that spot in the rear that is prone to develope rust in many hondas. I dont know the exact area but it was a topic of discussion. So how can we prevent or take measures to ensure there is no water in that place, once again sorry that I dont know exactly the area which it is called.

 

You could add some fuel line anti-freeze, however with a full tank of gas, and a car with lines as new as ours, I don't forsee a problem. At least, I've never encountered a problem even with older cars stored outside.

As for the rust issue, I think I have heard somewhere that the rear arches, especially at the 1 and 2 o'clock position are susceptible to rusting. Some folk have pulled back the plastic liner on the inside of the arch and cleaned out any rocks, grit and grime that accumulates back there. There was mention of a group of people who removed the plastic completely, however, if you're not going t be driving through the "dirty" months, you should keep yours in. A blast with an air compressor should suffice.

And as for the carpets, 1.5" plus is a good measurement to go with. It's analogous to standing on the carpet barefoot. If you can feel the bare pavement, and it's bumps with barefeet through the carpet, the tires will be more susceptible to flat-spotting. The thicker the carpet, the less the chances.

'nuff said

Asif

 

Foam under the tires will also work well. If you park it in freezing conditions, a full tank of gas will be quite adequate to minimize the chance of water in the line, but putting in a bottle of gas line antifreeze won't be a bad idea either.
My car has been winter driven for 3 winters now and I have not seen that seam that rusts in most other Hondas. I think new Hondas these days no longer suffer from that disease. In any event, when you do the final wash of the year, make sure you hose down the car, including in the wheel wells and under the car. If you are realy worried about it, go over all the cracks and seams of the car with compressed air (or a leaf blower) to get as much of the moisture out as possible. As long as you don't do this when it's already freezing, the car will dry by itself anyway.
A good wax or polish will also be a good idea as Asif has already suggested.

 

Thank you Sir. I will be storing my car soon well not too soon I hope I can hold out till after my birthday (nov 17th) but if not then I shall have to drop in the new engine into my mx6 sooner than I had originally anticipated.

In regards to the bottom of the car its hard to clean under there as well as wheel wells, so you suggest just a simple spray of water and call it quits?

I also am in need of a car cover. Would you go with any regular one (proper of course) from canadian tire or shall I go and purchase the one from honda?

 

I wash my car inside my garage, so I just use the garden nozzle and blindly hold it under the car as I walk around it. Same with the wheel wells. The whole is rustproofed from the factory, so don't get too worked up about it.
The Honda cover is quite expensive. Get the appropriate sized one from Crappy Tire. Make sure that it is either "indoor" or "outdoor" depending on where you plan to leave the car. They are of different materials for each application.