Alright, i be storing my Si for 4 years while im in the service till i can get it back out again. Question is, how should i store it. Obvisouly it will be stored inside under a car cover. I will ahve my parents check on it every 3-4 months to empty out the silica ball for moisture. Im going to remove the battery, and was looking into useing marine fog on the motor. As well as perhaps putting it on jackstands to save the tires from getting flat spots. Any other ideas. Also, im gonna treat the fuel as well so its not a harsh tank of fuel first time i fire it up again.
.well i guess you could go to the trouble to do all that...... but i would just have someone (like your parents) whom you trust to start it up and give it a little spin every so often, like couple of weeks, or couple of months, i dunno it's up to you. that way all the fluids, including gas and oil, would stay viscous and keep things lubricated, and the tires wouldn't get flat spots. where are you storing it? is it at high risk of getting stolen or broken into? i know we have to keep these things in mind, having civics and all, so consider somewhere that's safe or that can be watched often. good luck!
.Why aren't you taking it with you? Unless yer stationed on a boat you'll need a car.
.Doesn't the owners manual have some procedures like that down? Put some rags under the wiper blades so they don't stick to your windshield. Take care when your in service.
.i would leave a little bit of gas, no more than 3 gallons in there so that she can get started. u don't want that crap evaporating in ur tank and fuel lines and leaving gunky crap behind.
when u return, be sure to drain the gas tank, fill her up, and run fuel system cleaner
.When I was stationed in Japan for one year. I left my car with my parents. What I did before I left was get a oil change, filled the tank with gas, added valvoline super concentrated fuel injector cleaner,waxed the car, put paper under the wiper blades, put it on blocks, and put my OEM car cover on. What my parents did was start the car for one hour every week. The only problem they had was in the winter when the temp got below zero the battery died, but that's an easy fix. Oh, you might want to put moth balls in your car. You don't want mice to make a home in your car while you gone. Trust me, they WILL find a way in.
I see that your from Spokane, Wa. My car was stored in Coeur D' Alene, so you know what the weather is like there and how the mice are. Those little $hits found a way into my car and decided to build a nest in my glove compartment. It took a few days of hard cleaning to get the smell out.
You can have the goverment store your car, but I wouldn't trust them. You can just have your parents write a letter saying that they are storing you car and they are charging you a fee. The military will then pay you for storing your car. 8)
Oh, when I got back from Japan all I did was get the oil changed, wash the car, and fill the gas tank. I have not had a problem since I've been back. 8)
.Wow, that's a lot of smileys. That should make somebody's day really happy (if you minus the two not so smiley smileys). Oh and nice post on storage, too. *damnit, I need to post more smileys*
.I have a bad habit for posting smilies. heh I've always overdue it.
.Oh, there's nothing wrong with smileys. IMO, it makes the post more...alive, I guess. I don't really think it can be overdone...
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No wait--I take that back! *DOWN SMILEYS, DOWN!!!* j/p
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Originally Posted by StreetEuro99Alright, i be storing my Si for 4 years while im in the service till i can get it back out again. Question is, how should i store it. Obvisouly it will be stored inside under a car cover. I will ahve my parents check on it every 3-4 months to empty out the silica ball for moisture. Im going to remove the battery, and was looking into useing marine fog on the motor. As well as perhaps putting it on jackstands to save the tires from getting flat spots. Any other ideas. Also, im gonna treat the fuel as well so its not a harsh tank of fuel first time i fire it up again.dont put ur car on jacks it will screw up your springs and ur shocks
.It needs to be driven. That is really the best way to keep it fresh.
.Never heard of putting your car on jacks hurting your springs and shocks....ill have too look into that, but im pretty sure it doesnt. As for where it is being stored, i have my own private storage unit, in a monitored fenced in area. Noone but me and my parents now that it will be there either, so im not worried about theft. I store it there every winter and normally i just jack it up, put towels under the wipers, take the battery out, fresh oil change, fuel tank of gas with gas treatmentlt;you dont want to leave it half full, that allows for condinsation, which you dont want.gt; But since its long term storage, im looking at using marine fog so they dont need to go start it. I dont know if any of you are familiar with it, but its a aresol you spray into the motor then you plug your exhuast and intake. When your ready to fire it up, unplug it and it runs rough till it fires out then its just like when you left it, no condesntion in the cyclinders. So im not a newb at this, but im always looking for other ideas that i might forget. Waxing it before storage i had forgot about, glad someone mentioned it. Thanks for mentioning the part about the government paying for the storage. Ill have too look into that.
Also, as for driving it while im in, well, japan is my destination for one, and too, im trying not to spend any money while im in, and invest all the money i earn. As i have no bills, i have worked it out that when i get out i will have more than enough to buy a house and do some nice shit to the car and still have more than enough in the bank to start a good retirement fund. Priortys first, I want to retire when im 45 and i will do it. |
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