Oi Garage Queens!

karbonkid · 29-10-2010, 09:13 PM

For those of you who store over winter time

, curious to know how far you go to prepare for a long term store (say 4-6+ months).
Usual stuff of over inflating tyres/ rolling car every so often (aprox. 30 days), run car upto temp/ rolling road session (aprox. 30day), conditioning battery or even taking out + conditioning, fill fuel tank to brim etc But... Do you go as far as changing engine oil before sitting idle for the whole period?

TANKSLAPPER · 29-10-2010, 10:09 PM

Garage Queen !

You need to ask Alex "Silverbullet" he's the biggest queen other than Glendog

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cslgirl · 29-10-2010, 10:13 PM

Mine is on a SORN from the end of this month

Need to sort something out with the battery as if you leave it more than 2 weeks, it won't start. And it is relatively new, and a larger one. Husband was going to get some charger thing for it to stop battery going dead. Give it a good clean and away she goes.... that was all...

**glendog74** · 29-10-2010, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cslgirl

Mine is on a SORN from the end of this month

Need to sort something out with the battery as if you leave it more than 2 weeks, it won't start. And it is relatively new, and a larger one. Husband was going to get some charger thing for it to stop battery going dead. Give it a good clean and away she goes.... that was all...

You need one of these Lesa:

CTEK XS 3600

**mickaldo** · 29-10-2010, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by cslgirl

Mine is on a SORN from the end of this month

Need to sort something out with the battery as if you leave it more than 2 weeks, it won't start. And it is relatively new, and a larger one. Husband was going to get some charger thing for it to stop battery going dead. Give it a good clean and away she goes.... that was all...

get yourself an optimate usually for bikes but has an option for cars puts charge in the battery as and when its needed. mines on the car now as i smashed my race bike up in almeria two weeks ago.

cslgirl · 29-10-2010, 10:37 PM

Cheers guys! Will do!

Anything else I should do you think? Or get him indoors to do? I don't intend on driving her again until April.. feck that hurts me to say that. I may not hold out that long.

Dave1800BDA · 29-10-2010, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by cslgirl

Cheers guys! Will do!

Anything else I should do you think? Or get him indoors to do? I don't intend on driving her again until April.. feck that hurts me to say that. I may not hold out that long.

try not to leave tooooo much fuel in for a long period of time, modern day fuels leave a sediment in the bottom of the tank etc if left, almost turning to a gel

**glendog74** · 29-10-2010, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TANKSLAPPER

Garage Queen !

You need to ask Alex "Silverbullet" he's the biggest queen other than Glendog

T$

**lees csl** · 09-12-2010, 08:40 PM

I take my csl off the road end of September till end of march i don't have a garage i have a waterproof cover I over inflate tyres buy 10psi and put half a tank of fuel in. I start the csl up for an hour every three weeks move it backwards and forwards if possible. Up to now not had any problems only brake discs bit rusty

**glendog74** · 09-12-2010, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by lees csl

I take my csl off the road end of September till end of march i don't have a garage i have a waterproof cover I over inflate tyres buy 10psi and put half a tank of fuel in. I start the csl up for an hour every three weeks move it backwards and forwards if possible. Up to now not had any problems only brake discs bit rusty

Idling for an hour?

29-10-2010, 09:13 PM	#1
karbonkid S6, Sport On, Traction Off Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sussex Posts: 1,912 Casino cash: $10231	Oi Garage Queens! For those of you who store over winter time , curious to know how far you go to prepare for a long term store (say 4-6+ months). Usual stuff of over inflating tyres/ rolling car every so often (aprox. 30 days), run car upto temp/ rolling road session (aprox. 30day), conditioning battery or even taking out + conditioning, fill fuel tank to brim etc But... Do you go as far as changing engine oil before sitting idle for the whole period? __________________ Last edited by karbonkid; 29-10-2010 at 09:16 PM.

29-10-2010, 10:09 PM	#2
TANKSLAPPER S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 801 Casino cash: $8979	Garage Queen ! You need to ask Alex "Silverbullet" he's the biggest queen other than Glendog T$ __________________ Club Tankslapper: No doughnuts or wingnuts, if but’s, and monkey nuts. It's not a proper accident until you eat hospital food

09-12-2010, 08:40 PM	#9
lees csl S2 - Picking it up Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: chorley Posts: 58 Casino cash: $3056	laying csl up for winter I take my csl off the road end of September till end of march i don't have a garage i have a waterproof cover I over inflate tyres buy 10psi and put half a tank of fuel in. I start the csl up for an hour every three weeks move it backwards and forwards if possible. Up to now not had any problems only brake discs bit rusty

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29-10-2010, 10:13 PM	#3
cslgirl S6, Sport On, Traction Off Simon Champion! Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,500 Casino cash: $33404	Mine is on a SORN from the end of this month Need to sort something out with the battery as if you leave it more than 2 weeks, it won't start. And it is relatively new, and a larger one. Husband was going to get some charger thing for it to stop battery going dead. Give it a good clean and away she goes.... that was all...

29-10-2010, 10:37 PM	#6
cslgirl S6, Sport On, Traction Off Simon Champion! Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,500 Casino cash: $33404	Cheers guys! Will do! Anything else I should do you think? Or get him indoors to do? I don't intend on driving her again until April.. feck that hurts me to say that. I may not hold out that long.