Winter preparation...

[Enes]

Give your suggestions for winter preparations.

what do you do to assure your car gets throu winter fine while it is in storage.


1. put it on jack stands just enough so that full weight is not on shocks.
2. make sure i have good coolant in it.
3. drain oil.
4. remove batery and put it in the house
5. remove radio face plate that is lcd


Reason i leave coolant in it is so that it doesn't dry up and leave residue on water pump/radiator. While its wet it keeps all the minerals/residue in liquid form.
Coolant system is fully seald so it should be still there when you go to drain it.

Reason i drain oil is because it breaks down over time and it can clog and leave sludge in the botom of the oil pan.

batery/faceplate is due to cold. i don't want the batery to go dead and lcd to break due to cold.

-E

[Kracka]

Draining your engine oil leaving the crankcase empty is a bad idea. Today's conventional oils are fine for 6 months or more, synthetics are good for a year or more. It is best to have fresh oil in for storage, and then to drain it and replace with fresh oil again after the initial start-up for the spring.

[Onefast99gsx]

I understand everything on your list except for the draining the oil part. I understand your reasoning however I don't think it's good to not having anything in their period. Metals that are subject to oils at all times are resistant to rust but when they become dry they can surface rust. Get some warm-cold-warm-cold days throughout the winter and there you have moisture to ad to the rustation process. Personally, i'd leave it in and then come spring just before you're gonna drive it, then drain it and change maybe even run a can of Motor-flush through it at the same time.

My .02 worth.

[Kracka]

If you aren't able to put your car on jackstands, inflating the tires to 40-45psi is fine to help prevent flat-spotting. Also, I like to stuff rags in my exhast tip(s) and put a plastic bag over my air filter.

[Enes]

You guys know that oil doesn't touch much of the rotating items if its sitting there crank is above the oil level maybe 2 or none of the lobes are touching oil thats it. everything else only has whatever residue is on it when you shut off the car and after its drained.

-E

[Kracka]

You guys know that oil doesn't touch much of the rotating items if its sitting there crank is above the oil level maybe 2 or none of the lobes are touching oil thats it. everything else only has whatever residue is on it when you shut off the car and after its drained.

-E

Gee, I wasn't aware of how an engine or engine oil works...come on Enes!

[Onefast99gsx]

Put about 2+ galls or so of oil in, the 'ol lobes will be touching then. :) J/kidding. Putting something over the tail pipe was a good idea. Anywhere mice can get into is where you want to block off. Vents, etc..

[A//// Guy]

Your pan could develop surface rust as well... I would leave oil in it, and any residue that does build up will just mix up and fluch out with the next oil/filter change.

[Enes]

no diss to any old timers or current honda owners

[Outlaw1]

Personally, i'd leave it in and then come spring just before you're gonna drive it, then drain it and change maybe even run a can of Motor-flush through it at the same time.

My .02 worth.
I don't know if engine flushes have advanced much in the last ten years, last time I used this stuff it was about the same as pouring a quart of diesel in the crankcase. I wouldn't use any of that stuff.