Maintenance: Not using my car

[gswordsman]

So I canceled my car insurance. I would leave it unused at least for a year or 2, I unplugged the battery, what else do I need to do when I leave the car for so long without using it?

[vgames33]

Are you unable to come start it once in a while? I recommend starting it up and letting it warm up about once a month. That should keep everything from rusting up internally.

[SLJ2137694]

Be sure to use a gasoline stabilizer such as Sta-Bil. A double dose of the product will keep your gas fresh for 2 years and I am speaking from experience. I would also fill the gas tank as full as possible to prevent condensation. Change your engine oil and filter to get any acids out of the crankcase that could attack engine bearings over time. I hope the vehicle will be stored inside a building. A car cover might be nice. Air your tires up so hopefully over time the amount of air they loose won't leave you with flat tires when you need to put it back on the road. These are just some of my thoughts and if I thought about it further I could probably come up with more.

[j cAT]

Originally Posted by gswordsman

So I canceled my car insurance. I would leave it unused at least for a year or 2, I unplugged the battery, what else do I need to do when I leave the car for so long without using it?

use 1/4in wire screen on air intake and exhaust to keep rodents out place vehicle on blocks so as to keep tires off the ground... cover/ protect tires from sunlight. put 1oz of marvel mystry oil into each cylinder,change oil.grease everything, get a good cover like a pool cover and use a silver colored cover so it will keep the heat down...use vinyl cleaner/protect on plastics........place battery in a non freezing storage area, and recharge every month or use in another vehicle as if it sits for 2years it will get damaged internally...