Is it possible to store a car for a long period of time?
Is it possible to store a Honda S2000 for 1 years? How do you properly store a car for a long period of time?
Before storage:
Have the crankcase oil and filter changed.
Have the cooling system drained flushed and CLEANED.
Have the transmission fluid and filter changed.
*Have the brake fluid changed.
Jack all four wheels off the ground and support with jack-stands.
Remove the battery and invest in a *Battery Tender and Maintainer (brand name). Store the battery in a warm dry place and hook-up the battery to the *Battery Tender and forget about it! It automatically charges and maintains the voltage without overcharging.
Look under the bonnet for the best before date:0
At the very least get the weight of the car off the tires so they don't develop flat spots that thump, and remove the battery so it can be kept in a sheltered place on a battery tender.
A few years ago I bought an old Taurus that had sat for nearly a year and a half. We knew the battery was history (in fact, it was frozen solid) so I brought a new battery. We put it in and the car started right up, worked perfectly except the tires thumped like crazy. Gasoline deterioration is not a problem in modern cars and trucks because the fuel systems are vapor sealed. Old cars let the lighter, more volatile, gasoline components evaporate and the car would be tough to start.
Country Boy mentions draining and cleaning the cooling system, a good idea if it is about due. You don't want to let exhausted coolant sit in the cooling system. However, it really is better to keep the system full of good coolant; when drained it is still wet in places and those areas will try to corrode at the edges in a process GM calls "beachheading"… A lesson learned the hard way by users of Dexcool. We see the same thing when water spots sit on iron - it rusts around the edges where air gets to it.
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Place several Bounce Dryer Sheets around interior. Park all four tires on a square pc of carpet. Battery Tender. Cover intake & exhaust with plastic bags.
Besides what is mentioned above, I would remove the spark plugs, put a teaspoon of oil in each cylinder, put the plugs back in finger tight and crank the engine over a few seconds without the plug wires on them, This will put a nice coat of oil on the cylinder walls.
Elevated so the tires do not go bad from having the a constant steady weight the car should be in a properly controlled environment where there's no humidity or variance of temperature. There should be periodic monthly motor runs to keep the engine parts in good condition and actually driving it for about an hour once a week is a good idea but if you must keep it in storage a year I suggest elevating it and keeping it in a dry place with no likelyhood of moisture so the metalic components stay unaffected over the long time frame. Often standing on concrete the tires dry out and deteriorate, and the battery may need to be re-charged before you can start the car. You should practically drain the fuel tank so it will not go bad during the winter if there's a likelihood the car will be in colder climate conditions while in storage in the winter months. Then put fresh gasoline in it and charge the batteries, check the tires for proper pressure and check for any signs of rodent infestation as this is common in large warehouse storage facilities any where.
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