hey guys,

so my car will be sitting, unused and unmoved in a secure garage for 5 weeks. it will not be started either. any prep you guys recommend for the car sitting for this long? should i unhook the battery? let me know!

 

Nope. Do nothing. I leave mine for 60-90 days without touching it.

 

Turn off lights and anything else that may draw power.

Might be a good idea to have at least a 1/2 tank of gas.

It isn't like you are leaving it for over a winter or longer.

 

Would it be ok to unplug the battery?

 

When I was on vacation last summer all I did was put the carcover on. It
too was locked in my garage/secured. Other than that it won't require any
special prep for just five weeks!

 

clean it out, do that for sure. anything else isnt needed. 5 weeks is nothing. if you unplug the battery it resets alot of things ive hear, but im not sure. just clean it out

 

would the tires develop any flat spots? i have to keep my car garaged and unused for like a month and was wondering if i need to fill my tires up to like 39 psi...

also, what things do disconnecting the battery reset?

 

it will be fine no worries

 

Go ahead and unconnect the battery. Waste of you're time but hey you seem oblivous to whats needed so oh well. Worst case scenerio you come home car doesnt start. You get a jump or trickle charge the battery and you're good to go.

 

Wow


What crawled up your butt?

 

5 weeks is not a long time. 90 days is the cut off point where you start worrying about the battery, fuel, and tires. When I put my GTO up for the winter (Nov-Mar) I fill the tank, put in Stabil (fuel stabilizer), change the oil, inflate tires to 40lb, put a Battery Tender on the battery, and put the car cover on. Then I jack it up and put wheeled dollies under the wheels and push it to the corner of the garage. For 5 weeks, NONE of that is necessary. Disconnecting the battery will clear all the radio stations, stop the clock, turn off the alarm (I would leave unlocked anyway) ,and probably reset the ECU which has memorized how you drive.

 

no kidding. what on earth gave you the inclination to think i'm oblivious?

 

hey i remember reading someone saying tire developing flat spots i'm pretty sure cause of most tires being radial now the dont develop flat spots

 

i dont know if that is true because my buddys s10 sat for a while and it got flat spots i guess it depends on the tire but that is interesting

 

I believe flat-spotting is more common on high performance tires. Many balancing instructions require the tire to be recently driven before balancing...

One idea for your first start-up after the long sit... Pull the fuel injector fuse (driver's kick panel) and turn the engine over for several seconds. This allows the engine to spin at a lower RPM without starting and primes the chain tensioners and anywhere else the oil pump squirts. My Q frequently sits for a week or so at a time, so I do this before starting it... same for the first start after an oil change. Maybe a little ****, but what the hell.

Heath