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Offline Manu_R32

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Need Help....
« on: 17 September 2008, 11:58 »
So the time has come for me to finally head off to uni. Make my way over to Cardiff this saturday and deffintaley looking forward to it, just not looking forward to leaving the car behind. The cars gonna be kept in a safe place, in a lockup garage over in our house in spain. One thing i was curious about is if it would be a good idea to disconnect the battery or not? The car wont really be used till about December (when i get back) and i honestly doubt my dad would use it...what about petrol too? Leave it with a full tank or just a bit of petrol?? Any help would be good  :smiley:

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Re: Need Help....
« Reply #1 on: 17 September 2008, 12:04 »
Found this for you

Up to three months
If storing a car for up to three months you should attend to the following in addition to the one month items

Hose under the wheel arches to remove accumulated mud. Wash the vehicle then polish, apply a chrome protective polish where appropriate. Let the car dry thoroughly before putting it away.
Remove the battery (Check the code of any coded radio before removing a battery lead, and you must find out if any on-board computer will be affected by having the battery disconnected for a long period of time. Refer to the vehicle owner's handbook.), clean the terminals, top up if required (if it's not a sealed for life battery) and arrange for it to be slow / trickle charged about every 4 to 6 weeks. Don't leave it where it may freeze. Some special chargers can be left on all the time.
Raise or remove the carpets if dampness is suspected and dry thoroughly.
Make sure the wiper blades are not in contact with the front or rear screens.
Empty the windscreen washer bottle.
If the vehicle is not to be parked on the public highway you should consider getting a refund on your road tax by declaring Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) on the refund application form. You can read more details on the DVLA website.You may also be able to reduce your insurance cover to fire and theft only.
If the car is in a garage, make sure that there's plenty of ventilation - gaps under the doors and a high-level air vent to promote circulation.
An alternative is to use a dehumidifier, in which case the garage should be sealed as far as possible. Dehumidifying is cheaper and probably better than heating a garage, though a dehumidifier will need a low-temperature shut-off thermostat as they can't work below about 4C. Corrosion is in fact not a problem in very cold weather, provided the car is dry and free from road salt.

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Re: Need Help....
« Reply #2 on: 17 September 2008, 12:41 »
Cardiff was one of my choices for uni this year  :cool:
What course you doing?
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Re: Need Help....
« Reply #3 on: 17 September 2008, 17:07 »
Cardiff was one of my choices for uni this year  :cool:
What course you doing?
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Business Information Systems...where you off to?  :smiley:

Thanks for the Find Jkctr!  :cool:

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Re: Need Help....
« Reply #4 on: 17 September 2008, 20:12 »
Off to birmingham to do engineering  :smiley:
Cardiff looked ace!
You been to look round?

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Re: Need Help....
« Reply #5 on: 17 September 2008, 20:14 »
Cardiff rules  :cool:

Offline whitegtidriver

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Re: Need Help....
« Reply #6 on: 17 September 2008, 21:11 »
why not bring the car  with you...
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Re: Need Help....
« Reply #7 on: 17 September 2008, 21:50 »
Wouldn't need it. I leave my car at home during college since you can just walk everywhere or get the bus. I make sure to start her up and give her a run when I'm home at weekends, as well as a clean if needed  :smiley:.
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Offline brian g

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Re: Need Help....
« Reply #8 on: 17 September 2008, 22:08 »
when going on holiday earlier this year I thought i'd remove the battery
the alarm went off as soon as i disconnected it and I put it straight back on to stop it :embarassed:
don't know how long it would've went for, of course it's an anti jacking system from the alarm don't know if that feature can be switched off

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Re: Need Help....
« Reply #9 on: 17 September 2008, 22:14 »
When storing the car for that lenght of time I would disconnect the battery. If you can't jack up the car so that all the wheels are off the floor then overinflate your tyres. That prevents flat spots from occuring in the tyres.

As for fuel, fill the tank up with petrol as this will prevent rusting in the fuel system because of water vapour. Our US partners add a fuel stabiliser to the petrol when storing the car over winter but that shouldn't be necessary for you. Be aware that the fuel will deterioate during storage and it's octane level will drop!
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