winter storage tips??
 

Well, the time to put away my 2012 GT Premium Convert. will unfortunately soon be upon us.
I plan to park my baby in a heated (but not too heated) garage where the temp stays around 5-8 degrees C.
I also plan to spark 'er up say maybe once every couple weeks just to hear the car run and move the oil around some. I also plan to add fuel stabilizer to a full tank of premium fuel before I put her away. I am contemplating a car cover but am not sure on whether or not that's a good idea.
I'll be parking my other vehicle in the same garage, which means opening the garage door daily,but not for long, even on those frosty -35 days.

Anyway, I'm looking for tips on what else I should do to my baby before I park her this way for the winter.

Any ideas/suggestions/tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

I hate this topic... but here ya go! 10 or so pages of sadness...:bleh:

Well personally I change the oil the day before storing it in the garage, and yes I change it again in spring, as soon as the car comes out again. To store it, I fill the tank right full with stabil added to it, and run the mixture through the system by driving it for 10 minutes or so. I open the drivers door and then pull the battery while the door is open, this way when I shut the door the window doesn't snug up, and I can get into it again without breaking a window. The alternative to this is to keep the hood unlatched so you can put the battery in without opening the door to open the hood (i'm always worried someone will accidently close the hood on me, so that's the reason for my method).
Anyway, here's a link to a thread that covers everything, and you'll notice that most people recommend not starting the car from time to time...

https://www.cmoc.ca/general-mustang-...storage-14257/

You beat me too it....I guess it took me too long to type. :LOL:

Thanks guys, I don't know how I missed it.
Lots of conflicting information there....seems like everyone just does whatever works for them!

Mines gonna sit in the driveway uncovered all winter :(, no garage, probably will get some snow driving in too!

Hi, I stored my 67 camaro for 25 winters. Fill the tank. Fresh oil is good. Car cover is good, cheap one is fine, you are just keeping the dust off. Start it every couple of weeks, let it warm up. If the driveway is clear of salt and snow, pull it out turn it around and back it in. The point of that is to avoid flat spots developing in the tires. Simple really.

With the tires these days you don't have to worry about flat spots if your only storing for the winter. If you were storing long term, then yes, but putting it up on jack stands with alleviate that problem. It's your choice, but starting it up is a bad idea in my opinion. After the things I have heard about condensation build up in the entire exhaust system causing it to rot out, due to the quick temp change I wouldn't chance it myself.

X2 on the starting up point. This is NOT a good idea. The exhaust system heats up, then water condences on (and in) the entire system. It will rot out in no time. Your cat's will plug up too.

I made this mistake the 1st (and only) year I put mine away. I'd got the rotten eggs smell. I did some homework on this subject.

Now I change the oil, wash, cover and park until spring.

First of all look around and see all the muffler shops that are no longer in business because most cars, Mustangs included have STAINLESS STEEL exhaust systems. Mechanical devices hate non use, start it up !
I work in a new car shipping yard and yes modern tires develop flat spots, from sitting, particularly performance tires, in as little as a month of sitting.