Whats up guys, leaving for the Philippines soon and will be gone a month. The EP will be sitting in the garage, any tips for storage? I already have a full tank of gas and cracked the windows opened a bit. Anything else? Input is appreciated, thanks in advance.

 

the car will blow up if you don't store it at 72°F.

Dude, a month isn't long term storage.

 

have someone start the car and let it run for a bit. so the liquids stay mixed. or not, im just a newb.

 

disconnect the battery

 

Yep, Just disconnect the negative terminal on the battery, and job done.

The rest is fine, put it this way,

I haven't driven, or moved my car for 1 year, and put on a lightweight battery a few weeks back, and it started up and ran perfect lol.

 

You could add some fuel stabilizer to the gas tank, but it's probably not necessary for just a month. If I haven't driven my car for a while, I'll just pop the hatch and push up/down on the suspension to mix up the gas a little bit

 

Thanks guys!

 

Oh here's another recommendation...fix your rear bumper and get some different wheels

 

Put a cover on it?

 

nice car

 

It's going to be in a garage.

 

lol, just park it man.

But seriously, get a bumper.

 

only thing i'd do is disconnect the battery terminal unless it's a reasonably new battery (<2 yrs). If its the stock battery on an 02-03 it might die if left for a month.

 

All I do with my Rsx while I'm at school is just leave it with enough gas to get to a gas station.

 

yeah gas has a shelf life of three months. definitely disconnect the battery. Most modern cars will run a battery down in a week or two just keeping the programming alive in all the FRED's (F-ing Ridiculous Electronic Devices).

 

raise your window wipers
if you got jacks, put the entire car on jacks to prevent flat spots
top off all fluids
if i remember honda manual says put car in reverse gear? not sure but there are some tips in your manual

 

Yeah I just looked in the manual for my civic and it definitely says that.

It says to:
fill the fuel tank
Change the oil and filter
Wash and dry exterior
clean interior
Put in reverse or park (parking brake off)
leave one window cracked
disconnect the battery
support wiper blades with a rag
Lube all seals
wax car
run engine periodically if possible

 

Something that they do on the boats and trucks that brand new cars come in on to prevent flat spots... They inflate the tires to about 80psi. Your choice on this one.