What things can go wrong if a car is kept idle for more than 1 year? - Page 3 - Team-BHP

Cyrus43 · 1st November 2007, 05:01

you can give me the car for one year...dont worrk i will take good care of it...

on a more serious note...my fiat is used once a year on the 26th of jan for the fiat classic car club rally...and we never have a problem starting it up..

moralfibre · 1st November 2007, 08:47

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2. Over-inflate the tyres by 5psi more than the recommended.

Try and get 4 tripods to jack up the car. Saves your suspension too.

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4. Disconnect both the battery terminals.

Give me the battery next time. Will save you costs of replacing it each time. I'll keep it charged.

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5. Just before i hibernate my vehicle...i fill half a tank of SPEED 97....this keeps from clogging anything in the fuel lines.

Keep it to full tank. Prevents rusting of the tank too.

mithun · 25th September 2008, 14:50

When disconnecting the battery terminals, is it necessary to disconnect both the terminals OR the -ve terminal only ?

ImmortalZ · 25th September 2008, 16:38

Always disconnect both. Never a good idea to let terminals float.

Dhanmeet · 25th September 2008, 23:01

I had left my 1998 M800 idle twice for 3 months each when I went onsite. The only precautions that I took were disconnecting the battery and closing all the the vents.

There were no problems. The battery was perfect and tyres didnt jam. I got the servicing done both times, but it was purely for my satisfaction.

But 800's steering and brake definitely felt heavy after driving Pontiac G6

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ImmortalZ BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 117 View My Garage	Always disconnect both. Never a good idea to let terminals float.

25th September 2008, 23:01	#35 (permalink)
Dhanmeet Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Delhi Posts: 4	I had left my 1998 M800 idle twice for 3 months each when I went onsite. The only precautions that I took were disconnecting the battery and closing all the the vents. There were no problems. The battery was perfect and tyres didnt jam. I got the servicing done both times, but it was purely for my satisfaction. But 800's steering and brake definitely felt heavy after driving Pontiac G6