Quick question about storing a car
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I put my TA away for the winter because they put loads of salt all over the roads and I'm not letting it touch my paint. The car has been in the garage for alittle over a month now. I haven't went and started it like I did last winter every week, is it bad to let the car just sit for long periods of time without starting? I know it can drain the battery but is it bad for the oil to just sit for so long?
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I put my TA away for the winter because they put loads of salt all over the roads and I'm not letting it touch my paint. The car has been in the garage for alittle over a month now. I haven't went and started it like I did last winter every week, is it bad to let the car just sit for long periods of time without starting? I know it can drain the battery but is it bad for the oil to just sit for so long?
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What is not good for the oil/engine is to start the car once a week in cold weather just to let it idle for a while. What you have done in previous years is more harmful than just leaving it sit.
I would recommend putting Stabil in the gas prior to storage.
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I did what rpm said last winter and it worked out good. I let it sit for 3 months, never started it, just left the battery unplugged and added stabil. In the spring it started up no problems like it never got put away.