crw

A few posts I have read lately on this forum and other sources (podcasts) seem to suggest:

- starting the car up monthly with the AC to keep seals fresh and coat engine internals with oil to avoid corrosion

- Y or N

- if Y, how long, 30 min, if not of the road, then just idling

- More harm than good on a car the is stored for lets say 3 to 4 months?

Cactus

Not really good but I'm sure a lot of people do it that way.

SC2993

Where you live does not have at least one good weather day to take your car out for a drive over the entire winter?

abiazis

Drive the car around the neighborhood until it heats up at least once a month if stored......WAY better for the car versus sitting still for months.......helps avoid leaks from various systems, i.e. AC seals, steering rack, engine gaskets drying, etc and moves lubricants around.....if roads have salt/dirt/snow....rinse it off after the drive......

KNS

Either drive and get it up to temperature for a while or leave it be.

Nurburger

All of my cars hibernate on battery tenders once any salt gets spread here in MI. They sit motionless (heated garage) until the spring rains wash the salt away. The only thing I make sure to do is pull the DME and build oil pressure before the first start.

Never had an issue.

71-3.0-911

This. Had my car for quite a while now and this is my yearly routine. Never an issue. While I don't mind rain and weather with my 993, once the magnesium chloride comes out, no way.

crw

I think I'll let it sit on a tender until April.

Here in the Buffalo area the stuff they put on the roads is pretty bad - brine + salt.

71-3.0-911

Yep. Not a big deal. Best advice is to just change the oil before putting it to bed for the winter.

Onami

Good call. I started one of my motorcycles up one winter long ago and about an hour after I shut it down I went out to put the cover on and it was soaking wet with condensation. Never did that again (about an hour from Buffalo).

alsamrob4

There is a very good thread on here that I followed and it hasn't let me down. We have salt happy road crews here as well, so once it's hibernated, there's no driving. Usually sits for 3-4 months with no issue
1. Oil change;
2. Full clean/detail:
3. Top off fuel, with a marine fuel stabilizer added;
4. Increase air pressure in tires;
5. Pads under tires to prevent/minimize flat spots
6. Battery tender connected;
7. Damp rid in cabin
8. Cover on
9. Drier sheets/moth ***** under car for mice deterrent.
First start in spring, remove DME to build oil pressure.

996scott

Once mine goes to bed for the winter I cover it and put the tender on and never start it until spring. No issues in 12+ yrs.

ginch

Same!

HalfGerman

Not mentioned earlier, but I am not driving my car on summer tires at 32 F or colder, clear roads or not. She waits until spring.

PRSWILL

Mine is tucked away in a a car condo behind 4 rows of other cars. no chance I can even get to it until spring.