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Cars by Model Type => 3rd generation RX-7's => Topic started by: C18WWN on February 16, 2012, 09:53:35 PM

Title: Leaving the car for 6 weeks
Post by: C18WWN on February 16, 2012, 09:53:35 PM
I\'m off to Ireland to work for 6 weeks and looking for advise on storage if the FD

I\'ve heard the petrol can eat the water seals if left for prolonged periods of time

Is there a away to store properly or should I get my old man to start, warm up and shut down, once or twice?
Title: Leaving the car for 6 weeks
Post by: Grant Monkhouse on February 16, 2012, 10:04:31 PM
How is petrol going to get to the water seals if the engine is turned off?

I would park the car up, remove the battery as it will go flat, lock the car up.

Probably best to leave it with hardly any fuel in it too as you will need to put some fresh fuel in when you come back.
Title: Leaving the car for 6 weeks
Post by: C18WWN on February 16, 2012, 10:25:29 PM
Fair enough, that was what I was told...
Title: Leaving the car for 6 weeks
Post by: Grant Monkhouse on February 16, 2012, 10:32:59 PM
I had my car sat not started for more than 6 weeks whilst I stripped the bodywork, fitted a kit, welding bits here and there and a full metal flake paint job. Fitted a new intercooler and radiator. Rolled it out of the garage with new oil, filter and petrol charged battery and it started straight away. New plugs too.
Title: Leaving the car for 6 weeks
Post by: DC-TYPER on February 17, 2012, 10:11:55 AM
mate, ive left the rex on the drive for a year and it still started
 
please dont flame me, im trying to get it back in a divorce battle  lol
Title: Leaving the car for 6 weeks
Post by: clive on February 17, 2012, 01:30:11 PM
Other than an alarm draining out the battery there\'s no need to worry about anything including the water seals as Grant has already said.
Title: Leaving the car for 6 weeks
Post by: kevint on February 17, 2012, 01:35:58 PM
Mine has regularly sat for more than 6 weeks over many years, never a problem other than the battery issue until I bought a CTEK XS800 charger/conditioner a couple of years ago.

Kevin
Title: Leaving the car for 6 weeks
Post by: C18WWN on February 18, 2012, 05:15:33 PM
Smashing!!!!