{"id":1095,"date":"2024-10-18T05:44:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T02:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2024-10-18T05:44:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T02:44:03","slug":"long-term-car-storage-protect-your-car-during-long-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/long-term-car-storage-protect-your-car-during-long-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Term Car Storage: Protect your car during long storage"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are not going to use your car for over a month, store it appropriately to avoid unnecessary damages when you return. Follow the following steps to ensure your car remains in top condition:[tweetthis display_mode=”button_link”]Protect your car during long storage [\/tweetthis]<\/span><\/p>\n

?<\/span> Fill the gas tank to prevent condensation from building up in the gas tank. Add a fuel stabilizer and drive the car around a bit to disperse the additive to engine parts.<\/span><\/p>\n

?<\/span> Wash and wax the car thoroughly to protect the paint.<\/span><\/p>\n

?<\/span> Place a vapor boundary on your garage floor. A 4-mil polyethylene paper will do.<\/span><\/p>\n

?<\/span> Disengage the parking brake to keep away from brake corrosion.<\/span><\/p>\n

?<\/span> Put the car on jack stands to take the weight of the vehicle off the wheels.<\/span><\/p>\n

?<\/span> Disconnect and remove the battery to keep it from discharging. Place the battery on a trickle-charger. <\/span><\/p>\n

?<\/span> Alternatively slowly discharge the battery using a small light-bulb, and afterward recharge it with a low-volt charger.<\/span><\/p>\n

?<\/span> Plug the exhaust pipe with a cloth to keep moisture from infiltrating into it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you are not going to use your car for over a month, store it appropriately to avoid unnecessary damages when you return. Follow the following steps to ensure your car remains in top condition:[tweetthis display_mode=”button_link”]Protect your car during long storage [\/tweetthis] ? Fill the gas tank to prevent condensation from building up in the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1660],"tags":[1667,1669,1672,1665,1671,1670,1673,1666,1668],"class_list":["post-1095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maintenance","tag-avoid-unnecessary-damages","tag-disengage-the-parking-brake","tag-keep-car-battery-from-discharging","tag-long-term-storage","tag-place-the-battery-on-a-trickle-charger","tag-prevent-brake-corrosion","tag-protect-your-car-during-long-storage","tag-protecting-your-cars-paint","tag-wash-and-wax-the-car"],"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pej6K6-hF","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-content\/uploads\/Long-storage-magaripoa.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}