stejus

I have my CL-S in storage (since Dec 5th) due to early winter here in MA. I have it garaged and I just charged up the battery.

Should I start it and let it idle for about 1/2 hour or so or let it sit till mid April?

Chaptorial

Start it up and drive it around! She needs to breath dammit!

Two months is waaay too much time to be without your CL.

18anatak

Start it!

berny

definitely starting it is the best solution to your problem buddy

paulff3

Should start it at least once a month and let it run for 10 minutes. Put extra air in the tires, too so they do not flat spot. And, fill up the tank.

spdy0001

Had my car parked for the last 1.5months but I finally drove it to work today and boy do I have a big smile on my face

1killercls

I dunno how you guys do that...just put your car away for a few months....

Smitty

My car has been parked since November... ran it Christmas Eve for a few runs, parked it, started it up the 2nd week of Jan. and she has been sitting since in the nice warm garage under her car cover...

you have the option of disconnecting the battery and jacking the car up so the tires are not touching the ground if you wish to store it for longer periods than 3 months...

Scooter

jack it up, and you won't let yer springs settle to pimp height

dufus!!!

stejus

I wasn't sure if starting it would help or not. I don't want to do more harm than good so I figured I'd ask. I know idling is not the best for engines but in this case I think re-coating the engine parts with oil will be helpful. I do have a full tank, with gas preserver, and the tires have been inflated to 40 PSI.

Will a 20 minute idle dry out any moisture that formed during the idle?

It's tough to store this car in the Winter, but I'm glad I do. I can't stand the salt and dirt hitting the car on my commute. To make matters worse, there's little opportunity to wash them thoroughly.

The real test will be how to control my "impulse" once I start it and hear the exhaust roar in my garage. I figure if I get in the car with the cover still on (for the most part), this will keep me off the road.

stejus

Just prior to putting car into storage I had CT Springs put on. I'm hoping this 4 month "car nap" will drop those CT's even further

Crazy Bimmer

from what i have read, if you dont drive the car for 30min then dont even bother starting it. I heard idling is bad, better off driving it around the block a few times.


Also make sure there are no animals living under the hood :o

SiGGy

LOL, right. Sometimes when I read these posts I think I own a Ferrari. Then I remember I own a Honda

Depreciation on our rides monthly is more than what it costs to store it.

stejus

When you have a "Winter UNIT" available and enough garage space available, why bother driving a nice new car in the winter (especially in the snow belt).

Shawn S

Drive the BITCH……It’s an Acura, not a Ferrari.
I never understood the concept of PARKING a FWD vehicle for the winter.

Shawn S

And then in another thread we have a guy with a RWD Cobra wanting snow tires.

Red-CL

I never park mine for more than a month at a time without driving it for about a day.

Start it.

I can tell you that the longer you let it sit, the longer it'll run like shit. (not bad but definately not what you're used to).

stejus

The Acura paint sucks and we all know it. I'm just trying to keep the 03 looking new as long as I can. I hear stones and pebbles hitting my front end (on the Trooper) every day. I cant imagine what my CL would look like after getting a daily sand blast and salt on occasion. :shakehd:

Shawn S

I see your point, but it’s gonna get chips in the summertime too if you drive on the highways.
And if you wanted, you could get your hood painted EVERY YEAR and it would still be cheaper then owning and maintaining a second vehicle.

paulff3

The "roar" of the engine. We're talking about a CL, right?

evilstorm

my engine roars as well

mattg

Scrib

dallison

i did that the other day b/c there are a lot of cats and squirells around.
everything looked all clear

dallison

just don't let us catch you with a beater car!!! you will never hear the end of it

GreenMonster

Yep, that's what I've heard too. If you're not going to get it up to operating temperture, it's probably not worth starting up.

dfreder371

No matter how you look at it, there are going to be some intake valves and some exhaust valves left open for long periods of time here. Moisture will form and condense, corroding the cylinder walls. And through the oil breather (I think we have one), moisture will condense in the oil.

This is not good.

The car should be driven, and driven hard after reaching operating temperature to get this moisture to evaporate out of the engine, and I would say at least 30 minutes like Jesal said

Engines that are not used on a regurlar basis are done more harm than good. Here is a story. This took place about 1990:

While going on with the never ending flying lessons, me and the instructor stopped at an airport and found a fairly good looking 1960 Piper Cherokee, and it was for sale. I looked at the Hobbs meter and it was showing only about 200 hours on it, which is really low time. This would be like having a 1960 mustang car with 2000 miles on it today.

I remarked to Ray "Gosh, this would be a really good buy. Look at that low time!"

Ray said "I wouldn't touch it. The engine hasn't been run enough. That engine will have all kinds of internal corrosion issues."

Sitting outside for 30 years, I had to conclude that he was probably right.

Now go drive that thing.

musclehead

Damn, showoff the pimp ride, not hide it!