well guys, i'm parking my baby until early May. I move to school on Monday and taking the Accord with me. For now my car is under the patio. I heard it's bad to leave a car out of commission for so long. I gotta try to convince my brother to get his ITR out of the garage so i can park it there. That'll be tough though. Until then it'll be outside What do i do to prepare the car for long term storage? Anything special?
For now, my baby is sleeping with 16,931 miles on the odo. Damn I'm gonna miss VTECH!

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YuppieCL
'90 Accord LX
'01 3.2CL Type S
#6487, Satin Silver, Navi, Spoiler, Comptech springs, 35% Llumar window tint, Full nose mask

 

I think you should disconnect the battery if you are leaving if for such a long time? Also make sure that there isn't a full tank of gas? Not sure if this stuff is necessary anymore, I heard of these things being done when people leave their cars for a while. Not sure why though...

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Tw1112
CL 3.0 '98 - Cleared bumper, hiper/piaa bulbs all around, PIAA 1700x fogs, and AEM CAI.

• My CL
• LA Autoshow
• SoCal Meet

 

for 2 months and over:

yeah, disconnect the battery to prevent any slow drains.

full tank to prevent condensation.

take pressure off tires by jacking up all 4 corners with something (milk crates probably won't work considering i broke one standing on it (i'm 160lbs).

if inside, keep windows opened slightly.
make sure the interior is dry.

it's also recommmended to change the oil and filter.

that's all i can think of right now.

 

in the car manual, there is a detailed section for car storage...

i also suggest get a car cover to cloth it up just in case something might fall or scratch it...

 

Good advice above. Also before you disconnect the juice make sure you have your Navi code written and saved somewhere.

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01 CL Type-S, White\Black\Navi\Comptech Springs+Sways\Burl Shifter\Guards\Smokers Package

 

YuppieCL..............think you could persuade your brother to start it once every two-four weeks and engage the air conditioning to keep the seals moist??

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CL-S Sundance Gold, TR Typhoon Wheels, Solaris 9005, guards, nose mask, V-1 & remote.
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?...493&p=31386570

 

4 months? increase your tire pressure to 60 psi. this will help to prevent weak spots on the tire because the weight of the car will be on the same tire spot for 4 entire months.

 

Better yet, sell me your CL-S Wheels...LOL


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00' Laguna Green TL w/ Navi, Rear Spoiler & Tint. Soon to have Comptech Suspension, Sways, Exhaust and 17" or 18" Wheels & Tires.

 

I would add some fuel stabilizer also to that list (on a full tank as above). Trickle charger for the battery also?

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don't click here unless you're serious

 

Car cover.

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CL-S
White/Ebony/Navi/Spoiler/Visor/Full Bra/Mud Guards/Cargo Net/Acura Car Cover/Tint 20%,35%,5% on Sun Roof, Rockford 250a2 Amp w/JL10w6 / K&N Drop in Filter. Comptech Springs. Polarg m-6.
Comptech Headers soon now that I have a JOB again. hehe

gtech 0-60 6.03 w/ 438 pound load.

 

damn i'm gonna miss my carrito.
is there like a help group for CLS owners going through withdrawl? Jayru, help me out here! damn it to hell, i dont think i can survive FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS of driving a 4 banger with like sub 120hp engine! anyway.. anyone know how much hp my 4-banger has? assuming 96k miles. great... no more pimpin'... gotta settle for the old fashioned way of doing it. "hey baby, grab your rollerblades and lets go out!"

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YuppieCL
'90 Accord LX
'01 3.2CL Type S
#6487, Satin Silver, Navi, Spoiler, Comptech springs, 35% Llumar window tint, Full nose mask

 

Hold it. Are you sure that maybe your brother or your mom won't be slappin that SS all over Kennedy Blvd or opening her up on Rte 80? I think maybe you won't even need to do anything except leave the registration with them, if you haven't already.

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01 CL Type-S, White\Black\Navi\Comptech Springs+Sways\Burl Shifter\Guards\Smokers Package

 

1 last thing
hope i dont find were your house is
j/k

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2001 acura cl type-s
comming soon
2000 accord v6 sedan
1997 4runner
1992 camaro
1993 volvo 850

 

And how on earth did you rack up that many miles?!

I'd definitely store it if I had that many miles....

 

I have nearly double that!




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Astroboy out...
2001 Acura Cl Type S: Comptech: Headers, filter, sways, springs, koni shocks, goodridge braided brake lines, full kicker system
1996 Porsche 911 Twin Turbo: H&R Springs and sways, Bilstein shocks

 

I live just a l'il north of you. You could leave it with me and I could baby sit it along side of my black CL-S! If you can get your hands on a DelTran Battery Tender for about $60, do it. It will NOT overcharge your battery.

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01 CL-S NightHawk Black/Ebony Bowling Ball Interior