Coolant: I don't worry about that, I use EVANS NPG+, no water to cause corrosion. The best approach if you use EG would be to do a good flush and refill to your particuliaar EG MFG specifications. It is best not to start the engine every week or month. Why you ask?
You won't run it long enough or hot enough to burn off any moisture that has collected in the engine or exhaust, plus you have to refog the engine.

 

k... cool... so how do I fog the engine then?

 

I would fog a rotary by pulling the plugs a spraying a good shot on each rotor face and then reinstalling the plugs.

 

Fresh oil, fresh coolant, fresh tank of gas with fuel stabilizer, car cover, moth *****, armor-all the interior, wax exterior, shine up tires and all rubber hoses/door gaskets, put car up on jack stands/blocks, disconnect battery and/or trickle charge, engine detailer or wax(prevents hoses from cracking), lube hinges/locks,

Engine fog(you'll need to remove plug, fog engine, and rotate with wrench on accessory or pulley nut, otherwise you are fogging 1/3 of engine)
http://www.falconsafety.com/nautica/n2fg.html
http://www.stant.com/brochure.cfm?br...ocation_id=408

Engine detailer:
http://waxdepot.safeshopper.com/65/315.htm?745
http://midwayautosupply.com/detailed...ption.asp?1079

Gas(fuel stabilizer):
http://www.stant.com/brochure.cfm?br...ocation_id=408
http://www.goldeagle.com/sta-bil/faqs.htm

Can't go wrong with the full range of products from:
http://www.crcindustries.com/

And, get seafoam at napa:
edit: hate when links don't work, lets try again:
http://www.seafoamsales.com/motorTuneUpTechDiesel.htm

Did I miss anything?

 

I would skip the armor-all (HACK PRODUCT IMHO) and use 303 Aerospace protectant.
http://www.properautocare.com/303-16.html

For waxing and detailing info:
http://autopia.ws/forums/forumdisplay.php?forumid=3

 

Woohoo!! thanks guys!

too bad I have to put my car away for sooooo long, but atleast it'll be sweet when I pull it out again!!

 

OK, 8 days til mine goes into storage.

So, fogging oil will stop rust and seizure... cool

But what about the dreaded carbon we all hate so, so much? I don't wanna start the car up next spring, drive it around and have the engine go POP in the middle of august.... .

Does the fogging oil stop the carbon from hardening around the apex seals and such?

 

Good question, I don't know the answer? RETED?

 

why are all of you storing your cars so soon

Your making me worried..but then again..my GF drives when its snowing

 

Oh, I'm storing it for college... freshman year so this is my first time.

I've driven in the past 2 winters though... no problems

Yeah, HAILERS or RETed or anyone got some advice on anti-carb0n from storing?

 

what about if your storing the car, but it's close by so you can start it every week? Would you have to do all this stuff?

 

Better to lay it up and not start it.

 

^^^

 

so I'm gonna be staying in an apartment in the winter months, and it's going to be in a carport all winter.

What would be the problem with just putting it on jackstands with the tires just barely resting on the ground? And for the engine/everything else, just starting that biotch up and running the motor for maybe 15 minutes once a week? If that's a problem, how about running it even longer?

 

And probably cheaper in the long run....

 

Me too!!

('cept I'm going to university... 1st year engineering...)

 

The prob with a 15 minute start-up is that the engine does not get hot enough to get rid of all the moisture that will instantly condense in your exhaust system. You also need to get all the fluids nice and hot to drive out the moisture that is present in the sumps. Better to remove the battery, keep it charged and do a full start-up in the spring. Plus you would need to refog the engine after every start-up for maximum protection.

 

Errr... i meant UNIVERSITY, engineering as well...

OK, but what about the CARBON!?!?

 

Yeah, I figured you meant that... silly backwards americans...

Crazy.... I always thought you were older than me.... who knew....

 

OK, c'mon, SOMEONE has to know how to prevent the carbon build up... don't make me start a new thread..

 

Why is everyone worrying about carbon buildup during storage? Its more likely to happen while you are driving the car
Just run a couple bottles of quality FI/topend cleaner a few tanks before storage, and don't worry about it. The 'engine foam' will keep everything from sticking for long term storage. It may even loosen up some of the carbon. Your car might run better after storage. Think of it as a 6 month ATF treatment.

Either you're gonna put the car in storage long term or not. Running the car weekly/monthly isn't storage. If your gonna run the car weekly, take it for a long ride, top off fluids/gas, and put it away for another week. That isn't storage. Thats a weekend driver

 

this is y i love florida. no emissions tests. can kill ricers 365 days a year. (well when your car is running) i dont like it in CA. if you mod your intake and dont have a sticker for it you get a ticket. if you lower your car or put on a kit and it is lower than stock you get a ticket. cops are dicks out there. thats y i love Florida "the ricer state."

 

Carbon buildup only occurs when the car burns fuel. Hence unburnt hydrocarbons stick to your rotor surfaces, apex seals intake, ect when you drive like a grandma. The best way to prevent carbonbuildup is to change your oil, put fresh gas in the car, take the car out for one last redline and put stay-bil in your gas tank. It might be a good idea to have someone start the car and let it idle for about 5 minutes each week.

 

I'm about ready to just pay someone who knows what they're doing, and have them do it for me.