Hi all..
Happy new year to you all......
Just after abit of advise,ive just taken my 318is baur off the road(that said i havent used it much all summer....as the weather has been so bad)...so will be layed up in my garage until begining of may...
what iz tge best way to store..battey disconneted??/axel stands??...covered??....ect..
garaging my 318is baur....
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Morat
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I Would leave the battery connected (so you don't flatten the SI batteries and start them leaking) but hooked up to a trickle charger/conditioner.
Put the car up on axle stands if you like, if your tyres stay pumped up I don't think it matters a huge amount - but don't leave the wheels dangling.
If you have a good quality car cover, use it by all means to keep dust off - but make sure you're not trapping moisture against the car. I'd leave the car a few days to dry out before covering it.
Of course, you'll be giving it a good wax a polish before storage - including getting any road salt off the underside ;)
Enjoy!
Put the car up on axle stands if you like, if your tyres stay pumped up I don't think it matters a huge amount - but don't leave the wheels dangling.
If you have a good quality car cover, use it by all means to keep dust off - but make sure you're not trapping moisture against the car. I'd leave the car a few days to dry out before covering it.
Of course, you'll be giving it a good wax a polish before storage - including getting any road salt off the underside ;)
Enjoy!
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leave the hand brake off.
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Very good point!
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Cheers guys.....
all points noted..
all points noted..
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Brim all fluids in the car, fuel, screen wash, coolant etc, leaves less room for condensation to build up.
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All these things I didn't do before garaging my is last August. How long does it take for the SI batteries to drain and leak? I disconnected the battery.
Not too familiar as to what the SI batteries are, I read bits in previous posts but not really grasped much. Had a quick look on wiki and the Bentley manual and could fine anything...
Not too familiar as to what the SI batteries are, I read bits in previous posts but not really grasped much. Had a quick look on wiki and the Bentley manual and could fine anything...
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Service indicator lights on your dashboard (batteries)G-Bear wrote:All these things I didn't do before garaging my is last August. How long does it take for the SI batteries to drain and leak? I disconnected the battery.
Not too familiar as to what the SI batteries are, I read bits in previous posts but not really grasped much. Had a quick look on wiki and the Bentley manual and could fine anything...
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Cheersah wrote:Service indicator lights on your dashboard (batteries)G-Bear wrote:All these things I didn't do before garaging my is last August. How long does it take for the SI batteries to drain and leak? I disconnected the battery.
Not too familiar as to what the SI batteries are, I read bits in previous posts but not really grasped much. Had a quick look on wiki and the Bentley manual and could fine anything...
Ah yes, they're behind the dials display cluster? So shouldn't have an effect on it starting? I look them up now I know what SI stands for..