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garaging my 318is baur....
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:38 pm
by gman1
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..
Re: garaging my 318is baur....
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:43 pm
by Morat
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!
Re: garaging my 318is baur....
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:40 pm
by magpie
leave the hand brake off.
Re: garaging my 318is baur....
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 12:39 am
by Morat
Very good point!
Re: garaging my 318is baur....
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:52 pm
by gman1
Cheers guys.....
all points noted..
Re: garaging my 318is baur....
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 9:03 pm
by Topblag
Brim all fluids in the car, fuel, screen wash, coolant etc, leaves less room for condensation to build up.
Re: garaging my 318is baur....
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:46 pm
by G-Bear
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...
Re: garaging my 318is baur....
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 12:06 pm
by ah
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...
Service indicator lights on your dashboard (batteries)
Re: garaging my 318is baur....
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 2:51 pm
by G-Bear
ah wrote: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...
Service indicator lights on your dashboard (batteries)
Cheers
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..