gonna leave my car for 3 months, what can I do ?

[ptt1404]

I gonna go oversea for a while, any suggestion to get my car be ready when I back home guys?

[catric69]

What region of the country are you in? One thing I would do is inflate the tires to the MAX PSI stated by the manufacturer.

have someone start it up once in a while like once a week

[tengiday]

Originally Posted by -Kenny-

have someone start it up once in a while like once a week

Can I add that ... and drive it at least 15 mins?

[darksparkz]

Nah, no need to start up once a week if you have a battery tender. inflate tires, change oil, cover intake & exhaust holes. 3 months isn't much to overhaul storage. use a car cover if you must.

[ptt1404]

Originally Posted by darksparkz

Nah, no need to start up once a week if you have a battery tender. inflate tires, change oil, cover intake & exhaust holes. 3 months isn't much to overhaul storage. use a car cover if you must.

my dad would be please to engine it once a week, do i need to cover it, heard a story that your car will be stinked when u use car cover for a long time

[CamrySExxx]

3 Months is not much.

Just clean your car on the inside, throw a box or two of baking soda to reduce odour.
Get some fuel stabilizer for your gas tank. Fill your tank to prevent condensation+rust.
Over inflate your tires to reduce flat spots.
If you want hook your battery up to a trickle charger. or just disconnect it all together.
Fresh oil change if you want but you can get away without it

[judge34411]

If your dad will take it on the highway for 30mins a week its all you need. If he cannot at least add the fuel stab as above. No need to overfill tires with modern tires. Just make sure they are at right pressure. It is only 3 months. More than covering car is what is underneath for rust on brakes. Make sure if it sits no humid ground.

[gdanaher]

+1
The important things are to have a full tank with stabilizer and to have a trickle charger on the battery or disconnect it. Thee are a few things on the car that draw a very low current and over time they will drain the battery if connected and no charging is present.

[Tobeit]

Depends where you store your car...inside or outside? As others said, 3 months is not much and in particular when stored in a dry, not freezing garage...my main concern would be tire flat spots and battery. My battery drained within 6 weeks standing in a cold garage w/o use.

[ptt1404]

can i just leave my car outside and my dad just starting the engine for 30 mins ?

[workerant]

^ better if the car get some driving time, you know get things moving...all those fluid etc.

And tire need to move too, if it sit in one spot for a long time the rubber will get a "bump".
The brake will get stuck too if it apply there for a long time and rust over.
For oil, I don't think it need new one... but U might want to put in new one when you get back.

U can leave the car with me and I'll drive it until you get back. Oh wait, I won't be doing much driving next year... might not have a job.

[Asteroid]

Fill the tank, disconnect the battery (so it dosn't drain) and forget about it. 3 months is nothing.

[AlmightyCamry777]

Sounds like the best plan is to have your dad drive it, or at least run it and move it a few feet. This will keep the rust off the rotors and drums, if it just sits they are probably going to rust and be ruined. So have him drive it if he can once a week.

Also, its very important to run the air conditioning for a minute or two, on a weekly basis! (Toyota says 30 seconds is long enough but i run it for a minute or two). Why is it important, because the refrigerant also contains 2 or 3 oz of special oil, that lubricates the seals and the compressor. The oil can only lubricate if the air gets run. If you dont do this the seals and bearings in the a/c compressor will dry out from lack of lubrication and possibly kill your a/c and maybe even the compressor will seize up and snap your belt.

This happened to my mom on another car. She didnt run the a/c in wintertime for months at a time, and then she goes to turn on the air and the belt snapped. The compresor had seized up. And so easy to avoid it, just by running the a/c weekly.

[caodan2010]

give ur key to a friend u trust, tell him/her to start for u and drive for 5 min every 2 weeks or so