Car storage question

my moms 2011 Subaru outback needs to be stored for an indefinite period of
time....possibly a couple of years........how to store properly? should gas
tank be filled?

On Thu, 1 May 2014 18:16:21 GMT, wrote:

>my moms 2011 Subaru outback needs to be stored for an indefinite period of
>time....possibly a couple of years........how to store properly? should gas
>tank be filled?

No the tank should be almost empty but add some fuel stabilizer to
what's still in it. You might want to block up the car so the tires
are off the ground so they don't flat spot. There are other things
you could do, like squirt oil in the cylinders, etc but there have
been many cars that were just parked in a barn for a decade or more
that were brought back to life that didn't get anything like that done
to them. What I would probably do is for the last tank of gas run
some marvel mystery oil in it along with stabilizer. That might get a
slight oil coating on the internal stuff like cylinder walls. Cover
the exhaust and intake openings with plastic so air won't get in and
out bringing with it moisture. And ideally store the thing inside.

In article m>,
> wrote:
>my moms 2011 Subaru outback needs to be stored for an indefinite period of
>time....possibly a couple of years........how to store properly? should gas
>tank be filled?

There are storage places that specialize in this.

For a couple years, I'd drain the tank, pull the battery, pull the plugs
and put a little wd-40 in the cylinders (not enough to hydrolock) and
on the block. I might hit the suspension with cosmoline spray.

Some folks might use a fuel stabilizer rather than draining it, and that is
probably fine for a year or so, but at some point you'll wish you had
drained things.

I'd probably call a specialist.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Ashton Crusher wrote:
> On Thu, 1 May 2014 18:16:21 GMT, wrote:
>
>> my moms 2011 Subaru outback needs to be stored for an indefinite period of
>> time....possibly a couple of years........how to store properly? should gas
>> tank be filled?
>
> No the tank should be almost empty but add some fuel stabilizer to
> what's still in it. You might want to block up the car so the tires
> are off the ground so they don't flat spot. There are other things
> you could do, like squirt oil in the cylinders, etc but there have
> been many cars that were just parked in a barn for a decade or more
> that were brought back to life that didn't get anything like that done
> to them. What I would probably do is for the last tank of gas run
> some marvel mystery oil in it along with stabilizer. That might get a
> slight oil coating on the internal stuff like cylinder walls. Cover
> the exhaust and intake openings with plastic so air won't get in and
> out bringing with it moisture. And ideally store the thing inside.


I'd run it almost dry, dump some stabil in it, then shoot some fogging
oil into the intake through the brake vacuum line. Then shut it down and
jack it up and park it on jack stands. Toss some moth balls under it and
a cover over the top. Should hold it for a couple years.

--
Steve W.

Ashton Crusher > wrote in
:

> On Thu, 1 May 2014 18:16:21 GMT, wrote:
>
>>my moms 2011 Subaru outback needs to be stored for an indefinite
>>period of time....possibly a couple of years........how to store
>>properly? should gas tank be filled?
>
> No the tank should be almost empty but add some fuel stabilizer to
> what's still in it. You might want to block up the car so the tires
> are off the ground so they don't flat spot. There are other things
> you could do, like squirt oil in the cylinders, etc but there have
> been many cars that were just parked in a barn for a decade or more
> that were brought back to life that didn't get anything like that done
> to them. What I would probably do is for the last tank of gas run
> some marvel mystery oil in it along with stabilizer. That might get a
> slight oil coating on the internal stuff like cylinder walls. Cover
> the exhaust and intake openings with plastic so air won't get in and
> out bringing with it moisture. And ideally store the thing inside.

yea dump some oil in it so it will kill the O2 sensors, I think not! KB

On Fri, 2 May 2014 16:51:51 +0000 (UTC), Kevin Bottorff
> wrote:

>Ashton Crusher > wrote in
:
>
>> On Thu, 1 May 2014 18:16:21 GMT, wrote:
>>
>>>my moms 2011 Subaru outback needs to be stored for an indefinite
>>>period of time....possibly a couple of years........how to store
>>>properly? should gas tank be filled?
>>
>> No the tank should be almost empty but add some fuel stabilizer to
>> what's still in it. You might want to block up the car so the tires
>> are off the ground so they don't flat spot. There are other things
>> you could do, like squirt oil in the cylinders, etc but there have
>> been many cars that were just parked in a barn for a decade or more
>> that were brought back to life that didn't get anything like that done
>> to them. What I would probably do is for the last tank of gas run
>> some marvel mystery oil in it along with stabilizer. That might get a
>> slight oil coating on the internal stuff like cylinder walls. Cover
>> the exhaust and intake openings with plastic so air won't get in and
>> out bringing with it moisture. And ideally store the thing inside.
>
>yea dump some oil in it so it will kill the O2 sensors, I think not! KB

A few ounces of MMO in the last TANK of gas, not last gallon, isn't
going to hurt the sensors. It will put less oil thru it then if the
thing was burning a quart every 1000.

Kevin Bottorff wrote:
> Ashton Crusher > wrote in
> :
>
>> On Thu, 1 May 2014 18:16:21 GMT, wrote:
>>
>>> my moms 2011 Subaru outback needs to be stored for an indefinite
>>> period of time....possibly a couple of years........how to store
>>> properly? should gas tank be filled?
>> No the tank should be almost empty but add some fuel stabilizer to
>> what's still in it. You might want to block up the car so the tires
>> are off the ground so they don't flat spot. There are other things
>> you could do, like squirt oil in the cylinders, etc but there have
>> been many cars that were just parked in a barn for a decade or more
>> that were brought back to life that didn't get anything like that done
>> to them. What I would probably do is for the last tank of gas run
>> some marvel mystery oil in it along with stabilizer. That might get a
>> slight oil coating on the internal stuff like cylinder walls. Cover
>> the exhaust and intake openings with plastic so air won't get in and
>> out bringing with it moisture. And ideally store the thing inside.
>
> yea dump some oil in it so it will kill the O2 sensors, I think not! KB

Fogging oil or MMO in the gas won't be anywhere near enough to hurt the
O2 sensors. You need to burn a lot more before there is a problem.

--
Steve W.

"Steve W." > wrote in news:lk201i$7ge$1@dont-
email.me:

> Kevin Bottorff wrote:
>> Ashton Crusher > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> On Thu, 1 May 2014 18:16:21 GMT, wrote:
>>>
>>>> my moms 2011 Subaru outback needs to be stored for an indefinite
>>>> period of time....possibly a couple of years........how to store
>>>> properly? should gas tank be filled?
>>> No the tank should be almost empty but add some fuel stabilizer to
>>> what's still in it. You might want to block up the car so the tires
>>> are off the ground so they don't flat spot. There are other things
>>> you could do, like squirt oil in the cylinders, etc but there have
>>> been many cars that were just parked in a barn for a decade or more
>>> that were brought back to life that didn't get anything like that
done
>>> to them. What I would probably do is for the last tank of gas run
>>> some marvel mystery oil in it along with stabilizer. That might get
a
>>> slight oil coating on the internal stuff like cylinder walls. Cover
>>> the exhaust and intake openings with plastic so air won't get in and
>>> out bringing with it moisture. And ideally store the thing inside.
>>
>> yea dump some oil in it so it will kill the O2 sensors, I think not!
KB
>
> Fogging oil or MMO in the gas won't be anywhere near enough to hurt the
> O2 sensors. You need to burn a lot more before there is a problem.
>

the problem is to get enough to help it will hurt. a few oz in the last
tank won`t help at all. pulling the plugs to squirt some oil in ea cyl.
is the safest and most sure way for a sucessfull long term storage
solution. anything else may work, but we know direct cyl app. will work.
KB

On Friday, May 2, 2014 2:16:21 AM UTC+8, wrote:
> my moms 2011 Subaru outback needs to be stored for an indefinite period of
>
> time....possibly a couple of years........how to store properly? should gas
>
> tank be filled?

I would say drain it if there is any ethanol in the fuel. Put some RON 98 or
MON 94 in it before storing.