R50/53 Best Way To Store a 2005 MINI S
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Best Way To Store a 2005 MINI S
Hello all,
I will be away on work for 3 months and need to store my 05 MINI S in my attached garage at my house. Was wondering if anyone can suggest the best way(s) to store it for that long of a period without being started? Was contemplating removing the wheels and leaving it up on floor jacks but not sure if it is necessary.
Thanks in advanced!
Buggy
I will be away on work for 3 months and need to store my 05 MINI S in my attached garage at my house. Was wondering if anyone can suggest the best way(s) to store it for that long of a period without being started? Was contemplating removing the wheels and leaving it up on floor jacks but not sure if it is necessary.
Thanks in advanced!
Buggy
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Along with everyone else's suggestion, put some good quality fuel stabilizer in the tank and do it earlier enough that the stabilized fuel makes it into the fuel system. If you live in a wet climate, hang a damp-rid bag in the interior. Absolutely put it on a good quality battery tender.
I store a bunch of vehicles every year over the winter, I run them all on battery tenders with treated fuel in the fuel system. I don't pump up the tires, but I roll them around every couple weeks inside my garages. Not a bad idea if you will have 3 months of untouched storage.
I store a bunch of vehicles every year over the winter, I run them all on battery tenders with treated fuel in the fuel system. I don't pump up the tires, but I roll them around every couple weeks inside my garages. Not a bad idea if you will have 3 months of untouched storage.
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All great suggestions though the fuel stabilizer may be overkill for just 90 days storage though it really can't hurt so might as well do it anyway. I have two Mini's and can only drive one at a time and over the winter, one sits nearly the whole time. The biggest thing here is inflating the tires to minimize the potential for "flat spotting" the tires, though if they do flat spot, after about 30 min of driving they tend to go away, at least in my experience they do.
A few suggestions for when you get back and to motoring:
Put a sticky note over the ignition switch to remind you to deflate the tires before you drive off the first time. Driving on tires that are at 45psi typically isn't a great idea, there are worse ideas but this is typically not advisable. The three most important things about tires are 1, tire pressure, 2, tire pressure, 3, tire pressure.
Some people will drain out a quart or so of oil and put a quart back in the top before starting up for the first time. Not sure if that is really needed but again I don't think that it would hurt anything, just a little extra work before you're off to motoring again. I don't do it to my cars and they seem fine and both are at about 128K and I have owned my 2004 since new, the 2005 I got from a friend in 2007.
A few suggestions for when you get back and to motoring:
Put a sticky note over the ignition switch to remind you to deflate the tires before you drive off the first time. Driving on tires that are at 45psi typically isn't a great idea, there are worse ideas but this is typically not advisable. The three most important things about tires are 1, tire pressure, 2, tire pressure, 3, tire pressure.
Some people will drain out a quart or so of oil and put a quart back in the top before starting up for the first time. Not sure if that is really needed but again I don't think that it would hurt anything, just a little extra work before you're off to motoring again. I don't do it to my cars and they seem fine and both are at about 128K and I have owned my 2004 since new, the 2005 I got from a friend in 2007.
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For 90 days, I would put it on a battery tender, run the fuel level below 1/8 of a tank, put in a little stabilizer and maybe put it on jackstands. If you are not going anywhere, I would start it up every week or so and let it run for a few minutes and forego the battery tender. Honestly, I got pissed off at mine a few times and left it for a month or two without driving it due to repairs I simply wasn't in the mood for. My truck has sat for a year without running and started right up with a fresh battery.
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90 days- top off the fuel, trickle charger, and cover.
Im up in New England with no garage. I do have the advantage of taking out for a spin and bring everything up to temp when roads are good.
Maybe have friend do this for you?
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