leaving the car for 2 months

HLDC11 · 06-23-2008, 08:48 PM

i will be leaving the country for the summer. is there anything i should do before i leave the car? just wanna check with y'all, thanks!

fun2drive · 06-26-2008, 06:12 PM

You might want to tell us if the car is garaged or not. I garage my M3 and my E93 for 6 months each with maybe a couple times driving them in between.
I make sure all fluids are up to spec, the garage is not environmentally controlled but provides plenty of protection. I would raise the tire pressure a little and either lower the tank level so when you return you can refill with fresh fuel or fill the tank full. 2 months will not cause the fuel to degrade that much but if you want protection the fuel stabilizer would suffice to cover things. I also use a battery tender in the winter months only when I know I will not be back to drive the car for a couple months. I hook mine up to the engine jump start location rather then try and get to the battery on this car.
Hope this helps some.
I honestly think if you did nothing as long as the car was garaged you would be fine...

Placey · 06-27-2008, 05:03 PM

hook up a battery tender

06-23-2008, 08:48 PM	#1
HLDC11 Private First Class 11 Rep 132 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	leaving the car for 2 months i will be leaving the country for the summer. is there anything i should do before i leave the car? just wanna check with y'all, thanks!
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06-26-2008, 06:12 PM	#2
fun2drive BMWCCA 149159 38 Rep 847 Posts Drives: 13 128i Vert/ 14 JGC Diesel Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Panhandle iTrader: (1)	You might want to tell us if the car is garaged or not. I garage my M3 and my E93 for 6 months each with maybe a couple times driving them in between. I make sure all fluids are up to spec, the garage is not environmentally controlled but provides plenty of protection. I would raise the tire pressure a little and either lower the tank level so when you return you can refill with fresh fuel or fill the tank full. 2 months will not cause the fuel to degrade that much but if you want protection the fuel stabilizer would suffice to cover things. I also use a battery tender in the winter months only when I know I will not be back to drive the car for a couple months. I hook mine up to the engine jump start location rather then try and get to the battery on this car. Hope this helps some. I honestly think if you did nothing as long as the car was garaged you would be fine...
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06-27-2008, 05:03 PM	#3
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