Winter storage for F-Type R

[Jlsthlm]

Hi guys,

My F-Type is now parked for the winter for the first time during my ownership.

What should I do to ensure it is taken care of properly? Increase the tire pressure? Connect a battery maintainer/ conditioner? Put in dehumidifiers?

The car will be stored indoors in a warm garage.

Grateful for any tips!

Thanks,

Jonas

[PhilB]

There is a recent topic about this in the "Car Care" section:

viewtopic.php?f=25&t=2950

[JurassicF]

Carcoon or similar products are excellent to keep your pride and joy both dust free and humidity free. Also comes with a battery conditioner.
Silica gel products that they sell for placing in caravans over the winter are a good idea and cost very little. I put one inside and one in the boot. surprising how much moisture they draw out.

[Jlsthlm]

Thanks for the link and the good tip. Will check it out!

[chicb]

I would get an indoor car cover, as its amazing how much dust collects while the car is sitting. I bought one from "Every Car Covered" & am very happy with it. There are lots of choices out there, but OEM Jaguar will rip you off price wise.
What works for me is :-
Wash the car, ensuring the brake discs are totally dry. I spray Bilt Hammer Atom-Mac on to the discs. Its an anti corrosive. You can spray it anyplace you want. Maybe a bit over kill but I'm a bit OCD
Add 10 lbs pressure to the tyres
Full tank of fuel which will prevent condensation/corrosion in the tank then add a fuel stabilizer. (Some say a fairly empty tank as fuel degrades), but I have never found this.
Ctek battery conditioner. I also never lock the car but that's subjective.
Silica gel in passenger compartment & boot
Gummi Pflege on all rubber seals around door & boot. Keeps seals supple. Also recommended for people who use their cars thro the winter as it stops the doors freezing to the seals
Don't start the car & let it idle as you will only introduce condensation under the bonnet & in the exhaust
As I said this works for me

[Jlsthlm]

I would get an indoor car cover, as its amazing how much dust collects while the car is sitting. I bought one from "Every Car Covered" & am very happy with it. There are lots of choices out there, but OEM Jaguar will rip you off price wise.
What works for me is :-
Wash the car, ensuring the brake discs are totally dry. I spray Bilt Hammer Atom-Mac on to the discs. Its an anti corrosive. You can spray it anyplace you want. Maybe a bit over kill but I'm a bit OCD
Add 10 lbs pressure to the tyres
Full tank of fuel which will prevent condensation/corrosion in the tank then add a fuel stabilizer. (Some say a fairly empty tank as fuel degrades), but I have never found this.
Ctek battery conditioner. I also never lock the car but that's subjective.
Silica gel in passenger compartment & boot
Gummi Pflege on all rubber seals around door & boot. Keeps seals supple. Also recommended for people who use their cars thro the winter as it stops the doors freezing to the seals
Don't start the car & let it idle as you will only introduce condensation under the bonnet & in the exhaust
As I said this works for me

Wow, thanks a lot! I just need to figure out when to fill up the car and tires - the first layer of snow is here now so it's kind of "stuck" in the garage.

I'll go get some Gummi Pflege, silica gel and a CTek battery conditioner right away though. I already have the OEM cover from Jaguar, so the damage's already done there in terms of getting ripped off.

Thanks again!

[ml276]

Not storing the car for winter. Will only be stationery for 2 weeks on the drive

Fuel almost running out (from the last day of December - so quite old).

My question is do I leave the tank empty (on 5-10% from December's fuelling), or fill it up max/halfway. Or does it make no difference as its only a matter of weeks?

Thanks in advance

[chicb]

Leaving it for two weeks, I would not do anything. If you have a Ctek hook it up but it should be ok without it.

[chicb]

They sit at the dealers for months with next to no fuel (funny that). Also sit at airports for a couple of weeks with no problems unless your like me who left the interior light on (few years ago & not a Jag) & surprise the battery was flat after two weeks

[ml276]

They sit at the dealers for months with next to no fuel (funny that). Also sit at airports for a couple of weeks with no problems unless your like me who left the interior light on (few years ago & not a Jag) & surprise the battery was flat after two weeks

Haha very true. Thanks for putting things into perspective