CTR owners who store their car for winter, what do you do before?

[Powfuer]

Been lurking here and found a reason to create an account and ask this question as it’s my first time storing a car for the winter. I own a ‘18 CTR and have a chance to store it at a garage(not heated as far as I’m aware). I live in canada so the winter here sucks, I don’t want to be driving it around with salt everywhere on the road.

I’m going for an oil change today as the car just hit 20% oil level yesterday or should I just hold the oil change after the winter storage? Any other advice to do before storage?


Edit: Everyone pretty much said the same thing and I don’t want to reply to every single one because it’ll just spam the thread but thank you everyone!

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[AlphaDigital]

If the oil is pretty old it may not hurt to swap it out with something fresh right before, but aside from that, I put in some fuel stabilizer, fill the tank up, park it on some carpet pieces I have laying around, chock the wheels (ebrake off when its stored), and toss it on a tender and cya bye.

 

[EnjoyDriving]

get a battery maintainer to keep the battery charged over the winter, and add fuel stabilizer.

 

[CTR39322]

If the oil is pretty old it may not hurt to swap it out with something fresh right before, but aside from that, I put in some fuel stabilizer, fill the tank up, park it on some carpet pieces I have laying around, chock the wheels (ebrake off when its stored), and toss it on a tender and cya bye.

This is what I do too, I also fill the tires to 45psi And a battery maintainer.

 

[s2kdriver80]

I don't really do anything special to prep for winter. It probably goes in the garage sometime in December, until around April-ish. But when we get a break from snow, and the roads are clear of snow and salt, I take the car out for a spin around the block.

It still should be totally fine even if you don't drive the car at all during the winter, but if you're paranoid, you can put the car up on jack stands and get an AGM battery (if you're going to replace your 4-year old battery anyway).

 

[theycallmebutter]

I do a hard rubber floor mats (these are NOT your kids' playroom stuff, these are the heavy duty gym/weight room material), over inflate a little, top off gas tank, battery tender, and when the roads are clear, I would warm it up, drive a mile, until April.

Battery Tender (selectable): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tHWQUhf7IA
Floor Mats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Paj9xpIrNzQ

 

[Powfuer]

I do a hard rubber floor mats (these are NOT your kids' playroom stuff, these are the heavy duty gym/weight room material), over inflate a little, top off gas tank, battery tender, and when the roads are clear, I would warm it up, drive a mile, until April.

Battery Tender (selectable): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tHWQUhf7IA
Floor Mats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Paj9xpIrNzQ

Hey, I’m planning on getting that battery charger but I’m not sure what type of battery mine is, I tried searching the part number but nothing came up on what type it is. It’s a honda battery 31500-tba-h650, will that charger work for that? I’m thinking it’s a lead-acid battery but I want to make sure

 

[theycallmebutter]

Hey, I’m planning on getting that battery charger but I’m not sure what type of battery mine is, I tried searching the part number but nothing came up on what type it is. It’s a honda battery 31500-tba-h650, will that charger work for that? I’m thinking it’s a lead-acid battery but I want to make sure

Our FK8 Stock batteries are lead acid. Like mine, I got that particular charger to cover lead acid and lithium (for the future). I had that thing plugged in for weeks and months, no issues at all.

 

[lexro]

I just kept driving lol

 

[Byron Sexton]

Yeah mostly would drive it since i have all seasons on it. Just drive it differently

 

[TheCanadian]

Last time I stored my car I didn't have my tender. I literally unplugged the battery in November, and then in April it fired right up (after replugging).

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