Type R Winter Storage!

wildbilly32 said:

The OP might not have access to electricity in a for rent storage space so guessing that was why the

wildbilly32 said:

The OP might not have access to electricity in a for rent storage space so guessing that was why the remove battery question.

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yes! To clarify I’m storing my ctr in a covered storage unit with no access to power. Hence taking out the battery and storing it inside a house on top of a wooden board with a trickle charger on. The ultimate decision I think I’ve come to is:

1.fresh oil change
2.wax/wash
3.top up all other fluids, full tank of premium gas (93octane, tuned on hondata flash pro) with correct additive amounts of fuel stabilizer
4. Tarp down on concrete floor of the storage unit.
5. Car on jacks (resting on pinch welds)
6. Tail pipes stuffed for critter prevention
7. Battery out, and taken home put on trickle charger
8. Car cover on
Let her rest peacefully for the long 6months
Have read lots about the benefits for running it every 2 weeks, but from the research I’ve done if I prep It right the car doesn’t need periodically starting through its storage.

Let me know if any of you would tweak anything on much prep list.
Thank you all for the responses!!

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EnjoyDriving said:

Hmmmm....i have read many articles telling ppl not to "start up" the car during winter storage as it would get moist in the system. Best is to leave the battery in the car and hook it up to a maintainer/charger, fill up gas and put in Fuel Stabile and change oil. To prevent flat spot on tires, i jack up mine with my ezcarlift (very cool lift system) and roll the tires once a month. I prefer rolling the tires to leaving my car up in the air for the entire winter.

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R-10552 said:

Like others have said...put the battery on a trickle charger and leave the battery in the car if you can. I store mine on the charger, full tank of gas and with with 50psi of air in the tires. Start it up in the Spring and drive. No issues.

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wildbilly32 said:

Never heard that one before. I don't see that as a good idea or any good effect on the car storage. I'm in the change the oil before storage, then next Spring drive it for a couple of hundred miles and do an oil change. This is what the Porsche engine expert I follow says for the type of Porsche I own. May not apply or be necessary for a Honda. I plan on putting all season tires on my Type R and driving during winter when not in blizzard/deep snow conditions.

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JESFromASC said:

The Honda Civic Type R should never be stored for periods of more than 3 weeks.
I offer free winter storage here in sunny, warm, dry South Carolina.
Feel free to drop off the car and the keys anytime!
Just let me know when you will be back to pick it up.

* Subject to storage agreement allowing me unlimited use of the car. You might even get some great pictures from Road Atlanta or Atlanta Motorsports Park. Think of it as sending the car to camp instead of storing it.

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R4T3DCTR said:

Hey FK8 fam! Looking to store my CTR in a offsite storage unit for the winter months in Canada. Was going to remove the battery from the car and store indoors on a trickle charger (the battery, car to be stored in a 10x25 garage type unit) however, I was wondering if disconnecting the battery from the car would cause my ECU and other computers/electronics in the car issues come spring when I reinstall the maintained battery?? With all the other general winter storage protocols this is the only area I am unsure about!

If anyone has experience doing this or knowledge about this I’d greatly appreciate the advice!

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Nulled said:

I went through this last year for the first time and there are a number of threads on this topic in the forums but here are the take aways I found useful as a fellow Canadian.

What I observed:
Stored indoors (uninsulated garage) temps were max low of -32c
Tires never had any flat spots from the poured concrete slab it was parked on for 6 months
I did not use any moisture mitigation and regret not doing so, I will this year
Stored for 6 months with the parking break on, no problems but I see value to just turning it off and putting blocks down.
Expect minder to drop the oil life to drop 40% for those months

Requirements:
-Wash it down well before, any dirt is 10x harder to get off when it has sat all winter
-Dont worry about flat spots, I stored mine from October-April never took it out/rolled it once and I did not have a flat spot that could be felt
-Dont move it if temp is in the negatives allow the tires to reach +3c for 24hr prior to moving in the spring (lots of threads search cracked contis)
-Damp Check (sold at CT) to keep the moisture down or you wheel, fabric, and any surface will feel wet when you open it up.
-Store it with the parking break off
-Remove any dashcam equipment

Nice to haves:
-Put those downy sheets / dryer sheets in the car and the engine bay, leave a sticky note on how many you put in the bay so you dont foget one and it gets sucked in the intake. (Smells nice / deters mice)
-Trickle charger is nice, but depends if the storage facility allows you to use it or not, leave the battery hooked up. Really mine did not run that often fromme checking the hydro usage on that outlet
-Waiting till a few days of heavy rain come in April to wash the ungodly ammount of salt Ontario puts down.
-Call your insurance company and tell them to put it in storage mode to save some money
-Pray for a early spring

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aldksgo said:

Thanks for this, as a fellow CTR owner from Ottawa I was going to winter the car but had a change of plans, so I will be storing it. Nice to have some experience from someone within the same city !

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Nulled said:

-Call your insurance company and tell them to put it in storage mode to save some money

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