Leaving a car for 4 months

another wee tip don't leave handbrake up or u might find brakes seized wen ye come back to car, stick a brick behind the wheels
 
Parked my Type R up for 12 months. Started first time for me. Had 4 flat tyres though and millions of spiders living in it :lol:
 
gretts-WRseX said:
another wee tip don't leave handbrake up or u might find brakes seized wen ye come back to car, stick a brick behind the wheels
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Nice wee tip thanks :thumbsup:
 
Before you start it up after 4 months.... disconnect the 4 leads at the coil pack and turn car over a few times.... it allows the oil to be re-distributed & pumped around engine and prevents possible initial oil starvation on start up that could do unwanted damage... (not guaranteed to happen....but better safe than sorry) :thumbsup:
 
Some one told me before you should jack the car up if been left parked up for a few months due to the weight sitting on one part of the tyre for so long it can cause the tyres to crack
 
I think its more to do with the temperture than the weight. Its the hot then cold temps combined with the weight in 1 spot that causes a tyre to perish. But it would take more than 6 months AFAIK.

I had my 2.5 parked up for over a year and he started first time without issue, other than 1 tyre going flat they had not perished either. But the tyres were crap to begin with so I changed them anyway :thumbsup:
 
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