Spring start-up after winter storage???

[Lil bastard]

Originally Posted by jcb986

FYI: Had a very long conversation with Porsche mechanic and he seemed to know his stuff. He said, the worst thing you can do to a Porsche is let it sit. It loves to be driven, not occasionally.

Generally true, but not for a car in the Snow Belt! Some people have no option but to store it or watch the road salt eat it away bit-by-bit.

Storing a car isn't difficult or bad for it if stored properly. These are procedures many quality Museums use to keep a car healthy through years of non-use.

I've yet to hear of anyone having issues if the car was properly stored, but this forum is pelted annually by those who discount the value or are unwilling to take the proper steps.

Cheers!

[Mark_T]

Yep, the salt and sand used around here is one good reason not to winter-drive it. Another is that I don't have a block heater installed (do these motors even have frost plugs?) and I just don't see it starting at -35C without one and, if it does start, that's really, really hard on the engine. My third reason is that I live in the bad driver capital of the world and I just know that some idiot would slam into me because she misjudged the stopping distance on ice.

Thanks for the Lubro-Moly Jectron tip, Lil B. Was a ******************** to find the stuff, though. I have a 300 ml can. Should I add that to a full tank, half tank... what's the ideal concentration?

Mark

[Dave S.]

Started up the three cars I store every winter today. Haven't sat in the Boxster since October. Started right up, no issues. Life is good.

Dave S.