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Old 02-11-2015, 12:09 PM   #1
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Winter Maintenance

Question for the group.

Here in NE, we are buried in snow.
I have my C7 hooked up in the garage to the trickle battery charger.
But, before the six feet of snow I drove it once a week for 45 minutes or so. Can't do that now due to road conditions.

Any harm/benefit to having the car idle in the driveway for 10-15 minutes once each week? Otherwise I may not have it back on the road for at least a month or more. Benefit might be getting the fluids moving, but a harm might be creating moisture and not getting it hot enough to burn off? Thoughts?

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Old 02-11-2015, 08:17 PM   #2
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I've always been told not to run it once its put away unless you are going to take it out and drive it awhile. All the moisture and condensation never gets a chance to burn off before you shut it back down just in the 10-15 minute time frame. I put additive in the tank, plugged the trickle charger in and covered it. Been that way since November 11th. Spring can't come fast enough.
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Old 02-11-2015, 08:37 PM   #3
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Question for the group.

Here in NE, we are buried in snow.
I have my C7 hooked up in the garage to the trickle battery charger.
But, before the six feet of snow I drove it once a week for 45 minutes or so. Can't do that now due to road conditions.

Any harm/benefit to having the car idle in the driveway for 10-15 minutes once each week? Otherwise I may not have it back on the road for at least a month or more. Benefit might be getting the fluids moving, but a harm might be creating moisture and not getting it hot enough to burn off? Thoughts?

Thanks.
Dont start it at all until you are ready to put it back on the road. 10-15 idle does more harm than good.
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Old 02-11-2015, 09:44 PM   #4
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I couldnt live like that.......took mine out all week its been in the 60-70 degree range......we haven't had snow this year and I'm glad! Don't like working in it and hate the sandblasting to my C7 for the next week or so......Ill think about you this weekend guys!
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Old 02-12-2015, 07:22 AM   #5
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I couldnt live like that.......took mine out all week its been in the 60-70 degree range......we haven't had snow this year and I'm glad! Don't like working in it and hate the sandblasting to my C7 for the next week or so......Ill think about you this weekend guys!
We have not seen grass here since Jan 5th. Calling for windchills of -15 to -20f tomorrow morning.
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Old 02-23-2015, 07:36 AM   #6
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I've always been told not to run it once its put away unless you are going to take it out and drive it awhile. All the moisture and condensation never gets a chance to burn off before you shut it back down just in the 10-15 minute time frame. I put additive in the tank, plugged the trickle charger in and covered it. Been that way since November 11th. Spring can't come fast enough.
I do the exact same thing with my A5 Cab: additive to the gas, trickle charger, and cover it up. I've been doing this for 4 years now From November to April without a problem.
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Old 03-05-2015, 05:07 PM   #7
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Question for the group.

Here in NE, we are buried in snow.
I have my C7 hooked up in the garage to the trickle battery charger.
But, before the six feet of snow I drove it once a week for 45 minutes or so. Can't do that now due to road conditions.

Any harm/benefit to having the car idle in the driveway for 10-15 minutes once each week? Otherwise I may not have it back on the road for at least a month or more. Benefit might be getting the fluids moving, but a harm might be creating moisture and not getting it hot enough to burn off? Thoughts?

Thanks.
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Old 03-13-2015, 08:27 PM   #8
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I am certainly no expert, but here are my thoughts on the issue.
When we store boats for an extended period of time, we fog the engine by removing the spark plugs, etc. From the original post it appears this has not be accomplished. Therefore, the engine is not fully protected for an extended period of storage.
I think it would be a good idea to periodically start the engine - providing - the temperature of the entire system was brought up to normal limits. In this case the engine would not know if it's January or July, nor would it care.
This may be a good way to spread/renew the lubricants and expel unwanted moisture, etc.
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