Z storage and maintenance during Winter

mishuko

I saw a frs get snow banked turning off a semi-plowed road to residential road. let's just say the clearance is about the same, he has a lot less power, but all he did was spin his rears. I do not want to get into that position. Ever.

b15

Yeah. In the winter, it's all about safety and practicality for me, especially when there's snow and ice. Both of which my other car does better.

Back on topic, I also overinflate my tires and I change the oil. I know some like to do it in the spring, but I like leaving fresh oil in there all winter. Whatever moisture that may have aaccumulated will be burned off after a good drive in the spring. I also give it a Full tank of gas, good detail, hook it up to a battery maintainer, put it under the cover and leave it alone until spring. She fires right up. Don't over complicate it, it's only 4-5months

mishuko

yea that's the plan right now, pump teh tires to 40-45psi, get the oil changed, give her a wash and wax (assuming it's not freezing) possibly clay depending on the weather, shove some wire gauze into the pipes, unhook the battery.

first time storing it as i es noob owner. actually first time storing a car period so i want to make sure i cover my bases.

SouthArk370Z

If you disconnect the battery, the ECM will forget all the tuning data and go back to the factory defaults. It will take a while for the ECM to relearn. In earlier models, you will need to reset the windows and you may also lose radio presets. Not a big deal but battery tenders are pretty cheap.

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mishuko

yea i had to reset my windows, alarm beep, radio and clock this weekend after doing intakes... not a big deal. I might get a tender though since they are pretty damn cheap and my battery is getting on in age.

no tune yet... but that's also good to know that the tune may reset since i was considering it next year.

SouthArk370Z

I think a tune changes non-volatile memory settings and will survive a power off. You may want to verify that with some of the people that have had their cars tuned.

I was talking about the "run-time tuning" (or whatever Nissan calls it) that the ECM does which is stored in volatile memory.

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MacCool

I've never unhooked any battery on any vehicle...snowmobiles for summer storage, lawn tractors, cars, boats, and motorcycles for winter storage. $45 for a battery tender to maintain the health of the battery and eliminate the hassle of reprogramming is cheap IMHO.