i live up in NY, and the weather is starting to get cooler our, and eventually colder in a month...long story short, i wanna know if you have any ideas on how to winterize my car, or anyting i should do, .i.e , oil weights
oh ya, its a 91 sunbird, 2.0, auto trans
are you just gonna store it or drive it?
many changes in the making
my favorite part about doing bodywork,.......... bondo bugers
I usually run 10w30 in the summer and 5w30 in the winter. For oil
Make sure youve got a good 50/50 mix of coolant/water in the system
Other than that you should be good to go, as far as driving it, other than wheels/.tires. I have a steelie set that I swap over.
back into garage, start up every so often, pull out on a nice day for a bit to let her idle and run some fresh oil through the system, put back, wait til the snowfall after the one you thought was the last one and then get her out. start off season mods on suburban
make sure you go out and get drunk while working on the car in the freezing weather. idk, thats what i do.
ha , lol ima drive her in the winter, i got steelies to put on her and i might put a solid grill in to help the engine temps, i.e easy to warm up..
I live up in toronto, i like to take some "jigaloo" silicone lubricant and oil the trunk latches, hood latch, door jambs, etc. I also recommend getting the underside of your hood and underbody coated with rustproofing substances. (Places like Krown do it in canada, i don't know about the states though) It lasts for years, or you can just wipe it off at the end of the season with a whole bunch of paper towels (water wont work b/c it repels) and just respray next year. Also spray your weather stripping with the silicone lubricant. By leaving an oily film on there, water is repelled and your doors wont freeze Put plenty of washer fluid in your resevoir (I go through that like crazy in the winter) and avoid driving on the roads when fresh salt is put down as salt is a crystal so it's chemical structure is nasty and sharp (bad for the paint) WD-40 can be substituted for jigaloo but jigaloo smells nice and clean
Hope this helps buddy
z yaaaa wrote:make sure you go out and get drunk while working on the car in the freezing weather. idk, thats what i do.
I wouldn't recommend that b/c alcohol actually lowers your body temperature, that's why you feel all warm because you are getting colder in proportion to the environment so the air on your skin feels warm whereas your core temperature lowers. So be advised!
^^ hahaha, ok i'll NOT do that
as for winterizing... its a good idea to tape a nice big thick tarp down over the cement underneath where your car will be sitting, it helps keep the floor from condensating and keeps some of the moisture away from the underside of the car. also, jack it up on stands, pull the wheels/tires and spray the front rotors with wd-40 or something of that nature to keep them from rusting.
make damn sure it has a good amount of antifreeze in it as well
5w30 summer, 10w30 winter (heavier oil is harder to freeze). <Oh the things you learn working for valvoline
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Rob Durrett wrote:5w30 summer, 10w30 winter (heavier oil is harder to freeze).
no offense but this is the most ignorant/stupid comment i have ever read....
Working on obtainting an M-Class license... ?? Hint: 2 wheels.
i may be completly wrong but i always thought the heavier oil would just thickin up even more in the cold, and not lubricate as well. and the lighter oil would warm up faster.
