Leaving the Max for 2 months..

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05-01-2005, 10:47 PM

MaDMvD

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Leaving the Max for 2 months..

Hey guys, I'll be going overseas for 2 months tomorrow night, and I'm worried about the Max. Anything in particular I should do to minimize any adverse effects due to leaving it sitting for 2 months? I heard about flat spots, and that sounds sh!tty. Thanks

05-02-2005, 06:15 AM

Bobo

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Put more air in the tires and get someone to start it up and drive it once a week.

05-02-2005, 07:29 AM

WillMax95

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yeah i went away for basic last summer, i was gone for 2.5 months. i just had my dad drive it to work once a week

05-02-2005, 07:58 AM

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if you can't do that, put the car on jack stands (to prevent flat spots), DRAIN the oil, and add some fuel additive to the gas tank. Obviously, make sure no one starts the car!! If you don't want to drain the oil, just get it changed when you get back. I'd make sure that when you get back and IF you didn't drain it, I'd crank the car a couple times before starting to get oil back into the engine.
Other than that, it would be cheaper just to have someone you trust drive the car once in a while.