Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

Hi All,
Does anyone know what it entails to put your vehicle in long Storage?
I am talking about 12 months or maybe 24 months no driving!
Is it worth it?

I believe one have to jack up the vehicle, remove the batteries ext.

My biggest concern is the oils and the seals that might perish.

Your inputs will be appreciated.

Thanks

Wilfred

Wilfred i might stand corrected but heres my two cents worth

Long term storage is not that complex

Yes you need to jack it up to releave the weight from the tyres
Remove the batterry also , or at least hook it up to an inteligent battery charger
Remove all fuels or at least 98% or so of it ( fuel goes bad after a while )

I wouldnt be to concerned about oils and seals though , the engine wont be running so there shouldnt be any problem as far as oil degrading and seals persihing in such a short time - i purely base this on a few old classic cars that i resurected for clients in the past - most of these were left outside on farms for 20 plus years and all we had to do to get them running was fuel and a battery and of course clean the ignition points on those old models and they fired up with no leaks , we did however change the seals during the rebuild process but again they were 20 or more years old

Take into consideration that most of these IMPORT engines we see being sold have sat in shops and shipping yards for months to over a year and half before they were sold and they are almost a plug and play afair for most guys that just fit them

Maak ook die bonnet oop sodat die muise nie nes maak nie !

Wilfred, drive the tank almost empty, jack it up to remove load from the tires, reduce tire pressures to 0.6-1 Bar (spare wheel too), remove battery terminals or even better connect an intelligent charger on battery maintenance cycle, open all windows fractionally, remove the fridge and open the bonnet.

If you are really worried, you get specialised storage oils (but as Driko says, this shouldn't really be necessary for a two-year storage), or possibly even do an engine oil change shortly before, to make sure there are no acids in the sump. This is however less of a problem with petrol engines than with diesels.

Also, you do have anti-freeze in your cooling system don't you?

I have had problems in the past with corroded carburettors, due to fuel being left in the float chamber, so it might be an idea to start the car and then pull the tank fuel pump's fuze, so that the engine dies from fuel starvation?

The above would be a very safe approach. We often used to store a car (Ford F100) 11 months of every year, and all we did was to jack it up, remove the battery terminals and rotor (to prevent theft) and open the doors, cubbyhole and bonnet. This was in a garage without doors too, in the bush.

Thanks Grootseun and Peter, really appreciate your inputs.

I am transfered to India for 3 years and will visit SA once a year. I surely will miss the Patrol, but will drive it when I am back each year.

So thanks again for your inputs, I will surely impliment your inputs.

Regards,

Wilfred

Wilfred ons gaan jou mis, maar jy moet dit baie geniet, dis nog 'n ongelooflike land daardie.

Waar gaan jy wees?

Tin minste werk die forum ook daar !!!dan kan jy solank droom oor wanneer jy huistoe kom en met jou patrol speel!!!

Thanks Peter,

Ons beplan om amptelik daar te begin op 1 Maart en sal in New Delhi bly. Darem 'n ongelooflike mooi plek gekry waar ons gaan woon.

Ek het klaar uitgevind daar is 'n paar mooi plekke om te besoek naby die Himalayas en die woestyn in die noorde van die Land,

Jammer ek kan nie die Patrol saamneem nie. Sal maar staatmaak op 'n Mahindra
Groete,

Wilfred

Ek verneem dis een van die mooiste plekke in Indie, ek is seker julle sal dit geniet.

Daar is darem heelwat Prados daar in Indie, dis nou nie 'n Patrol nie, maar dalk tog meer gemoedsrus as 'n Mahindra?