Marneus 78 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Hi all.Due to my upcoming wedding & a few suppliers changing the date when they want paying, the money I had set aside to do the ABS on my Golf has to be used so I'm going to have to lay her up until May.She's parked in the garage, the battery is dead so I've disconnected that & will remove it from the car for charging.Is there anything else you recommend doing? She's been stood for 4 weeks now & will be stood for at least another 8..... BLOODY WEDDING!!!!!! CheersJamie Link to post Share on other sites
Therusterman 59 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Hmmm, for a couple of months i'd say run the engine up to operating temperature at least once a week and move it around your drive as much as you can to keep things moving. Link to post Share on other sites
Marneus 78 Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 That's what I thought mate, it's dry in the garage so don't have to worry about that. Link to post Share on other sites
Therusterman 59 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Wish I had a garage to put the Golf to bed in! daveyboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Marneus 78 Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 I wish it was a double garage so I didn't have to take it over to my parents everytime I need to take the wheels off lol Link to post Share on other sites
daveyboy 897 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 I wish it was a double garage so I didn't have to take it over to my parents everytime I need to take the wheels off lol lol I'm in the same boat. Everytime I need to work on the golf I need to go to my folks too. All my tools and everything are there along with a spare engine and half an engine on my work bench Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
Marneus 78 Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Yeah, 5yrs ago when I lived at home me & my dad laid a level base 5m x 8m so that I could work on my cars on a flat base. It's behind 7ft gates so it's all private & safe..... The only problem is I now live 7 miles away so I need to use full days when I'm allowed out to play on the car lolAt the moment it's got 3/4 of a Mk3 Golf GTi on axle stands waiting for me to get enough time to cut it up & get it to the scrappy. Link to post Share on other sites
CALICO 130 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 My MK1 has been laid up for 18 months should start fine with a new battery ill just wind the engine over with a socket and bar to get the oil pressure up a bit before turning over with the key. That's what I did last time I laid it up for 2 years Link to post Share on other sites
Marneus 78 Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 I'll just charge the battery & start it every week..... I must find out what's draining the battery as it's a brand new one that's been run completely flat in 4 weeks.I'm thinking it's the alarm. Link to post Share on other sites
daveyboy 897 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Ahh its right pain in the arse having to go to your folks to play lol well when we're allowed lol. Im in the process of trying to sort prices to put a driveway in but also trying to persuade my wife to move somewhere where I can have a garage. Ive told she can have anything she wants house wise aslong as I can have a garage lol Sent from my GT-N8010 using Tapatalk Nex and Therusterman 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Marneus 78 Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 I've been given permission that the next house we live in (Hopefully the one we buy) I can choose by garage/garden before anything else daveyboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Hi all.Due to my upcoming wedding & a few suppliers changing the date when they want paying, the money I had set aside to do the ABS on my Golf has to be used so I'm going to have to lay her up until May.Car or woman? Marneus and VR6Pete 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Ahh its right pain in the arse having to go to your folks to play lol well when we're allowed lol. Im in the process of trying to sort prices to put a driveway in but also trying to persuade my wife to move somewhere where I can have a garage. Ive told she can have anything she wants house wise aslong as I can have a garage lolSent from my GT-N8010 using TapatalkHaha I am slowly working on my mrs, to date it's gone from no way to a double garage in the back garden now sounds like a good idea, only taken 4 years. Still no work has taken place though. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 May isn't that car away! Show season is only just getting started! Club Chairman Link to post Share on other sites
daveyboy 897 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Tell me about it Pete I need to strip the 2.9 engine I've bought do the head gasket on it and paint it up all nice then pull the bottom half of the 2.8 out and drop the raddo engine in before show season really starts Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
Marneus 78 Posted February 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Car or woman? Car unfortunately..... I wouldn't be able to cope with an 8 month old full time without the Mrs Daveyboy. I've almost convinced her that we should buy land & build a garage with a house attatched lol daveyboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
IbizaPartyBoy 34 Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 I'm off working in Ibiza again from May till October, so mines gotta be pugged up somewhere.... not looking forward to it tbh.. Link to post Share on other sites
Marneus 78 Posted February 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 does anybody think there will be a problem if I leave the battery off for a couple of weeks the re connect it when I want to start it? When i'm using the car weekly the battery stays charged but if I leave it for a few weeks (3-4) then the battery gets drained.... I've already put 2 batteries on & I don't want to have to buy another. Link to post Share on other sites
Surreyvr6 199 Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Shouldn't be, mine was laid up for about 1.5-2 months disconnected and fired up fine, had to fiddle about at first because as soon as i touched the terminal the alarm went off and the immobilser/fob wasn't synced but that took about 30 sec to sort out Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
Marneus 78 Posted February 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Cool, it'll save me killing another battery lol Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) Every time mines been stood for weeks I disconnected the battery, after the first time and the battery died a death. Second battery unhooked very time and it's still 100%. A ring charger from halfords was a good investment too. If it's up for a good while jack it up on axle stands so your tyres are off the ground too. Edited February 27, 2014 by Lukey. Link to post Share on other sites
Marneus 78 Posted February 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 I don't have power in the garage so I can't get a trickle charger which would be the best solution, so I'll just disconnect it when I'm not using it & if the alarm/imobiliser starts giving me grief them I'll get that disconnected too Link to post Share on other sites
Surreyvr6 199 Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 You don't need to disconnect the alarm/imobiliser, I think if the car is open or locked as it was when you disconnected then the alarm shouldn't go off, I usually have it locked when I disconnect for no particular reason, i left one of the doors open when I reconnected the battery, that's why the alarm went off so I just disconnected, locked the door and that was fine but then the fob/immobiliser wasnt synced so disconnecting, leaving it for a few minutes with the key in the door and reconnecting sorted that problemSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
Russ_vr6 12 Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 For only a few months what you have done is fine - you could get anal and take the weight off the tyres so they don't flat spot by putting the car on axle stands but I wouldn't do that unless I was storing a car for 6 months plus. I have had over 20 Clio 172/182's and most were track based cars so sat up with little use between track days and I have never had an issue with simply doing the basics before a month ir two lay up ( good wash and dry, windows slighly open to aid ventilation etc)So if you have a garage I'd be cracking open a couple of Windows about an inch and leaving it Link to post Share on other sites
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