458 Winter Storage Without Starting?

Absolutely. Mine is stored for about 5 months on a battery tender and no problem. Congrats on a great car. Mine too is a 2015 Image Unavailable, Please Login


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How long do you guys typically store your car without starting it, on the battery tender and an OEM battery?

I’ve never kept mine over 3 months stored, for fear of ending up with a dead battery, namely if the battery isn’t new.

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Nuno.

 

Apart from avoiding the nights and following morning when they put salt they put on the roads I would say nothing better than driving a sports car in winter when the sun makes a rare appearance or wrapping up warm in a convertable when it is lightly snowing and close to home

 

The car will start up (on tender the battery will be fine) but there is a possibility of a lot of smoke at the first start... it happened once to me and I was told it's not uncommon with 458 and 488.

 

I have been advised to start it up for at least 10 minutes, until oil temperature is on normal working level, around every 6 weeks. Also try moving the car a bit forth and back, so the gears are moving and the oils lubricating the engine and (in case of my 550 Maranello manual) gearbox. I'm based in Germany and have a seasonal registration, so I'm not allowed to drive on public roads between November and March - but at least a few meters forth and back in the driveway.

 

Not starting the car for months while on a good tender is not a problem. I do it since years. It is even better because running it for minutes will leave condensation water in the exhaust system each time you do it...


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Hi Richard, I don’t move the cars at all, but I increased tire pressure to 3.5at (European) to avoid flat spots. Works fine.. All my best.


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Never considered UK weather to be an issue excepting when there is settling snow or rock salt on the roads. I do have a daily drive but prefer not to use it unless it is a very short drive or to somewhere I think the car might attract the wrong kind of attention [sigh].

See https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/70-000-mile-2015-458-spider.625737/#post-147352992 for my Ferrari on snow day, I doubt – now I am grown up! – I would do that again.

 

Just my 2c on tyre flat spots, but rather than park on a cold concrete floor for anything longer than 3-4 weeks, I sit the car on 30mm thick foam mats.

I use 60x60cm kids playground crash mats, which are relatively inexpensive.

You would be amazed at the level of deformation.

 

I also store my car for a good 5-6 months in the States. I have the battery tender hooked up for the entire time and as XBox said, I also but foam mats under my tires. I also increase the air pressure in the tires to approximate 42psi (per the owners manual). Lastly, I put Stabil in the fuel. I should also mention that mine is stored in a heated garage .

 

I also increase tire pressure and put it on foam. Then just let is sit with tender for 5-6 months.
But with current weather conditions (europe) winter hasn't come yet so just drive it

FYI my F430 was stored for 18 months once (don't ask why) and started without any issue on the first try.

 

Y'all baby the cars too much. Why can't you drive it in winter?

 

Personally I drive my cars year round. Unless there is snow on the roads or something, just cold isn't any reason not to drive them.

As far as storage, I would suggest you disconnect the battery via the negative terminal and then just reconnect it in 6 months. There is a reconnection procedure in the owners manual. It makes no sense whatsoever to leave it on a tender for 6 months when you can simply disconnect the battery.

Ray

 

Massive amounts of salt on the roads here in Michigan to get rid of ice. Not really wanting that on my car.

 

Yeah, that's definitely a good reason to avoid the roads - or sell and move to a warmer climate

Ray

 

Two things you should do. Get these.
https://www.racerampseurope.com/storage-ramps/flatstoppers/flatstoppers-set-of-4-l/
And make sure to use a fuel stabilizer. Inflate your tyres to 45 psi as well.

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If you are not using it already you can always investigate switching to a nitrogen fill for the tyres, it is more stable and reduces pressure loss over time.