well its time to put the jag up for the winter.i've never had a car to put up for winter ,should i disconnect the battery? is there anything else i should do?

 

I'd get a to keep the battery topped up.

 

+1 on the battery tender rather than disconnect the battery. Most members (myself included) go for CTEK.

How much else you should do depends on conditions in the storage location.

Graham

 

I really don't know what you folks are talking about when you say winter. Winter to me is being *** deep in snow, and getting up at 5:00 in the morning to blow the snow out of in front of the house, and down half the alley, so Brenda can go to work. We have some snowless days, and the temp often gets to the 40s, but most of the time we are below freezing, and often in the teens and occasionally below zero.

I drive my X Type, when there is snow on the ground, and give it a rinse before I get home, and polish with Honda Motorcycle polish once in the garage. When the roads are clean, I do not hesitate to take out my XK8, no matter what the temperature may be.

If it looks like a long cold spell, I will hook the XK8 up to a trickle charger, connected to a light timer, that charges the battery to a full charge one half hour a day.

I will be moving to South Carolina, in a month or two, and will be taking you guys with me, because what they call snow down there, we call a sprinkling. I just hope I do not end up with significant tyre wear, with the AWD X Type, driving her on pretty much exclusively dry roads. I am told I will be referred to as a Damn Yankee, because I will choose to go down there, and remain, instead of just a Yankee, who goes to visit, and goes away.

My only extra chores I see happening down there are oiling my interiors more often, so the sun does not dry them out, putting a thicker oil in both Jags, waxing more often, and a little more UV protection on my top for pretty much the same reasons.

It will be nice to see the sun for more than 6 months out of the year, and not having a utility bill of close to $250 every month. Be cool.....Mike

 

1) fill the gas tank.

2) change the oil and filter, if it's due.

3) inflate tires to maximum pressure indicated on the sidewall.

4) attach a battery tender and keep it plugged in 24/7

 

+1 on the battery charger. Get a good one. Really cheap insurance.

My question would be why you are putting it up for the winter. Looks like Winder is just outside Atlanta. Don't remember it getting really severe winters or the locals salting the roads to an extreme.

I drive mine year round and do not hesitate to drive in snow (when we get it). Pretty snug once the top is up.

 

I've heard of a few folks that found their fuel pump inoperative after winter hibernation. The pump has a check valve that can stick causing it to fail. It's a good idea to exercise the check valve periodically. One a month I turn the ignition key to on for a few seconds. When you turn the ignition on the pump will run for a couple of seconds to pressurize the fuel rail, thus exercising the check valve. It's easy and free insurance against a mystery pump failure. At the same time I exercise the brakes moving the pistons so that the seals don't set up.

I would also change the oil to get rid of any moisture or contaminants then hook up you Ctek and it should wake up raring to go.

 

My goodness . . . putting it up for the Winter in Georgia. There are plenty of days that I put the top down December through February.

I don't go on any salted roads but my rural county doesn't do much of that. Guess they figure everyone has a 4 wheel drive pick up for the occasional bad days.

 

I use a solar battery tender all year long. Plug in would be fine. I also drive my Cat all winter as long as the roads are dry without salt.


My cat loves to be driven. less problems as well. Rich

 

Winter?? What's that?? I don't understand!

O I know, that's when I use less sunscreen with the top down!


Here's to all you cold weather folks