Once a month is plenty. Turn the wheel a little to run the ps pump, run the ac for a few minutes, pump the brakes a few times, clutch in and row gears a little without much force.
Avoid prolonged idling. It'll fowl a colder plug pretty quickly. When it is over 150° coolant and 150° oil, give it some mile revs to 4000rpm or so, hold it around 3500 for a few seconds 5-6 times. This will get the alternator happier.
All of this should take 5-10 minutes. The revs for the alternator will put good heat into the engine. This is nice for the head gaskets, and oil pump. Running the ac adds some load. Inch it forward and back a little to break up any coagulation on drivetrain components.
When I store for winter, I keep a tank of shell nitrogen gas with stabilizer. I do the above routine once a month or just actually drive it if it's nice weather and the roads are free of salt/grime. I also like to spray off the undercarriage and inner wheels (from under and opposite corner) and roll forward 3 feet and do the other half of the wheel.
My garage is heated so I do the spray wand in the driveway and bleed in an ionizer with a rust inhibitor. The hose adapted better tanks are $10.
The chemical is $5 a gallon at a Napa or online. I use a leaf blower with a flexible vacuum hose attachment after when it's in the garage to blow must everything off.
For the tires, it's nice to heat cycle them once or twice, or jack the car up, pull the wheels and support the suspension with a well positioned blocks of wood. Take 2 2x4's or a 4x4 and cut them to an appropriate height 4 times. This is to rest under the brake disk on all corners. Iirc 1/5/12ft up front with a 9" jack stand and 1/7/12ft at the rear with factory sized rotors but I built mine years ago. Anyways, clamp or screw them together for a strong enough block Don't use cinderblocks. They suck in all ways both for this application and for the rotor itself. Then treat the wheels/tires with protectant and store them in a warmer place. My garage is heated now so I don't pull my wheels anymore, but I will this year so I don't flag spot them.
Good luck, it will be very tempting to take the car snow drifting... avoid the temptation..... it's a bitch to clean everything afterwards
Avoid prolonged idling. It'll fowl a colder plug pretty quickly. When it is over 150° coolant and 150° oil, give it some mile revs to 4000rpm or so, hold it around 3500 for a few seconds 5-6 times. This will get the alternator happier.
All of this should take 5-10 minutes. The revs for the alternator will put good heat into the engine. This is nice for the head gaskets, and oil pump. Running the ac adds some load. Inch it forward and back a little to break up any coagulation on drivetrain components.
When I store for winter, I keep a tank of shell nitrogen gas with stabilizer. I do the above routine once a month or just actually drive it if it's nice weather and the roads are free of salt/grime. I also like to spray off the undercarriage and inner wheels (from under and opposite corner) and roll forward 3 feet and do the other half of the wheel.
My garage is heated so I do the spray wand in the driveway and bleed in an ionizer with a rust inhibitor. The hose adapted better tanks are $10.
The chemical is $5 a gallon at a Napa or online. I use a leaf blower with a flexible vacuum hose attachment after when it's in the garage to blow must everything off.
For the tires, it's nice to heat cycle them once or twice, or jack the car up, pull the wheels and support the suspension with a well positioned blocks of wood. Take 2 2x4's or a 4x4 and cut them to an appropriate height 4 times. This is to rest under the brake disk on all corners. Iirc 1/5/12ft up front with a 9" jack stand and 1/7/12ft at the rear with factory sized rotors but I built mine years ago. Anyways, clamp or screw them together for a strong enough block Don't use cinderblocks. They suck in all ways both for this application and for the rotor itself. Then treat the wheels/tires with protectant and store them in a warmer place. My garage is heated now so I don't pull my wheels anymore, but I will this year so I don't flag spot them.
Good luck, it will be very tempting to take the car snow drifting... avoid the temptation..... it's a bitch to clean everything afterwards
