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alirizvi 02-16-2014 10:40 PM
I just start my car once every 4 weeks. The car is been stored in my garage since December.

susu 02-16-2014 11:29 PM
This is the first year , I had trouble starting my 2010Z perhaps due to the longer period of not starting it once every few weeks due to this brutal winter this year. Just picked up one of the battery tender from Amazon( alternative brands are Noco or Ctek ) and no regrets. Its less than $50 and btw, if you can afford a Z , Iķi bet you can afford one of these devices for peace of mind. Have been using these chargers for my boat too during off season storage and its well worth the $50

TerribleONE 02-16-2014 11:38 PM
Haven't read through this entire thread but I saw I have a 10 which means it's comin up on 4 years old. My car is also a 10 and I just had to replace mine

MacCool 02-17-2014 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by alirizvi (Post 2695677)
I just start my car once every 4 weeks. The car is been stored in my garage since December.
It would be wise to make sure it gets up to operating temp, with oil temps hot enough to boil away any water that has accumulated. Otherwise, all you're doing by starting it is contributing to the generation of more condensation and you're doing far more harm than good.

ElVee 02-17-2014 09:05 AM
Good info in here. Next winter I'll have to remember to disconnect the negative on the battery. I'd definitely pay for a tender or charger, but my apartment garage has no electrical outlets, so no go there. I've had my Z out once in early January, and was just fine; gave it a good day drive.

(Pun intended...)

LMBmikeZ 02-17-2014 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by MacCool (Post 2695871)
It would be wise to make sure it gets up to operating temp, with oil temps hot enough to boil away any water that has accumulated. Otherwise, all you're doing by starting it is contributing to the generation of more condensation and you're doing far more harm than good.
this^^ plus if you don't reach proper temps your exhaust will not dry out leaving moisture within it causing it to corrode even quicker :ugh2:

scottIN 02-17-2014 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Verda7junior (Post 2695335)
Is anyone using the extended storage switch in the fuse block? Nissan expects the car to be stored winters in colder climates and knows that it has a parasitic drain during extended storage and provided an extended storage switch to reduce the drain. You just pull out the switch and it cuts power to a few electronic control modules to reduce the current drain. It is actually just a fuse with a plastic case around it with locking tabs on the side. It's on pages 8-24 & 8-25 of my 2012 owners manual.
The problem with doing this is that you basically have to reset everything in the car. All of your personal settings (homelink, menus, phone book, temp settings, etc.) are on it. Ask those who took delivery of their car with it pulled. Every time you start the car it goes back to default settings.

Now, I don't know if you pulled it after you shut the car off and then engaged it before you started it if that would save all the settings or not, but I'd hate to try only find out that it didn't.

LMBmikeZ 02-17-2014 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by scottIN (Post 2696263)
The problem with doing this is that you basically have to reset everything in the car. All of your personal settings (homelink, menus, phone book, temp settings, etc.) are on it. Ask those who took delivery of their car with it pulled. Every time you start the car it goes back to default settings.

Now, I don't know if you pulled it after you shut the car off and then engaged it before you started it if that would save all the settings or not, but I'd hate to try only find out that it didn't.
guess battery is best bet, all those settings are untouched and will work perfectly fine upon restart :tup:

alirizvi 02-17-2014 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by LMBmikeZ (Post 2696215)
this^^ plus if you don't reach proper temps your exhaust will not dry out leaving moisture within it causing it to corrode even quicker :ugh2:
Yes Sir, I wait till it gets to operating temperature, I also change the position of the Car slightly, so its not sitting on the same part of the tires for the whole winter.

cjeezy 02-24-2014 07:11 PM
Well, good news! I put it on my charger for 2 hours (6A setting) and it started right up. I drove it to Autozone and the battery checked out good!

kenchan 02-25-2014 12:54 PM
get yourself a battery tender from amazon for like 25.

cjeezy 02-25-2014 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2707686)
get yourself a battery tender from amazon for like 25.
Agreed. Do you by chance have any recommendations on what kind to get? Does it even matter?

kenchan 02-25-2014 03:58 PM
you need one that floats (not trickle charge)

Amazon.com: Battery Tender 021-0123 Battery Tender Junior 12V Battery Charger: Automotive

i think there was one by black & decker which a member stated was also good.

kenchan 02-25-2014 03:59 PM
btw this has been discussed like 100000000000000000000000000000000000x

JARblue 02-25-2014 04:04 PM
This one is not sold in California. It has too many toxic chemicals that make it work better :icon17:

kenchan 02-25-2014 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 2708038)
This one is not sold in California. It has too many toxic chemicals that make it work better :icon17:
100000000000000000000000000000000001x :mad:




:rofl2:

JARblue 02-25-2014 04:06 PM
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