Winter Storage
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You should be fine unless its been in there a year. So if you have had it in 8 months or less and you are going to store it for 4 months or less you should be fine, then you can change it in the spring
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Just for peace of mind, I always change oil prior to storing any vehicle. Combustion byproducts, acid, condensation, etc., are in suspension in your oil. It may not damage the engine, but an oil change -- synthetic oil properties not withstanding -- is cheap insurance, and makes me feel better.
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Just for peace of mind, I always change oil prior to storing any vehicle. Combustion byproducts, acid, condensation, etc., are in suspension in your oil. It may not damage the engine, but an oil change -- synthetic oil properties not withstanding -- is cheap insurance, and makes me feel better.
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Teal me about it I put my car in storage one week ago now I wake up in cold sweat, every second I wish I could drive it what makes it worse that the car is 100 miles away form my because I don’t have a garage where I live 
I forgot change the oil LOL
I forgot change the oil LOL
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I leave my synthetic oil in over the winter and the 1st day that I take the car out and the oil gets nice and hot, then I change the fluids. Condensation will creep in by sitting in the garage all winter so there might as well be some oil in it til I change it......bob.
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When I put mine away for the winter, I always change the oil - even if the oil life monitor shows a lot of oil life left. I usually only change the oil once a year due to the low miles I put on the car and that change is just before storage.
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