Storing a Vantage in a garage (with no power)
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Looking at keeping my future V12 Vantage in a garage without any power for a battery conditioner.
Any opinion on the best way to avoid the battery going flat if left for a few weeks (and thus any of the electrical issues/gremlins it may cause)?
I've heard of people using battery cut-off switches (do these exist in the Vantage? I think i read they're in the DB9?), or just manually disconnecting it?
Any opinion on the best way to avoid the battery going flat if left for a few weeks (and thus any of the electrical issues/gremlins it may cause)?
I've heard of people using battery cut-off switches (do these exist in the Vantage? I think i read they're in the DB9?), or just manually disconnecting it?
bogie said:
A few weeks should be fine....ive gone 2 months before and my V8 started without issue. If battery is in good nick and theres no extra drain on it, shouldn't be an issue.
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I agree with this mine starts right up after 12 weeks no issue just don't leave the key inserted I use no charger....
Sadly i don't think a solar charger is an option due to the garage location. I do actually own one of these i once used on my Z4 (not in this garage, diff situation), i'm not convinced it does much (i should probably test it with my voltmeter).
I guess i could just have a charger pack ready to go - i just dont like the idea of a car running flat without understanding what consequences there may be beyond simply not being able to start it.
I guess i could just have a charger pack ready to go - i just dont like the idea of a car running flat without understanding what consequences there may be beyond simply not being able to start it.
I have sometimes left my V12V for circa 6-8 weeks without a trickle charger attached and on the odd occasion it did 'just' spring into life....Worth not letting the battery run down as on the one occasion that the guys storing the car accidentally disconnected the charger and the car was totally dead when I got to it, it turned out to be pain in the arse with things like folding mirrors not working etc. etc. etc.
Btw - I think, not based on fact, that it will be the alarm and any tracker type stuff that will cause a slow drain of the battery - as for an isolation switch never found it but didn't look either....
Btw - I think, not based on fact, that it will be the alarm and any tracker type stuff that will cause a slow drain of the battery - as for an isolation switch never found it but didn't look either....
jimmybell said:
Looking at keeping my future V12 Vantage in a garage without any power for a battery conditioner.
Any opinion on the best way to avoid the battery going flat if left for a few weeks (and thus any of the electrical issues/gremlins it may cause)?
I've heard of people using battery cut-off switches (do these exist in the Vantage? I think i read they're in the DB9?), or just manually disconnecting it?
Buy the largest portable battery pack that is practical for you and simply plug in to the port in your boot. This will greatly extend the time you can go before the combined system voltage drops too low to maintain the various car systems.Any opinion on the best way to avoid the battery going flat if left for a few weeks (and thus any of the electrical issues/gremlins it may cause)?
I've heard of people using battery cut-off switches (do these exist in the Vantage? I think i read they're in the DB9?), or just manually disconnecting it?
bogie said:
DAVIDOXE said:
Mine goes flat within 3 weeks could the battery be on the way out?
Possibly...how old is it ?Mine went from lasting 8 weeks easy to struggling after 4 weeks so I replaced it. That was at about 8 years old on original battery.....
DAVIDOXE said:
bogie said:
DAVIDOXE said:
Mine goes flat within 3 weeks could the battery be on the way out?
Possibly...how old is it ?Mine went from lasting 8 weeks easy to struggling after 4 weeks so I replaced it. That was at about 8 years old on original battery.....
If you dont already have a lithium jump pack, certainly worth having one around and you can leave it in the boot acting as a trickle charger
Handyman2009 said:
I will let you know in a month or so as I disconnected mine on 11 Nov 2016 and will connect it back in early April 2017. From what I am guessing, my seat, windows, radio and redo the misfire learning. Might also have lost my garage door opener code.
would be keen to hear! effectively this is the most basic option i have.I am also looking forward to see what happen but from what I read, people disconnect their battery to do work on their cars all the time without any issues so I thought that unplugging the battery for 3-5hrs or 3-5 months what is the difference. I will post back as soon as I have an answer for you, should be around early to mid April before the weather is good enough to take her out of storage.
So the time came today to go and retrieve my car from storage and I had disconnected the battery around mid November 2016. I open the door with the metal key as I locked it before leaving it, connected the Negative wire (the only one I disconnected) so far so good, sat in the driver seat put the key in, I heard lots of what sounded like a CD player looking for a CD... possibly the radio, not sure... put my clutch in all the way along with the gas pedal, crank the engine until the oil light goes away, remove my key and re-inserted it and this time only clutch in and started right away :-)
- my passenger window was good and didn't need reprogramming but my driver window needed it
- my driver seat didn't need reprogramming to my surprise, didn't check the passenger seat yet
- my radio had all its stations still programmed in
- my garage door opener in the rear view mirror was still working when I got home, sweet
- my clock in the car needs to be set as it is now 12 noon...
- didn't get any warning lights but probably will need to redo the misfire programming
So all and all it wasn't as bad as everyone makes it to be, my car is a 2009 Vantage with the FOB as the key that you push into the center stack. If, like me, you find a good place to store your car but it doesn't have any power, it's all good
Francis
- my passenger window was good and didn't need reprogramming but my driver window needed it
- my driver seat didn't need reprogramming to my surprise, didn't check the passenger seat yet
- my radio had all its stations still programmed in
- my garage door opener in the rear view mirror was still working when I got home, sweet
- my clock in the car needs to be set as it is now 12 noon...
- didn't get any warning lights but probably will need to redo the misfire programming
So all and all it wasn't as bad as everyone makes it to be, my car is a 2009 Vantage with the FOB as the key that you push into the center stack. If, like me, you find a good place to store your car but it doesn't have any power, it's all good
Francis
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