Stored XK

[chippiepat]

Picking up my 2006 xk soon that has been in storage for the last 7 months.
Should I be worried about any starting problems?, battery was fine but not been charged while stored.Any other pre-start checks I should do?
Thanks in advance.

[Simpo Two]

Tyre pressures.

[FezSpider]

Give the battery a good deep charge as soon as you can. A weak battery on an X150 can cause all sorts of warning lights to ping on even though there is no underlying problem.

[a8hex]

Simpo Two said:

Tyre pressures.

The tyres will probably have flattened someone on the side they've been sitting on. The first couple of miles might feel a little odd especially in a convertible.

[chippiepat]

Thanks for your comments,
Have read so much about what a low battery can throw up, normally when I lay the car up for the winter I connect to a smart charger, but was in France last year and had to fly home unexpectedly &leave the car there.Hope to pick it up the end of the month &looking forward to a good drive home.
Cheers all.

[Piersman2]

After that length of time (7-8 months ?? ) i'd be amazed if the battery hasn't been flat for several months and will be properly sulphated so won't be able to hold a decent charge.

My XKR gets left out. If I leave it 3 weeks or so I get a battery low warning when I first start it, so I normally plug in a battery conditioner if it's been sat there 2 weeks unused.

Have you a plan for how to get it started if the battery is pancaked? I mean it might be OK, but I would be genuinely impressed if it is after that long.

Oh... and other than that, you'll probably find the tyres a bit 'square' for the first few miles and the discs may have some corrosion, , a decent run down a motorway should have the tyres circular again and a few hundred miles should sort out any disc corrosion!

Edited by Piersman2 on Wednesday 11th March 14:51