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Engine Bay Protection During Winter Storage

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RJS

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Hi,

What is anyone's opinion about spraying a coating of WD40 over the engine and engine bay during winter storage? The purpose would be to prevent corrosion of metal parts during the cold winter months.

The car is stored from Jan to April in CT. I have it in a barn (not air tight but dry and protected) with a gravel floor. I put two layers of tarp down under the car to prevent moisture coming up from the ground.

I have stored it this way for the past 10 years with no issues. But, just wondering if the WD40 would provide added protection. My one main concern, will WD40 harm the paint on the inner fender wells if left to sit for 3 months?

Bob
 
Hi Bob - not a scientific opinion but I think I'd avoid letting WD40 sit on paint for that long. I wax any and everything painted to beat the band and go from there. Chances are the engine has a fine layer of oil mist on most of it anyway :smile:

Have you shot cavity wax into the sills etc already?
 
wax paint, treat hoses with something (preservative), lube linkage, check fluids, disconnect battery (remove store) and if you must hit bare metal use a small paint brush with the oil and use sparingly.
 
My opinion is that I wouldn't trust WD40 to protect anything. It's so poor that some people have even accused it of containing water! (Which of course is not true.)

It will also degrade most 'rubber' components.
 
Just drive it up to BobbyD's place in Wallingford and tell him to get his wife's Toyota out of the garage because you need the space for the winter. She can have it back in the spring.
 
The only thing I have found WD40 useful for is drying out a {water} wet cylinder or cylinders, after an intake manifold gasket failure. Worked like a charm for that! Would not fire what so ever after the repair. Removed the Plugs, sprayed the wd40 in replaced the plugs and presto it fired right up!
I case you are wondering just how I came to the desiccation to try wd40
It was suggested by my neighbor, an 80 year old retired farmer and he supplied the wd40 Hahahahaha.
Works good for starting campfires with damp wood too *SMILE* {he left the nearly empty can}
 
I may have posted this before, but here it is.

WD 40 CAN BE USED FOR:

1. Protects silver from tarnishing.
2. Removes road tar and grime from cars.
3. Cleans and lubricates guitar strings.
4. Gives floors that 'just-waxed' sheen without making them slippery.
5. Keeps flies off cows.
6. Restores and cleans chalkboards.
7. Removes lipstick stains.
8. Loosens stubborn zippers.
9. Untangles jewelry chains.
10. Removes stains from stainless steel sinks.
11. Removes dirt and grime from the barbecue grill.
12.. Keeps ceramic/terra cotta garden pots from oxidizing.
13. Removes tomato stains from clothing.
14.. Keeps glass shower doors free of water spots.
15. Camouflages scratches in ceramic and marble floors.
16. Keeps scissors working smoothly.
17. Lubricates noisy door hinges on vehicles and doors in homes.
18. It removes black scuff marks from the kitchen floor! Use WD-40 for those nasty tar and scuff
marks on flooring. It doesn't seem to harm the finish and you won't have to scrub nearly as
hard to get them off. Just remember to open some windows if you have a lot of marks.
19. Bug guts will eat away the finish on your car if not removed quickly! Use WD-40!
20. Gives a children's playground gym slide a shine for a super fast slide.
21. Lubricates gear shift and mower deck lever for ease of handling on riding mowers.
22. Rids kids rocking chairs and swings of squeaky noises.
23.. Lubricates tracks in sticking home windows and makes them easier to open.
24. Spraying an umbrella stem makes it easier to open and close.
25. Restores and cleans padded leather dashboards in vehicles, as well as vinyl bumpers.
26. Restores and cleans roof racks on vehicles.
27. Lubricates and stops squeaks in electric fans
28. Lubricates wheel sprockets on tricycles, wagons, and bicycles
29. Cleans and polishes chrome
 
bgbassplyr said:
WD 40 CAN BE USED FOR:
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You can brush your teeth with it too, but that doesn't make it the best tool for the job.
 
Also dissolves crayons that have melted into the car's back window sill.My kids put crayons in the back window of the wife's brand new car on a hot summer day.Made a nice rainbow effect.WD melts them like ice. Scrub oily residue with Ivory dish washing soap and water,and wet vac up till dry. It might keep ya out of divorce court.NEVER TRY SPRAYING IT INTO A WET DISTRIBUTOR CAP! Stuff is flammable,but really funny when the cap blows up.Ya needed a new one anyway.
 
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