How to store your Toyota and Toyota Hybrid

A Toyota Master Diagnostic Technician Shows you how to store your Toyota Gasoline, Hybrid and Plugin Hybrids the right way!

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In this video I will go over key items you should know when storing your Toyota both hybrid and non hybrid.

I will cover what you should do to Tires to preserve them from flat spots. I will also cover things you should do to your Engine when storing a car. I'll cover the 12v battery and the best practices when storing your car.

Also I will cover some of the special precautions needed when storing your car outdoors.

I will list some of the special precations you should know about when storing your Hybrid and Plug in hybrid Toyota models.

Lastly I will cover some things you should do after you take your Toyota out of storage.

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[cenkaytekin]

I don't skip your ads, great content!

[patrisha]

@ The Car Care Nut - thanks for this video. Before I went out of the country in 2019 to see family, I asked my Toyota dealership if it would be alright to leave my 2011 Toyota Prius sit for 2 weeks. All of my maintenance is done @ this dealership. No one knew the answer. I ended up leaving it with my daughter to drive but unhappily so as she has totaled 2 vehicles. Wishing this was available or found you sooner! Great videos, always to the point and no fluff. Really appreciate it.

[riceburner]

Wow! Once again, GREAT advice! I won't store my car but wont drive it NEAR as much & mine sits outside.. I wondered what I should do being a hybrid. And ur analogy of charging a battery is spot on!

[carsusa]

Awesome tips, the only thing that I would compliment this great video from experience on storing a lot of cars is if one is storing the car more than 3 months, it is a good idea to add a fuel stabilizer and fill up the tank with fresh gasoline. The modern Ethanol mixed gasoline mandated nowadays by the EPA attracts moisture because H2O gravitates to Ethanol, the result : varnish buildup in tight fuel passages possibly causing the fuel pump to lock up and the fuel injectors to clog.

[flagmichael]

I was happy to see the flat spot warning right at the beginning. A family member was medically ineligible to drive his car for what turned out to be several months. It made flat spots on all the tires, and driving a few days didn't help. Four new tires was needed to get them right. Great idea about taping the plastic bags over them, too!
I'm surprised I don't see objections about the battery situation, though: technically, the alternators are capable of recharging a nearly dead battery. They can't do it without wear and tear to the battery and alternator though, so your advice is still exactly right. A 100 amp alternator will not put out more than roughly a hundred amps, even into a short circuit, because that limit is what it is capable of producing with 14V excitation voltage at any rpm. The inductance of the windings (which are on the AC side of the bridge) exactly balances the increase in EMF as rpm increases above roughly half the alternator's design speed. At full rated output the alternator quickly becomes a _lot_ hotter than it was designed to be; okay for a few minutes but destructive as the heat builds.

[WaseaMan]

This video is gold for me, as I'm working in oil industry and leave my car sit outside for about 1 - 1, 5 months till I come and take care of it for 3 - 4 weeks.

[Papyrus]

I thought my storage techniques were pretty strong until I watched this video. Great idea with masking tape over the trunk and sunroof to stop water and debrie from entering the drain channels. Keep up.the awesome work AMD, love the technical aspect of your channel as it helps us nerds understand the level of engineering that goes into these hybrid beauties!

[j-pp]

The really ideal solution for storing a modern vehicle indoors for more than a month is to keep the 12V battery charged by plugging in a "smart" charger (like the CTEK) before leaving. When you return to your vehicle, everything will work perfectly and you won't have to reconfigure a lot of settings.

[AllenReinecke]

Good advice! In addition, when I store my Mustang over winter in my unheated, unpowered pole barn, I add plastic bags over the exhaust tips, keep the hood open and place mothballs and dryer sheets around the engine bay. I also place mothballs under the rear axle. Keeps the mouse nests away!
I used to use a car cover, until one Spring I removed it and found a nest in my CAI made from the firewall insulation and droppings all over the engine!
Fresh gas to full and fuel stabilizer added.
I remove the battery and keep it in my warm basement and charge it when the voltage drops to 12.4V.
The windshield wash system and reservoir gets drained.
I also give it a good wipe down with spray ceramic wax to protect the paint and wipe it down during storage, if it gets dusty from my generator-powered workshop activities at the other end of the building

[alexmobil]

I do share my life between 2 different places 6 months at the North 6 months at the south. I do all these things which you have mentioned and recommended and is a must do the tires the oil change and the battery disconnect. The brakes do get rusty and i always clean them before i start with a brash to get some rust down it helps. Major issue is the AC! Nobody can start my cars while i m not there and if they don't work the pipes are getting porose and start losing refrigerant anytime i have to refill it. My car is old and i was thinking to buy a Toyota Hybrid but listening to you i will conceder very well if i ll get a Hybrid!

[MC-nyiw]

Great video! Long live to this channel!

[marianomontenegro]

Very well explained Love it .. I also did buy some rats trap around my garage. Rats could live in the engine and cut those wires like what my friend had experienced..

[Chefjjdecker]

I just cleaned the headlight lens on my 2005 prius. Used a $20 bottle of silica whitening toothpaste I had on hand and a brush attachment for the drill. Warm water and clean cloth! Worked so well and much easier than anything I've seen. Thought I'd share.

[thomaskutches]

as an owner of 4 toyota prius your information is awesome. Thanks!

[Sojie]

Thx for all your good advices, I flushed my Toyota Tundra 2018 transmission fluids at my toyota dealership. I can feel the difference.

[peterrudy]

2:43 Tire flat spot - It has been said to raise your car enough to get the tires off the ground by putting 4 jack stands at the proper places . I would even liberally spray 303 Protectant on them as well as on the inside of the tire to keep them from drying out .

[bcosmin]

Very useful information, as usual. Thank you.

[SaurabhKaisare]

Was eagerly waiting for this video of yours...

[tuccobuibui]

Clearly it is a great great channel ! Thanks a lot for this ton of info !!! I am buying a 2019 Lexus IS 300h and a bit concerned about all I hear about the 12v depletion… as I usually leave the car for a month in summer. I’ll check the fuse stuff.

[bimli]

Thanks for the tips man. This video will serve as a great reference