Winter storage without oil?

[ahess77]

OK this past weekend had good weather so I ran the Marauder through the car wash and got it home without getting dirty (dirt roads and all). I'm ready to put it up for the winter and I usually do an oil change. Since it's already warmed-up I drain the oil & remove the filter.

Now, I discover I don't have oil to refill. I never start it until I'm ready to take it out in the spring anyway (I have a battery minder & it sits in tire shaped pans with rollers). So I'm planning to just let it sit over winter without oil. Does anyone see a problem with letting it sit without oil in the pan?

[Dragcity]

I wouldn't do it. Not to mention, what if there is an emergency, such as the garage starts afire. You may need to move it in a hurry....

What about next spring when you thought you put oil in but didn't. Not good things could happen.

Go and get a new filter and new oil, run the car wiht the new stuff 'til warm and THEN store it....

[Zack]

By leaving it without oil for that long, the oil pickup tube will go dry and the pump will take a while to prime back up in the spring.

Bad idea.

[RF Overlord]

^^^what Zack said^^^ (althought I wouldn't have thought of that... :D )

Dragcity brings up some valid points, too...

[sailsmen]

If you put the plug back in you could get a lot of condensation.

[jgc61sr2002]

I would not store it without oil in the crankcase.