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Having done just 20k in 32 years i've sweated this issue for some time and have often NOT taken the car out for short-ish trips for fear of that dreaded "condensation" - bummer! I recently looked to rebuild my AC compressor and DID find corrosion likely from disuse. Is this happening in my engine/trans? Maybe - I'm telling myself anyway that these low mileage issues are not that great of a problem, although that may of course be wishful thinking. As OG stated the temperature of your drives/storage is certainly an issue. Regarding stabilizers (Stabil) i have very strong feelings against it's use. These stabilizers if left in too long turn to wax. I drained my tank awhile ago as my gas was a little over a year old and i found several oz's of white waxy stuff that was difficult to get flushed out. Likely from using this stuff over many years. No run issues, but on research (u-tube? he-he) realized this stuff is just not worth the risk. Don't have a definative recommendation at this time, but looking at ways to restore the fuel like possibly PRI-G (reported to be the product used by our major fuel suppliers) or perhaps ETHANOL SHIELD products. I use Mobil 1 10/40 (started out with 15/50) and change my brake fluid at max 5 years or for any track session. It's pretty rare where i live, but I do pay attention to when my garage (car) is very cold and i open the door to very warm moist air that causes condensation on the entire car. Thats bad. Just my personal perhaps OCD thoughts.

<blockquote data-quote="TANTO" data-source="post: 2085436" data-attributes="member: 39234"><p>Having done just 20k in 32 years i&#039;ve sweated this issue for some time and have often NOT taken the car out for short-ish trips for fear of that dreaded &quot;condensation&quot; - bummer!&nbsp; I recently looked to rebuild my AC compressor and DID find corrosion likely from disuse.&nbsp; Is this happening in my engine/trans?&nbsp; Maybe - I&#039;m telling myself anyway that these low mileage issues are not that great of a problem, although that may of course be wishful thinking.&nbsp; As OG stated the temperature of your drives/storage is certainly an issue.&nbsp; Regarding stabilizers (Stabil) i have very strong feelings against it&#039;s use. These stabilizers if left in too long turn to wax.&nbsp; I drained my tank awhile ago as my gas was a little over a year old and i found several oz&#039;s of white waxy stuff that was difficult to get flushed out.&nbsp; Likely from using this stuff over many years.&nbsp; No run issues, but on research (u-tube? he-he) realized this stuff is just not worth the risk.&nbsp; Don&#039;t have a definative recommendation at this time, but looking at ways to restore the fuel like possibly PRI-G (reported to be the product used by our major fuel suppliers) or perhaps ETHANOL SHIELD products.&nbsp; I use Mobil 1 10/40 (started out with 15/50) and change my brake fluid at max 5 years or for any track session. It&#039;s pretty rare where i live, but I do pay attention to when my garage (car) is very cold and i open the door to very warm moist air that causes condensation on the entire car.&nbsp; Thats bad.&nbsp; Just my personal perhaps OCD thoughts.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="TANTO, post: 2085436, member: 39234"] Having done just 20k in 32 years i've sweated this issue for some time and have often NOT taken the car out for short-ish trips for fear of that dreaded "condensation" - bummer! I recently looked to rebuild my AC compressor and DID find corrosion likely from disuse. Is this happening in my engine/trans? Maybe - I'm telling myself anyway that these low mileage issues are not that great of a problem, although that may of course be wishful thinking. As OG stated the temperature of your drives/storage is certainly an issue. Regarding stabilizers (Stabil) i have very strong feelings against it's use. These stabilizers if left in too long turn to wax. I drained my tank awhile ago as my gas was a little over a year old and i found several oz's of white waxy stuff that was difficult to get flushed out. Likely from using this stuff over many years. No run issues, but on research (u-tube? he-he) realized this stuff is just not worth the risk. Don't have a definative recommendation at this time, but looking at ways to restore the fuel like possibly PRI-G (reported to be the product used by our major fuel suppliers) or perhaps ETHANOL SHIELD products. I use Mobil 1 10/40 (started out with 15/50) and change my brake fluid at max 5 years or for any track session. It's pretty rare where i live, but I do pay attention to when my garage (car) is very cold and i open the door to very warm moist air that causes condensation on the entire car. Thats bad. Just my personal perhaps OCD thoughts. [/QUOTE]

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