Protecting your BOV

[Lightspeed]

Thanks guys,

The vehicle will be standing three months max.

I do this most years with no problem.

Because of the oil drain down possibility, I try to reduce the effect by using Castrol Magnatech. So far so good. In similar fashion I was recommended a spray lubricant for electrical connections called Nanotech. I am systematically applying this to every connector I open up during the course of servicing/ repairs. Apparently it reconditions the seals as well as keeping corrosion off the contacts. This was recommended by a friend in Scandinavia who's vehicles have to deal with horrendous exposure to salt every winter. I am please dwith the way its working so far.

The new idea this year is to pull the ECU. This will obviously make any attempted drive away theft rather difficult. But also, by keeping it in an EMP proof container it has the secondary benefit of effectively EMP protecting the exposed controls on the vehicle too. I mak well get a second-hand identical ECU to keep permanently in a shielded box...just in case.