# Disconnect battery before leaving for 8 months?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/disconnect-battery-before-leaving-for-8-months/114082>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, altima\
**Created:** [March 20, 2018, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/disconnect-battery-before-leaving-for-8-months/114082 "2018-03-20T22:54:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![DonSchaecher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@DonSchaecher](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DonSchaecher)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/disconnect-battery-before-leaving-for-8-months/114082/1 "2018-03-20T22:54:30Z")

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We are leaving our 2014 Nissan altima in a car port for eight months, in Phoenix, should we disconnect the battery?

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**Author:** ![ricky\_rio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e36b37/32.png) [@ricky\_rio](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ricky_rio)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/disconnect-battery-before-leaving-for-8-months/114082/2 "2018-03-20T23:51:45Z")

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If you take out the battery and store it at least at room temp, that should keep the liquid from  
evaporating.

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 1:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/disconnect-battery-before-leaving-for-8-months/114082/3 "2018-03-21T01:34:21Z")

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A battery maintainer would be my choice.