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May 20, 2008, 4:23 AM

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I have been travelling around the world for the past year and my car as you can imagine has suffered from not being used. Due to the fact I have spent all my money travelling I dont have a massive budget to get it fixed so want to try and do as much of the work as possible myself. What would you recommend as the process to get it back into the land of the moving?

The car is a 2000 1.2 fiat punto elx 16v. Evidently the battery needs charging/changing but in this situation im not sure where to go next.

Any advice would be appreciated

Tom Greenleaf
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May 20, 2008, 5:10 AM

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Was this just "one" year? How bad was the storage spot - outdoors - real wet, muddy or on dirt will make it harder.

Ok: Trash the battery if you found it dead. They really fail fast when left dead. If you must leave a car again there are ways to have it ok when you return it to use again.

Put some fuel injector solvent in the gas now. Hope for the best with that. Hope you left it full too!

Get tires up to pressure and give the thing a try with a new charged battery to start. Hit back what happens if it doesn't start.

Brakes may be rusty and not work well first few tries or be rusted enough to need work. Make sure you can stop the car before going out for any ride to test what else might be needed.

See what ails it with a test run. Report back. Plan on a service - oil and filter change, fuel filter would be a great idea right away. Of course check all fluid levels and don't forget to check that spare tire has air in it too,

T

bb
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May 20, 2008, 5:39 AM

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thanks for that.

It was left outside but was in an unsheltered car park. It was just a year give or take a couple of weeks.

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