Car service - do what after 2.5 yrs no driving??

I have borrowed an ill friend's Pug 106. It has done nothing for 2.5 years.
It started first time after we put a new battery in and seems o.k. The
brakes are fine after the muck has been scraped off them, the oil had some
mayonnaise in the lid but now seems o.k.

It's going for the MOT this week. What sort of service should we do? The
basic one is basic at £60, up to £120 for the big service ... most items
seem to be to check things...

Would it be prudent to have a big service and MOT, especially as I am
borrowing the car and using it a few times a week?

I could do an Italian Service BUT it's not my car so I am a little loathe to
treat it unkindly!

Any ideas folks??????

 

It needs the basic service, plus cambelt change (if it has one) and also
coolant and brake fluid should be changed. Neglecting these items could
cause expensive problems down the line.

 

Yep - thanks, hadn't thought of the cambelt. Tis almost 8 years old too ..
... ho hum....

 

Change the cam belt also the other belt and dont forget too do the
brake fluid replace it all.check all the tyres before u take it for
that thing nobody likes(m,o,t)if it passes give it a good service..
from Chris Addlestone Surrey

 

8 years old! I would view it with the gravest suspicion. It is ready to fail
at the slightest provocation.

The coolant change is also essential- although it will still be resistant to
freezing, the coolant will have lost its lubricating properties and this
will lead to water pump seizure (on some Peugeots the water pump is driven
by the cambelt and failure spells expensive disaster) and the brake fluid
absorbs water which will lead to rusting of the calliper pistons and seal
failure.

 

I'd also check the state of the alternator belt as well as the tyre
sidewalls.

 

Him at home wrote:

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After 2.5 years as a minimum, change all fluids.

If it's been stood unmoving on it's tyres, change 'em; if on bricks
check carefully for perishing and expect to change 'em... If in any
doubt, change 'em.

You might get away with cleaning and deglazing the brakes but I'd be
inclined to replace disks and pads. Check them by doing a full
emergency stop from not less than 40mph (away from traffic!) - any
shuddering or pulling; they're goosed.

Inspect all rubber gaiters - CV joints, suspension ball joints, etc. -
and replace any cracked ones, expect to replace what they're protecting
too if the cracking is bad.

Lubricate *everything*.

It will benefit from being "run-in" again as all the grease will have
settled and there may be minor corrosion to be scrubbed from all the
wear areas - 2.5 years sitting will have been harder on it than 2.5
years use.




A

 

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Alistair J Murray

Yup. I had my Tranny off the road for 12months and when I started using
it again everything was a bit stiff. It had only done 35K at that point,
so I was fairly sure it wasn't wear and tear - just idleness.

 

Check bricks for perishing and expect to change them? How much is a new
full set of bricks? Are remoulds ok?

 

Last year I restored a car that had been sitting outside for 4 years. Main
things were cracked perished tyres and the brakes all rusty. Changed the oil
and filter straight away - made a big difference. Scrubbed up the brakes and
they appeared fine (passed MOT) for the first 1000 miles or so but their
gradually worsening shuddering soon made me realise that the inside of the
discs were all corroded and pitted even though they looked fine on the
outside. Exhaust'll need changing soon too as its actually rusted from the
outside in. Under the bonnet things had been remarkably preserved, apart
from all the spider's webs! Some Safecut brought up the bodywork a treat.

Z

 

try a Reclamation Yard

 

most encouraging Zimmy.

Thanks for things to check folks. Looks like brake fluid, coolant, cambelt,
full service approach will be best bet. The tyres were at full/normal
pressure and are in good condition.