Handed down a 2008 Ford Fiesta Zetec TDCI - sat dormant for a year. What to do before driving?
Hey everyone. So i’ve been handed down this 2008 Ford Fiesta Zetec TDCI from my grandmother. She bought a new car last June/July and ever since the Fiesta has been sat on the drive, SORN’d, dormant. There is also mould growth inside (probably something leaking in moisture).
Today I went over and got the engine turning eventually, after some churning and to my surprise it idled near on perfectly. Ejected a fair bit of smoke from the exhaust and the engine vibrated a bit but we got there. Left it running for 20 minutes or so to let everything circulate and wake it up. I revved it and it sounded pretty good, the idling speed tapered off for a short period after lowering the revs before returning to normal. I believe mechanically it is sound however it obviously needs some servicing - oil and filter change, diesel replacing, interior cleaning etc. Currently it has around 80k miles and this will be my first car, but i’m feeling confident in undertaking it as a project to restore it and pass my test in it.
I’m asking what would be recommended I do to this car, what do I look out for, what are the logistics and costs of getting this up and running and road worthy again? Many thanks
I have videos and pictures if anyone would want to assess the condition of the car to better advise me