I made a similar post about my personal vehicle being brought out of quasi-storage. This one is a bit different.
Today at work I was told to check on a couple of our work vans that have not been touched since Feb 2020. I've only been here for about a year, and until today our dept wasn't responsible for the vans. I was able to get to one of the vans today, the other is across town. I was told to get them back into shape for use again.
The van is a 2016 RAM ProMaster City SLT Wagon. I don't know mileage but it is likely very low as they were only used a couple times a month at best and driven 10 miles away at most.
When I got to the van it was completely dead, no power at all. We weren't able to get our work truck into the garage it was stored in to jump it due to clearance issues.
Tomorrow I'm bringing out a portable jumper to try and get it going.
Once I get the van going by jump or battery replacement I was planning on taking it for an oil change. Unfortunately due to fleet rules I have to go to Jiffy lube, i'm not thrilled but it's what it is. I was planning a synthetic change.
Would you check or replace any other fluids?
Is there anything else I should look at once I get it out of the garage?
To answer possible questions:
I'm looking for service records but I haven't come up with any yet.
I am planning on doing cabin and engine bay air filters on my own.
Once the change is done i'll take it on the road for an hour or so to try and work out any flat spots in the tires. They looked like they were in good shape visually.
Any other thoughts on what I should do?
Today at work I was told to check on a couple of our work vans that have not been touched since Feb 2020. I've only been here for about a year, and until today our dept wasn't responsible for the vans. I was able to get to one of the vans today, the other is across town. I was told to get them back into shape for use again.
The van is a 2016 RAM ProMaster City SLT Wagon. I don't know mileage but it is likely very low as they were only used a couple times a month at best and driven 10 miles away at most.
When I got to the van it was completely dead, no power at all. We weren't able to get our work truck into the garage it was stored in to jump it due to clearance issues.
Tomorrow I'm bringing out a portable jumper to try and get it going.
Once I get the van going by jump or battery replacement I was planning on taking it for an oil change. Unfortunately due to fleet rules I have to go to Jiffy lube, i'm not thrilled but it's what it is. I was planning a synthetic change.
Would you check or replace any other fluids?
Is there anything else I should look at once I get it out of the garage?
To answer possible questions:
I'm looking for service records but I haven't come up with any yet.
I am planning on doing cabin and engine bay air filters on my own.
Once the change is done i'll take it on the road for an hour or so to try and work out any flat spots in the tires. They looked like they were in good shape visually.
Any other thoughts on what I should do?