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Chapter 1
Routine maintenance and servicing
Air cleaner filter element renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Air conditioning system check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Automatic transmission fluid level check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Automatic transmission fluid renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Auxiliary drivebelt check and renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Bodywork, paint and exterior trim check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Brake fluid renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Clutch pedal stroke adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Coolant renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Driveshaft bellows check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Engine oil and filter renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Exhaust system check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Emissions control systems check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Front brake pad check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Fuel filter renewal - fuel injection models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Handbrake check and adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Headlight beam alignment check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Idle speed and mixture check and adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Ignition system check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Intensive maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Lock and hinge check and lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Manual transmission oil level check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Manual transmission oil renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Rear brake pad condition check - models with rear disc brakes . . . 14
Rear brake shoe check - models with rear drum brakes . . . . . . . . . 13
Road test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Seat belt check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Spark plug renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Steering and suspension check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Throttle and choke cable lubrication and adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Timing belt renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Underbody and fuel/brake line check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Underbonnet check for fluid leaks and hose condition . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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Contents
Easy, suitable for
novice with little
experience
Fairly easy, suitable
for beginner with
some experience
Fairly difficult,
suitable for competent
DIY mechanic
Difficult, suitable for
experienced DIY
mechanic
Very difficult,
suitable for expert DIY
or professional
Degrees of difficulty
5
4
3
2
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