Routine maintenance and servicing

This Chapter is designed to help the home mechanic maintain his/her vehicle for safety, economy, long life and peak performance.

The Chapter contains a master maintenance schedule, followed by Sections dealing specifically with each task on the schedule. Visual checks, adjustments, component renewal and other helpful items are included. Refer to the accompanying illustrations of the engine compartment and the underside of the vehicle for the locations of the various components.

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Seat belts - removal and refitting
Front seat belt stalk 1 Remove the front seat. 2 Detach the seat belt stalk from the seat by removing the two Torx screws. 3 Refitting is a reversal of removal. Front seat belt assembly 4 Where ...

Bodywork and fittings
General information The model range includes 4-door Saloon, 3 and 5-door Hatchback, 5-door Estate, and 2- door Pick-up body styles. Each body is of all-steel welded energyabsorbing monocoque cons ...

Engine/manual gearbox assembly - reconnection and refitting
1.8 litre (R2A type) 1 Reverse the procedure described in Section 10, noting the following points. 2 Before attempting to reconnect the engine to the gearbox, check that the clutch friction disc ...