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.

See also:

Bulbs (interior lamps) - renewal
Pre-1986 models Glove compartment lamp 1 This is simply a matter of gently pulling the bulb from its holder. Heater control illumination lamp 2 Slide the heater control levers to the top of thei ...

Bonnet release cable - removal and refitting
Removal 1 Working inside the vehicle, extract the three screws and remove the steering column shroud. Open the bonnet. If the cable is broken, the release latch must be operated using a suitably ...

Engine - complete dismantling
1 The need for dismantling will have been dictated by wear or noise in most cases. Although there is no reason why only partial dismantling cannot be carried out to renew such items as the oil pum ...