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:
Rear suspension lower arm (Saloon and Estate models) - removal
and refitting
Removal
1 Raise the rear of the car and support it on
stands (see “Jacking and Vehicle Support”).
2 On cars equipped with the anti-lock braking
system, refer to Chapter 9 and remove the
load appo ...
Steering tie-rod outer balljoint - renewal
1 If as the result of inspection the tie-rod
outer balljoints are found to be worn, remove
them as described in Section 20.
2 When the balljoint nuts are unscrewed, it is
sometimes found that the ...
Battery terminal check (Every 12 000 miles (20 000 km) or 12 months)
Caution: Before carrying out
any work on the vehicle battery,
read through the precautions
given in “Safety first!” at the
beginning of this manual.
1 The battery fitted as original equipment is
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