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:
Engine/transmission mountings - removal and refitting
Pre-1986 models
1 The engine mountings can be removed if
the weight of the engine/transmission is first
taken by one of the three following methods.
2 Either support the engine under the sump
usi ...
Routine maintenance and servicing
Ford Sierra maintenance schedule
The maintenance intervals in this manual
are provided with the assumption that you will
be carrying out the work yourself. These are
the minimum maintenance interv ...
Rear drum brake shoes - inspection and renewal
Caution: Refer to the
precautions in Section 1
1 The shoe friction material can be inspected
for wear without removing the roadwheels.
Working beneath the vehicle, prise the plug
from the brake b ...
