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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Cylinder head - removal and refitting
Removal
Note: On HCS engines, cylinder head bolts
may be used a total of three times (including
initial fit) and must be suitably marked to
indicate each removal operation. A new
cylinder head ga ...
Flywheel/driveplate - removal, inspection and refitting
Note: New flywheel securing bolts must be
used on refitting.
1.8 litre (R2A type)
1 Refer to Section 26, Chapter 2, Part A but
also note the following points.
2 The flywheel/driveplate securing b ...
Air cleaner element renewal (Every 24 000 miles or 2 Years)
Carburettor and Central Fuel
Injection (CFI) models
1 To remove the air cleaner lid undo and
remove the retaining screws or bolts on the
top face of the lid (see illustrations).
34.1a Removing ...
