Introduction
General information 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.
Servicing of your vehicle in accordance with the mileage/time maintenance schedule and the following Sections will provide a planned maintenance program, which should result in a long and reliable service life. This is a comprehensive plan, so maintaining some items but not others at the specified service intervals will not produce the same results.
As you service your vehicle, you will discover that many of the procedures can - and should - be grouped together because of the particular procedure being performed, or because of the close proximity of two otherwise unrelated components to one another. For example, if the vehicle is raised for any reason, the exhaust can be inspected at the same time as the suspension and steering components.
The first step in this maintenance program is to prepare yourself before the actual work begins. Read through all the Sections relevant to the work to be carried out, then make a list and gather together all the parts and tools required. If a problem is encountered, seek advice from a parts specialist, or a dealer service department.
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Door window - removal and refitting
Front door
1 Remove the door inner trim panel.
2 Where necessary for access, peel back the
waterproof plastic sheet from the door.
3 Remove the door mirror.
4 Remove the window channel extension
...
Steering angles and wheel alignment
1 Accurate front wheel alignment is essential
to good steering and for even tyre wear.
Before considering the steering angles, check
that the tyres are correctly inflated, that the
roadwheels are ...
Auxiliary warning system components - location, testing, removal and
refitting
Location
1 The AWS control unit, and (when fitted) the
bulb failure monitor, are located behind the
glovebox on models up to 1987.
2 On models from 1987, the control and bulb
failure modules are ...