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:

Facia - removal and refitting
Pre-1986 models Removal 1 Disconnect the battery negative lead. 2 Remove the under-dash cover panels. 3 Refer to Chapter 10 and remove the steering column assembly. 4 Refer to Chapter 12 and rem ...

Minor body damage - repair
Note: For more detailed information about bodywork repair, Haynes Publishing produce a book by Lindsay Porter called ”The Car Bodywork Repair Manual”. This incorporates information on such aspects ...

Steering wheel - removal and refitting
Removal 1 According to model, either pull off the steering wheel trim, prise out the insert which carries the Ford motif at the centre, or carefully prise up and lift off the horn push followed by ...