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:
Brake hydraulic system (conventional braking system) - bleeding
Caution: Refer to the
precautions in Section 1.
General
1 If any of the hydraulic components in the
braking system have been removed or
disconnected, or if the fluid level in the
reservoir has b ...
Contact breaker points renewal (Every 12 000 miles or 12
months)
1 Spring back the retaining clips or undo the
screws as appropriate and lift off the
distributor cap.
2 Withdraw the rotor arm from the distributor
shaft.
3 On the Bosch distributor disconnect th ...
Instrument panel components - removal and refitting
1 Remove the instrument panel.
Panel illumination and warning
lamp bulbs
2 Twist the relevant bulbholder anticlockwise
and withdraw it from the printed
circuit board on the rear of the instrument ...
