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:
Throttle housing - removal and refitting
Note: During manufacture the throttle plate is
adjusted so that it is fractionally open, to avoid
the possibility of it jamming shut, and it must
not be repositioned. Idle speed adjustment is
prov ...
Cylinder head - removal and refitting (engine in vehicle)
Note: Refer to the warning in Section 8 and
the note at the beginning of Section 21 before
proceeding.
Removal
1 Disconnect the battery negative lead.
2 Drain the cooling system.
3 Disconnect th ...
Ignition system - testing
Note: Refer to the precautions given in
Section 1 before proceeding.
Contact breaker ignition system
1 By far the majority of breakdown and
running troubles are caused by faults in the
ignition s ...
