The section provides a general plan for vehicle maintenance, followed by subsections that describe maintenance operations in more detail.
Carrying out maintenance according to the maintenance plan provided will ensure long and reliable service of the vehicle. This maintenance plan is complete, so it is recommended that all specified maintenance operations be carried out at the specified times.
When servicing your vehicle, you will find that some operations are best combined with other operations, as this follows from the nature of the maintenance operations themselves, and certain elements are located close together. For example, if you have raised the vehicle to perform an operation, the exhaust system components can be checked at the same time as the suspension or steering components.
Before you start working, you need to prepare for maintenance. Read the entire description of the operation you are going to perform and purchase the necessary tools and spare parts. If you encounter a serious problem, contact a specialist.
If you follow the vehicle maintenance plan strictly from the start, regularly check the levels of the various fluids in the vehicle and the degree of wear of the wear parts, following the instructions given in this manual, the engine will be in good working order, and there will be practically no need for additional repairs.
Often, it happens that the engine runs poorly because maintenance was not carried out regularly. This is especially true for used cars, the maintenance of which was neglected. In this case, additional repair work is necessary.
If you think your engine is worn out, perform a compression test or check for leaks (see subsection 2.1.4.4 and subsection 3.6.4) will provide valuable information regarding the general condition of most internal engine components. This inspection is the basis for deciding how much work is needed to rebuild the engine. If, for example, a compression test or leak test reveals that the internal engine components are severely worn, then performing the normal maintenance operations described in this section will not significantly improve engine performance and will be a waste of time and money unless the engine is first rebuilt.
Below is a list of operations that need to be carried out in order to improve engine performance:
Primary operations:
- clean, check and test the battery;
- check the condition and level of engine oil and coolant;
- check the condition and tension of the auxiliary drive belt (see subsection 2.2.4.1);
- check the air filter and replace it if necessary;
- replace fuel filter;
- check the condition of all hoses and check them for leaks.
If the above operations are not effective enough, perform auxiliary operations - all primary operations plus the following operations:.
- check the battery charging system;
- check the pre-heating system;
- check the power supply system.
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