Opel Kadett Service And Repair Manual ang.doc

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Chapter 1

Routine maintenance and servicing

Contents

Air cleaner filter element renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Automatic transmission fluid level check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Automatic transmission fluid renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Auxiliary drivebelt check and renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Battery check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Brake fluid renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Brake pad, caliper and disc check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Carburettor fuel inlet filter cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Clutch adjustment check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Coolant renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Driveshaft CV joint and gaiter check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Electrical system check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Engine oil and filter renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Exhaust system check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Fluid level checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Fuel filter renewal - fuel injection models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Fuel pump filter cleaning - carburettor models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Handbrake adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Headlamp aim check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Hinge and lock lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21              1

Hose and fluid leak check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Idle speed and mixture adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Ignition system check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Manual transmission oil level check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Rear brake shoe, wheel cylinder and drum check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Rear wheel bearing adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Road test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Roadwheel bolt tightness check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Spark plug renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Tyre checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Vauxhall Astra/Belmont maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Wiper blade check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Degrees of difficulty

Easy, suitable for novice with little experience

Fairly easy, suitable for beginner with some experience

Fairly difficult, suitable for competent DIY mechanic

Difficult, suitable for experienced  DIY mechanic

Very difficult,

suitable for expert DIY

or  professional

1 Vauxhall Astra/Belmont maintenance schedule

The maintenance intervals in this manual are provided with the assumption that you, not the dealer, will be carrying out the work. These are the minimum maintenance intervals recommended by the manufacturer for vehicles driven daily. If you wish to...