Opel Astra, Zafira

Since 1998 of release

Repair and car operation



Opel Astra
+ Cars Opel Astra and Zafira
+ The operation manual
- Routine maintenance
   The routine maintenance schedule
   Specifications
   The general data on options and adjustments
   Check of levels of liquids
   Check of a condition of tyres and pressure of their rating, rotation of wheels
   Replacement of impellent oil and the oil filter
   Check of a condition and replacement of a belt of a drive of auxiliary units
   Removal of a sediment from the fuel filter of the diesel engine
   Check of a condition and replacement of the hoses located in an impellent compartment
   Check of a condition of components of system of cooling
   Check, service and gymnastics of the storage battery
   Check of a condition and replacement of brushes of screen wipers
   Survey of components of a suspension bracket and steering drive, check of a condition of protective covers of power shafts
   Check of brake system
   Electric equipment check
   The control of a condition of an anticorrosive covering of a body and the car bottom
   Greasing of locks, loops and emphasis
   Zeroing of the indicator of intervals of maintenance service
   Replacement of a filtering element of an air cleaner - diesel models of release on 09.2000
   Replacement салонного the filter
   Replacement of the fuel filter - diesel models of release on 09.2000
   Check of turns of idling and structure of the fulfilled gases
   Replacement of a filtering element of an air cleaner - all petrol models and diesel engines of release with 10.2000
   Replacement of the fuel filter - diesel models of release with 10.2000
   Replacement of spark plugs, check of condition ВВ of electroconducting
   Replacement of the fuel filter - petrol models
+ The engine
+ Systems of cooling, heating
+ The power supply system and release
+ Engine electric equipment
+ Manual transmission
+ Automatic transmission
+ Coupling and power shafts
+ Brake system
+ Suspension bracket and steering
+ Body
+ Onboard electric equipment


Routine maintenance

The general information

The given Chapter was made to help on purpose to the owner of the car to support the vehicle in a condition of the maximum readiness for operation, receiving from it effective return with observance of requirements to profitability and safety.

In the beginning of the Head the schedule of routine maintenance of the car is resulted. More low the Sections devoted to a detailed statement of an order of performance by each of procedures of service separately are offered attention of the reader. Descriptions of visual checks, adjustments, procedures of removal and installation of components are included in a material of Sections, and also a various good advice and recommendations. Resulted the beginning of Section of an illustration with the image of kinds of an impellent compartment, suspension brackets and a steering drive will help the reader to understand with placing on the car of components subject to service.

Serving the car according to the stipulated kilometrazhno-time schedule, and following the detailed recommendations resulted more low, the reader will receive the accurate program of the actions which performance will provide long duration and reliability of service of its vehicle. Remember that the given program is made on a complex basis and performance of its only separate points with neglect others will not lead to desirable result.

In the course of service of the car the reader will soon be convinced that many procedures can, and should, to be united in the general groups in view of similarity of the nature or affinity of an arrangement of knots. For example, if the car for any reason is lifted over the earth, it is necessary to take advantage of a case and at the same time to check up a condition of components of system of release of the fulfilled gases, a suspension bracket and a steering. Also, having hired динамометрический a key, check up effort of a tightening of all accessible carving fixture. Making rotation of wheels, at the same time estimate a condition of brake mechanisms and wheel bearings.

The first step of service of a vehicle always is self-preparation of the executor. Attentively familiarise with a material of the present Chapter, then make the list of components requiring attention, prepare the necessary tool and outline the short plan of forthcoming works. In case of occurrence resistant to resolution of problems address for the help to experts of car-care centre.