Opel Vectra A

since 1988-1995 release

Repair and operation of the car


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+ 1. Maintenance instruction
- 1.1 Maintenance
   1.2. Frequency of service
   - 1.3. Maintenance
      1.3.1. Each 7500 km or 12 months
      + 1.3.2. Each 15 000 km or 12 months
      + 1.3.3. Full service each 30 000 km or 24 months
      1.3.4. Main service. Each 60 000 km or 48 months
      1.3.5. Each 105 000 km or 84 months
      1.3.6. Each 120 000 km or 96 months
+ 2. Engine
+ 3. Repair of DOHC engines
+ 4. Repair of the diesel engine
+ 5. Cooling system
+ 6. Fuel system
+ 7. The fuel and exhaust system of models with system of injection of fuel
+ 8. Exhaust system and system of decrease in toxicity of exhaust gases
+ 9. Fuel systems of the diesel engine
+ 10. Engine electrical systems
+ 11. Transmission
+ 12. Mechanical transmission
+ 13. Automatic transmission
+ 14. Power shafts
+ 15. Brake system
+ 16. Suspension bracket
+ 17. Body
+ 18. Electric equipment
+ 19. Check of malfunctions


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1.3. Maintenance
GENERAL INFORMATION

This section is intended to provide correctness of carrying out maintenance of the car, to help to support the car in proper condition and to prolong its service life. If maintenance was not carried out regularly, then I eat the investigation it there can be a bad operation of the engine (incomplete return of power, strange behavior of the engine, etc.). In that case it is necessary to perform the following operations.

Primary actions:

– clear, examine and check the accumulator;
– check all liquids connected with the engine;
– replace spark plugs (petrol engines);
– check a state and a tension of an auxiliary driving belt;
– check a condition of the air filter and replace if it is necessary;
– check a condition of all hoses (branch pipes) and their tightness;
– check a condition of a cover and a rotor of the distributor of ignition and high-voltage wires (petrol engines).

If these actions were not effective, then perform the following operations.

Secondary actions:

– check system of charging;
– check system of ignition;
– check system of prestarting heating;
– check fuel system;
– replace a cover and a rotor of the distributor of ignition;
– replace high-voltage wires.