Opel Vectra B

Since 1995 of release

Repair and car operation

Opel of Vektra
+ 1.1. Controls and control devices
- 2. Maintenance service
   + 2.1. Weekly checks
   - 2.2. Maintenance service of petrol engines
      2.2.1. Introduction
      2.2.2. Technical characteristics
      2.2.3. Periodicity of service
      + 2.2.4. Each 75 000 km or 6 months
      + 2.2.5. Each 30 000 km or 2 years
      + 2.2.6. Each 60 000 km or 4 years
      + 2.2.7. Each 2 years irrespective of car run
   + 2.3. Maintenance service of diesel engines
+ 3. Engines
+ 4. Heating, ventilation
+ 5. Fuel system
+ 6. Systems of start, ignition
+ 7. Transmission
+ 8. Brake system
+ 9. A running gear
+ 10. A body
+ 11. An electric equipment
+ 12. The basic malfunctions

2.2.3. Periodicity of service

THE GENERAL DATA

Periodicity of service

That your car was in a fine condition, it is necessary to spend its maintenance service periodically. Service can be spent as constantly, and through certain intervals which are resulted more low. These are the minimum intervals of service recommended by a management.

Weekly or each 400 km

Check up following elements:

– Oil level in the engine;
– Level of a cooling liquid;
– Level of a brake liquid;
– Water presence in стеклоомывателе;
– A condition of the accumulator, tyres, screen wipers and all bulbs.

Each 7 500 km or 6 months (that will come earlier)

Replace engine oil and the oil filter.

Each 15 000 km or 12 months (that will come earlier)

Check up a condition and a tension auxiliary drivers belts.

Check up quantity of harmful emissions in the fulfilled exhaust gases.

Check up action of all electric systems.

Check up and, if necessary, adjust light of headlights.

Check up a condition forward and back brake колодок, and also a brake disk and, if necessary, replace them.

Check up all components under a cowl and hoses with liquids.

Check up the moments of a tightening of bolts of fastening of wheels.

Check up the monitoring system of level of a back suspension bracket.

Replace the pollen filter.

Each 30 000 km or 2 years (that will come earlier)

Replace filtering element of the air filter.

Replace the fuel filter.

Check up oil level in a transmission.

Grease all door-locks and hinges, a door emphasis, the lock of a cowl and the lock of a back door.

Check up back brake Pads and brake drums.

Check up a steering and suspension bracket components.

Check up a condition of protective covers of power shafts.

Each 60 000 km or 4 years (that will come earlier)

Replace spark plugs and check up ignition system.

Replace a gear belt.
The prevention
On models since 1997 replacement of a gear belt is necessary for making through 120 000 km or 8 years.

Each 2 years irrespective of run

Replace a brake liquid.

Replace batteries in a remote control.
Replace cooling liquid.