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In your car Opel / Vauxhall Astra

• Safety first!
• Introduction
• Troubleshooting an emergency
• If the car engine does not start
• Starting the engine from an additional power source
• Wheel replacement
• Leak detection
• Towing
• Weekly checks
• Checks under the hood of the car
• Engine oil level
• Coolant level
• Tire condition and air pressure
• Level of a brake liquid and a working liquid of coupling
• Washer fluid level
• Windshield wipers
• Battery
• Electrical systems
• Working fluids and lubricants
• Tire pressure

• Dashboard
• Lighting
• Climate control

• General information
• Regular maintenance
• Replacement of engine oil and filter
• Checking hoses and leaks of working fluids
• Check the power steering fluid level
• Checking the level of the working fluid of the clutch (models of cars, equipped with Easytronic gearbox
• Checking the brake pads and disc
• Checking the rear brake pads (car models equipped with rear drum brakes)
• Check of brake nipples and hoses
• Checking the front suspension and steering
• Checking the drive shafts
• Exhaust system check
• Checking the rear suspension
• Checking the condition of the panels and the bottom of the body
• Checking the tightening torque of the wheel bolts
• Lubrication of awnings and locks
• Checking electrical systems
• Checks during the trip
• Resetting the regular maintenance indicator
• Replacing the particle filter
• Checking the condition of the auxiliary drive belt
• Checking the operation and adjusting the parking brake
• Checking headlight adjustment
• Replacing the batteries of the control panel
• Brake fluid replacement
• Replacing coolant
• Checking emission control systems
• Replacement of air filter
• Replacement of spark plugs
• Replacement timing belt timing belt tensioner and parasitic pulley (car models, equipped with a 1.6-liter and 1.8-liter engine)
• Automatic transmission replacement
• Checking and adjusting the valve clearance (car models equipped with engines Z18XER volume of 1.6 liters and 1.8 liters)

• General information
• Compression check
• Cylinder head cover - removal and installation
• Gas distribution phases - check and adjustment
• Crankshaft Pulley - removing and installing
• Chain of timing drive and lid - removal and installation
• The timing chain tensioner - removal, inspection and installation
• Camshaft sprockets - removal and installation
• Camshafts, hydraulic compensators and rocker arms - removal and installation
• Cylinder head - removal and installation
• Crankcase and oil discharge - removing and installing
• Oil pump - removal, inspection and adjustment
• Crankshaft oil seals - replacement
• Flywheel - removal, inspection and installation
• Engine / gearbox mountings - check and replace

• General information
• Compression check - general information
• Top dead center for cylinder piston
• Cylinder head cover - removal and installation
• Crankshaft pulley - removing and installing
• Timing belt cover covers - removing and installing
• Timing belt - Removing and installing
• Asterisks, tensioner and parasitic belt pulley timing - removing and installing
• Camshaft oil seals - replacement
• Valve clearance - check and adjustment
• Camshafts and pushers - removal, inspection and installation
• Cylinder head - removal and installation
• Crankcase - removal and installation
• Oil pump - removal, overhaul and installation
• Crankshaft oil seals - replacement
• Flywheel - removal, inspection and installation
• Engine / gearbox mountings - check and replace

• General information
• Compression check - general information
• Top dead center for cylinder piston
• Cylinder head cover - removal and installation
• Crankshaft pulley - removing and installing
• Timing belt cover covers - removing and installing
• Timing belt - removing and installing
• Asterisks, tensioner and parasitic belt pulley timing - removing and installing
• VVT oil control valves (Z18XER motors) - removal and installation
• Camshaft oil seals - replacement
• Valve clearance (Z18XER motors) - check and adjustment
• Camshafts and pushers - removal, inspection and installation
• Cylinder head - removal and installation
• Crankcase - removal and installation
• Oil pump - removal, overhaul and installation
• Crankshaft oil seals - replacement
• Handwheel / drive clutch disc - removal, check and installation
• Engine / gearbox mountings - check and replace

• General information
• Major engine repairs - general information
• Engine removal - methods and precautions
• Engine and gearbox assembly - removal, disconnection and installation
• Engine overhauling - sequence of disassembly
• Cylinder head - disassembly
• Cylinder head and valves - cleaning and checking
• Cylinder head - assembly
• Piston / connecting rod assembly - removal
• Crankshaft removal
• Cylinder block - cleaning and checking
• Piston / connecting rod assembly - check
• Crankshaft check
• The main bearing and the lower end of the connecting rod - check
• Engine overhaul - assembly sequence
• Piston rings - installation
• Crankshaft - installation
• Piston / connecting rod assembly - installation
• The engine is the beginning of traffic after major repairs

• General information and precautions
• Cooling hoses - detach and replace
• Radiator - removal, inspection and installation
• Thermostat - removal and installation
• Electric cooling fan - removing and installing
• Coolant temperature sensor - check, remove and install
• Water pump - removal and installation
• Heater and ventilation system - general information
• Components of the heater / ventilation system - removal and installation
• Air conditioning system - general information and precautions
• Components of the air conditioning system - removal and installation

• General information and precautions
• Air filter assembly and air ducts - removing and installing
• Accelerator pedal / accelerator pedal position sensor - removing and installing
• Unleaded fuel - general information and use
• Fuel injection system - pressure relief
• Fuel gauge - removing and installing
• Fuel pump - removal and installation
• Fuel tank - removal and installation
• Throttle body - removing and installing
• Fuel injection systems - general information
• Components of the fuel injection system - check
• Components of the bosch motronic fuel injection system
• Components of the multec-s fuel injection system - removal and installation
• Components of the simtec 71.5 injection system - removal and installation
• Components of the simtec 75.1 injection system - removal and installation
• The intake manifold (models of cars equipped with a 1.4 liter engine) - removal and installation
• The intake manifold (models of cars equipped with a 1.6 liter engine) - removal and installation
• Intake manifold (models of cars equipped with a 1.8-liter engine) - removal and installation
• Exhaust manifold - removal and installation
• Exhaust system - general information, removal and installation

• General information
• Emission control systems (petrol engines) - checking and replacing components
• Catalytic converter - general information and precautions

• General information and precautions
• Detection of malfunctions in the electrical system - general information
• Battery - check and charge
• Battery and shelf - removing and installing
• Recharging system - check
• Auxiliary drive belt - removal and installation
• Auxiliary drive belt tensioner - removing and installing
• Generator - removal and installation
• Generator - check and overhaul
• Start-up system - check
• Starter - removal and installation
• Starter motor - check and overhaul
• Ignition switch - removal and installation
• Engine oil warning light sensor - removing and installing
• Engine oil level sensor

• Ignition system - general information
• Ignition system - check
• Ignition module - removal and installation
• Ignition advance - check and adjustment
• Detonation sensor - removal and installation

• General information
• Hydraulic clutch system - bleeding pressure
• Clutch master cylinder - removal and installation
• Clutch slave cylinder - removing and installing
• Clutch pedal - removal and installation
• Clutch assembly - removal, inspection and installation

• General information
• Transmission oil - draining and refueling
• Gear shift mechanism - adjustment
• Shift mechanism - removal and installation
• Oil seals - replacement
• Switch for reversing lights - check, remove and install
• Manual gearbox - removing and installing
• Major overhaul of a manual transmission - general information
• Checking the transmission oil level

• General information
• Automatic transmission fluid - draining and refueling
• Switching cable - adjustment
• Switching cable - removal and installation
• Selector lever assembly - removal and installation
• Oil seals - replacement
• Automatic transmission fluid cooler - general information
• Electric components of the gearbox control system - removal and installation
• Automatic gearbox - removal and installation
• Overhaul of an automatic transmission - general information

• General information
• Transmission oil - draining and refueling
• Selector lever assembly - removal and installation
• Shift module - removal and installation
• Clutch module with manual transmission control unit with the option automatic switching - removal and installation
• Drive shaft oil seals - replacement
• Easytronic gearbox - removing and installing
• Overhauling the easytronic gearbox - general information

• General information
• Drive shafts - removal and installation
• Anthers of drive shafts - replacement
• Drive shaft overhaul - general information

• General information
• Hydraulic system - air removal
• Hydraulic connections and hoses - replacement
• Front brake pads are replacement
• Rear brake pads - replacement
• Front / rear disc brake - check, remove and install
• Front brake caliper - removal, overhaul and installation
• Rear brake caliper - removal, overhaul and installation
• Rear drum brake - removal, inspection and installation
• Rear drum brake pads - replacement
• Rear working cylinder - removal, overhaul and installation
• Master brake cylinder - removal, overhaul and installation
• Brake pedal - removal and installation
• Vacuum brake booster - checking, removing and installing
• The check valve of the vacuum amplifier of brakes and a hose - removal, check and installation
• Parking brake lever - removal and installation
• Parking brake cables - removal and installation
• Brake light switch - removal, installation and adjustment
• Parking brake warning light switch - removal and installation
• Anti-lock braking system (ABS) and traction control system - general information
• Anti-lock components (ABS) and traction control systems - removal and installation

• General information
• Front fist - removal and installation
• Front hub bearings - check and replace
• Front suspension - removal, overhaul and installation
• Lower front suspension lever - removal, overhaul and installation
• Ball joint of lower front wishbone - removal and installation
• Front axle subframe - removing and installing
• Front axle anti-roll bar - removal and installation
• Rear hub bearings - check and replace
• Rear shock absorber - removal, inspection and installation
• Coil spring of rear suspension - removal and installation
• Torsion and trailing arm of rear suspension - removal and installation
• Steering wheel - removal and installation
• The mechanism of locking the ignition and steering column - removal and installation
• Steering column - removal and installation
• Intermediate shaft of the steering column - removal and installation
• Anthers of steering gear - replacement
• Steering gear - removal and installation
• Electrohydraulic power steering pump - removal and installation
• Hydraulic power steering system - pumping
• The tip of the tie rod - removal and installation
• The cross-section steering draft - removal and installation
• Adjusting the installation angles and steering angle - general information, checking and adjustment

• General information
• Maintenance - body and frame
• Maintenance - upholstery and rugs
• Elimination of minor body damage - repairs
• Removing serious body damage - general information
• Front bumper - removal and installation
• Rear bumper - removal and installation
• Hood and racks - removal, installation and adjustment
• A cable of blocking and opening of a cowl - removal and installation
• The spring of the bonnet lock - removal and installation
• Door - removal, installation and adjustment
• Internal door trim panel - Removing and installing
• Handle and components of the door lock - removal and installation
• Glass and window lift of the door - removal and installation
• The luggage compartment door, the components of the lock and the rack - removal, installation and adjustment
• Components of the tailgate lock - removal and installation
• External mirrors and their components - removal and installation
• Windscreen, fixed glass - general information
• Luke - general information
• External components of the body - removal and installation
• Seats - removal and installation
• Seat belt pretensioner mechanism - general information
• Components of seat belts - removal and installation
• Internal lining - removal and installation
• Central console - removal and installation
• Complete trim panels - removal and installation

• General information
• Detection of malfunctions in the electrical system - general information
• Fuses and relays - general information
• Switches - removing and installing v
• Lamps (external lighting) - replacement
• Lamps (interior lighting) - replacement
• External headlamps - removal and installation
• Adjusting the height of the headlights - general information
• Dashboard - removal and installation
• Information display unit - removal and installationv
• Cigarette lighter / outlet - removal and installation
• Acoustic signal - removal and installation
• Wiper arm - removal and installation
• Servo and windshield wiper retractor - removing and installing
• Rear window wiper motor - removing and installing
• Windscreen and rear window washer components - removing and installing
• Electronic steering column module - removal and installation
• Audio system - removal and installation
• Speakers - removal and installation
• Radio antenna - general information
• Anti-theft system - general information
• Components of the heated seat system - general information
• Airbag system - general information and precautions
• Components of the airbag system - removal and installation
• Electrical circuits

• Overall dimensions and weight
• Vehicle identification numbers
• General repair procedures
• Lifting the car with a jack, the points of the pillars
• Disconnecting the negative battery terminal
• Tools and devices
• Checking the technical condition of the car
• Troubleshooting
• Glossary