VOLKSWAGEN GOLF IV

since 1997 of release

Repair and car operation



Foltsvagen Golf 4
- 1. Maintenance instruction
   + 1.1. Governing bodies, devices and equipment
   + 1.2. Weekly checks and service in a way
   - 1.3. Maintenance
      1.3.1. Technical characteristics
      1.3.2. Periodicity of service
      + 1.3.3. Maintenance regulations
      + 1.3.4. Engine oil
      + 1.3.5. Replacement of oil and oil filter
      1.3.6. Check of an exhaust system
      + 1.3.7. System of cooling of the engine
      1.3.8. Replacement of a filtering element of the air filter
      1.3.9. Check of a condition of a poliklinovy belt
      + 1.3.10. Spark plugs
      1.3.11. Replacement of the fuel filter (diesel engines)
      1.3.12. Check of tightness of hoses and liquid effluence
      1.3.13. Maple belts
      1.3.14. Measurement of wear of gear belts on diesel engines
      + 1.3.15. Box of transfers / main transfer
      + 1.3.16. Check of a forward suspension bracket and steering
      1.3.17. Shock-absorber check
      1.3.18. Radiator check
      1.3.19. Electroconducting check
      1.3.20. Check of level of liquid in the amplifier of a steering
      + 1.3.21. Brake liquid
      1.3.22. Check of forward brake shoes
      1.3.23. Check of back brake shoes of disk brakes
      1.3.24. Check of back brake shoes of drum-type brakes
      1.3.25. Check of brake hoses
      1.3.26. Check of cables of the hand brake
      1.3.27. Check of a condition of seat belts
      1.3.28. Safety cushions
      1.3.29. Hinges of doors
      1.3.30. Replacement of the dust filter
      + 1.3.31. Storage battery
      + 1.3.32. Stekloomyvateli
      1.3.33. Brushes of screen wipers
      1.3.34. Check of a starting position of the lever of a screen wiper
      1.3.35. Battery replacement in a key of remote control
      1.3.36. Service-indicator zeroing
+ 2. Engine
+ 3. Cooling system
+ 4. Fuel system
+ 5. Exhaust system
+ 6. Ventilation and heating system
+ 7. Coupling
+ 8. Transmission
+ 9. Suspension brackets and power shafts
+ 10. Steering
+ 11. Wheels and tires
+ 12. Brake system
+ 13. Body
+ 14. Electric equipment and electroschemes





1.3. Maintenance

GENERAL INFORMATION

This head 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, bad operation of the engine (incomplete return of capacity, strange behavior of the engine etc.) can become a consequence of it. In that case it is necessary to execute the following actions.

Primary actions:

 – clear, examine and check the accumulator;
 – check all liquids connected with the engine;
 – replace spark plugs (petrol engines);
 – check a condition 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 did not appear effective, execute the following actions.

Secondary actions:

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