Skoda Felicia

since 1994 release

Repair and operation of the car



Skoda Felicia
- Cars of the Skoda Felicia brand
   Identification numbers of the car
   Acquisition of spare parts
   Technology of service, tool and equipment of a workplace
   Operations procedure in extreme situations
   Start of the engine from the auxiliary power supply
   Change of wheels
   Poddomkrachivaniye and towage
   Identification of leaks
   Checks of readiness of the car for operation
   Automobile chemicals, oils and lubricants
   Diagostika of malfunctions of knots and systems of the car
   Features of traffic regulations of the countries of Europe
+ Maintenance instruction
+ Routine maintenance
+ Repair of the engine
+ Cooling systems, heating
+ Power supply system
+ Engine electric equipment
+ Coupling
+ Transmission
+ Power shafts
+ Brake system
+ Suspension bracket and steering
+ Body and finishing of salon
+ Onboard electric equipment



Checks of readiness of the car for operation

This section is made with the purpose to help the owner of the car to be prepared properly for passing of technical inspection of the vehicle. Naturally, it is not possible to make all checks according to professional standards, however consecutive and full implementation of the procedures described below will allow the owner of the car to reveal the defects and deviations capable to lead to refusal in passing of checkup to traffic police.

At identification of the knot or component which is on the verge of refusal, the owner of the car leaves the solution of a question of need of introduction of the corresponding correction on the discretion. Such decision the general condition of the car is usually taken as a principle. If the vehicle is represented to survey purely washed and well well-groomed, checking can close eyes to existence of insignificant deviations and wear of certain components, close to border. At the same time, the technical inspector a skilled eye can always reveal signs of the careless relation of the owner to the vehicle and consider it as the aggravating factor.

It is necessary to consider that the list of checks and adjustments provided to attention of the reader is full only at the time of drawing up this manual, and the norms accepted in later time and requirements could not be considered by authors.

Let's notice also that full and high-quality implementation of many of the listed below procedures will require the help of the assistant.

The full list of checks can be broken into several categories which will be correct to be entitled as follows conditionally:

a) The checks made from the driver's place;
b) The checks which are carried out on the car standing on the earth;
c) The inspections which are carried out on the car which wheels are torn off from the earth;
d) Check of a condition of the fulfilled gases.

The checks made from the driver's place

Parking brake

 PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Check serviceability of functioning of the parking brake. The excessive course of a control lever (it is too much clicks) indicates the need of performance of adjustment of a driving cable.

2. Make sure that at easy percussion on a control lever there is no spontaneous otpuskaniye of the parking brake.


Foot brake


 PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Squeeze out a pedal of a foot brake against the stop and make sure that it does not continue to fail slowly to a floor. Otherwise it is necessary to check a condition of GTTs. Release a pedal, wait several seconds and again squeeze out it. If the noticeable resistance to squeezing arises only when the pedal fell almost to a floor, it is necessary to make adjustment or repair of brakes. The soft course of a pedal of a brake speaks about hit of air to the hydraulic highway. In this case the system has to be pumped over (see the Head the Brake system).

2. Check serviceability of a state and reliability of fastening of a brake pedal. Also make sure of lack of smudges of liquid under a pedal on a rug or the panel of a floor. Availability of moisture under a pedal speaks about malfunction of GTTs.

3. Check serviceability of functioning of the vacuum amplifier of brakes (at the corresponding complete set of the car) for what several times press on a brake pedal, then squeeze out it against the stop and start the engine. If the vacuum amplifier as it should be, a pedal after start of the engine considerably fails down, otherwise check a condition of a vacuum hose and actually the block of the vacuum amplifier.


Steering wheel and column

 PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Check a condition and durability of fastening of a nave, spokes and a rim of a steering wheel.

2. Pull a steering wheel here and there and up-down. Existence of a noticeable side play speaks about wear of components of a column, or otpuskaniya of a fixing nut. Continue to pull a steering wheel as earlier, at the same time slightly turning it to the right-to the left.

3. Make sure of reliability of fastening of a steering wheel on a shaft of a column and in lack of the excessive side play indicating wear of persistent bearings or couplings of a steering column.


Windshield and rear-view mirrors

 PERFORMANCE ORDER

On a windshield there should not be cracks and other defects limiting the review to the driver. Existence only of small cavities left by blows of the small stones which are taking off from under wheels is admissible. Rear-view mirrors have to be reliably fixed, free from cracks and other defects, besides, the drive of their adjustment has to work regularly.


Seats and seat belts

 PERFORMANCE ORDER

The listed below checks belong as lobbies, and to back seat belts.

1. Check fabric structure of a belt for lack of cuts, strong attritions and other damages. Examine belts on all their length, do not forget about back if they are provided. Check serviceability of operation of buckles of belts - buckles have to be clasped freely and be released not less freely, providing at the same time reliable fixing in the latched state. In case of belts of inertial type check serviceability of functioning of the returnable mechanism. Check a condition of all anchor support of seat belts, access to which is possible from interior of the car.

2. Front seats have to be reliably fixed on a sled, and their backs to be fixed in vertical position.


Doors

Both forward doors have to open and be closed freely as outside, and from within the car. Latches of locks have to fix reliably doors in a closed position.

The checks which are carried out on the car installed on the earth

Identification numbers of the car


Registration plates have to be cleared and legible. The distance And between letters of a sign has to be twice more than a distance of Century.

Information stated on Schild to VIN and/or a homological label has to be legible and legible.


Electric equipment


 PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Include ignition and check serviceability of functioning of a horn.

2. Check a condition of brushes of screen