3. Settings and routine maintenance of the car

Specifications

The recommended lubricants and liquids

The lubricants and liquids recommended for use of cars by the company manufacturer at the time of drawing up the present manual are listed below. Fresher information can be obtained at company car repair shops of the Opel company.

Type, properties and volumes of working liquids

Fuel

Type

Petrol engines

Unleaded gasoline is not worse than AI-95

Diesel engines

Diesel fuel with cetane number not less than 49

Volume, l

Corsa models

46

Combo models

50

Motive oil

Pay attention to conditions of guarantee maintenance of the new car concerning use of synthetic motive oils!


Type

Value

Petrol engines

All-weather motive oil viscosity of SAE 5W/40, 10W/40 or 15W/40, or ASEA A2-96 or A3-96 (Duckhams Fully Synthetic Engine Oil or Duckhams Hypergrade Petrol Oil)
Diesel engines

All-weather motive SAE 5W/50 or 10W/40 ASEA B3-96 oil (Duckhams Fully Synthetic Engine Oil or Duckhams QXR Premium Diesel Oil)
Viscosity

See the Section Automobile chemicals, oils and lubricants.

Volume (with replacement of the filter), l

X10XE engine

3.0

X14XE, X16XE engines

3.25

X14SZ and C14SE engines with the aluminum pallet of a case

3.25

X14SZ and C14SE engines with the steel pallet of a case

3.5

X12SZ, X12XE, C14NZ, C16XE, X16SEL engines

3.5

Engines 4EC1 and 17D (4EE1)

3.75

X15DT (T4EC1) engine

3.75/4.5/4.25, depending on a year of release

X17D (4EE1) engine

4.25

Cooling system

Type of cooling liquid

Opel Anti-Freeze GML 1301


Volume, l *

X10XE

4.3

X12XE

4.4

X12SZ

5.9

X14SZ, C14SE, C14SEL

5.8

X14NZ

6.0

X15DT

6.4

4EC1, 17D (4EE1), X17D

6.0

X14XE, X16XE, C16SEL

5.6

C16XE

5.6

* At a car complete set the conditioner of air requires 0.1 l less.

Gearbox oil for RKPP

Type

SAE 80W gearbox oil (Opel 1940768 or 09120541)


Volume, l

Engines, except 1.6 l

1.6

Engine of 1.6 l

1.8

ATF for AT

Type

ATF Dexron II (Opel 1940700 or 19350342)


Volume (when changing), l

5.0

Brake liquid / hydraulic liquid of the drive of coupling

Type

DOT4, SAE J1703

Liquid of system of hydrostrengthening of a wheel

Type

Transmission Dexron II liquid (Opel 1940700 or 90350342)

Liquid of washing of glasses

Type

Any patent screen wiper


Volume, l

Models with washers of lenses of headlights
4.5
Models without washers of lenses of headlights
2.6

Lubricant for the chassis

Universal lubricant on a lithium basis of NGLI No2

Lubricant for polar plugs of the battery

Bosch FT 40 v 1.

Engine

In case of a discrepancy with the data given on VECI label, preference should be given the last.


Turns of idling, rpm

Petrol engines
820 ÷ 880
Diesel engines
830 ÷ 930

The maximum turns of the engine at long functioning, rpm

X10XE, X14SE
6400
X12SZ, X14SZ
6000
X12XE
6200
X14SEL, X14XE, C16SEL
6500
X16XE
6600
15 DT
4800
17 D
4700

Admissible consumption of oil on 100 km of a run

0. 075 l


Valvate gaps, mm

Inlet valves
0.15
Final valves
0.25

System of ignition/preheat

Type of spark plugs

Engines of 1.2 l, with 03.1993 on 02.1994 g вып Bosch WR 8 DC, Beru 14 R-8 DU, Opel 12 14 002
Engines of 1.4 l, with 03.1993 on 02.1994 g вып Bosch WR 7 DC, Beru 14 R-7 DU, Opel 12 14 807
Engines of 1.6 l, with 09.1993 on 02.1994 g вып Bosch FR 7 LDC, Opel 12 14 003
OHC engines with a power of 45 ÷ of 82 h.p., with 03.1994 on 08.1996 g вып Bosch FR 8 DC or FR 8 DC 4, Opel 12 14 002 or 12 14 149
DOHC engines with a power from 90 h.p., with 03.1994 on 08.1996 g вып Bosch FR 8 LDC or FR 8 LDC 4, Opel 12 14 005 or 12 14 015
All engines from 09.1996 g вып Bosch FLR 8 LDCU, Opel 12 14 455

Size of an interelectrode gap, mm

1.1


Type of candles of an incandescence

Champion CH 163

Brake system

See the Head Brake system.

Wheels and tires

See Specifications to the Head Governing bodies and methods of operation.

High-speed categories of tires (designation)

The mark of "REINFORCED" at the end of marking of the tire means the strengthened execution.

Q — 160 km/h
S — 180 km/h
T — 190 km/h
N — 210 km/h
V \240 240 240 km/h
ZR — over 240 km/h
W — 270 km/h
Y — over 270 km/h

Efforts of tightening of threaded connections, Nanometer

The tightenings of fixture given on efforts are given also in the text of the Head and on some illustrations.


Petrol engines

Bolts of fastening of a tension level and generator
25
Spark plugs
25
Drain stopper of AT
15 ÷ 20
Bolts of fastening of wheels
110

Diesel engines

Bolts of fastening of a tension level of a V-shaped belt
50
Bolts of fastening of wheels
110