Lada Niva Manual - Maintenance
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Periodically clean the windshield and headlight washer nozzles end also check the direction
of the washing spray which should be aimed at the upper zone of the sector swept by the
wiper blade. Adjust the direction of the spray by turning the nozzle with the fastening screw
loosened. Adjustment over, tighten the screw. In hot weather the washer reservoir may be
filled with clean water, while in cold weather, at an ambient temperature down to minus
25"C, only with a mixture of the HMMCC-4 fluid or Glass Autocleanser-2 (25-33 %) and
water.
Windshield and Headlight Wipers
In winter, prior to switching on the wipers, make sure that the wiper blades are not frozen to
the glass. Failure to observe this recommendation may lead not only to breakage of the
blades, but also to failure of their electric drives.
Fastening of Units and Mechanisms to Car Body
Every 20,000 Km (and also after the first 2,000-3,000 Km if the car is new) check and, if
necessary, tighten the fastenings of various units and mechanisms to the car body.
MAINTENINCE IN LONG-TERM STORIGE
The best method is to store the car in a dry, dark and well-ventilated room at a temperature
of not below 5 "C and a relative humidity of 50- 70 %. In this case the storage battery and the
car radio may be left in the car.
When the car is stored in a cold room, remove the storage battery and the radio and keep
them separately; drain fluid from the washer tank. If the cooling system is filled with water,
drain it.
When storing the car in a room lighted by sun rays protect the car body and tyres with a
cover made of moisture-permeable material. The employment of covers made of water- proof
materials (canvas, plastic film, and the like) having no vent holes within the zone of the
windshield and back window leads to condensation of moisture on the body surface;
prolonged action of moisture on the body paintwork may ruin it.
If the car is kept outdoors under a cover, the cover should not contact the body painted
surfaces, otherwise the paint coating may be damaged (blisters, peeling, etc.). To provide
normal ventilation, place soft spacers, at least 20 mm high, between the cover and the body.
When preparing the car for long- term storage, proceed as follows:
1. Wash the car and wipe its body dry. Remove traces of corrosion. Touch up damaged
painted surfaces. Apply a wax compound to the body and polish the latter.
2. Start the engine and warm it up. Turn out the spark plugs and pour 25-30 g of engine oil
heated to 70-80"C into each cylinder. To spread the oil uniformly on the entire surface of
the cylinders, give the crankshaft 10-15 revolutions with a starting crank, and screw in the
spark plugs.
3. Use an oiled tape (paper or fabric) to seal the following holes: - in the air intake pipe of
the air cleaner housing; in the muffler tail pipe; in the fuel tank vent pipe.
4. Reduce the tension of the alternator drive belt.
5. Grease-gun the propeller shaft splined joints and crosses.
6. To protect the engine from dust cover if with a piece of canvas, film or oiled paper.
7. Clean all the electric wires of dirt arid wipe them dry.
8. Apply slushing compound HT-208 to all the chrome-plated parts of the body. As an
equivalent use gun grease or petrolatum (the latter must be renewed every four months).
Do not use cup grease for this purpose since it has to be renewed every two months.
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