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Regular Maintenance
1. Battery: Weekly, check the
electrolyte
level;
top-up
with
distilled
water
if
nf}Cessary.
2. Engine: Weekly, check the
oil
level; top-up if
necessary.
3. Engine
cooling
system: Weekly, check the
coolant level; top·up
if
necessary.
4. Lamp bulbs: Weekly, check the lamp bulbs
for
correct operation and replace any
faulty
bulbs.
5.
Tyre
pressures: Weekly, check the tyre pressures,
including the spare; adjust
if
necessary.
6.
Windscreen washer reservoir: Weekly, check
the
fluid
level; top-up if necessary.
7. Carburetters: Monthly, check the
oil
level
in
the reservoirs of the automatic
air
valve dampers;
top-up
if necessary.
8. Headlamp alignment:
Periodically,
the headlamp
beam
alignment should
be
checked using
specialised
beam
setting
equipment.
Every
10
000 kilometres (6 000 miles)
1.
Air
filter
element (Wire
mesh
type only): Clean
the
air
filter
element.
2. Battery: Check the
electrolyte
I eve
I;
top-up
with
distilled
water if necessarY.,
Check tightness
of
battery terminals; tighten
if
necessary. Clean the terminals
and
coat with
petroleum
jelly.
3.
Belt
tension: Check the tension
of
the
belts
driving
the fan, steering pump, generator
and
refrigerant compressor
(if
fitted);
adjust
if
necessary.
4. Brakes: Remove brake drums
and
inspect
I
inings
for
wear;
renew I in ings
if
necessary.
Check the rear brake adjustment; adjust
if
necessary.
Check the
fluid
level
in
brake reservoir and
top-up
if
necessary.
5. Brake I in kage:
Lubricate
the brake
Ii
nkage
clevis
and
fulcrum
pins
of
the pull rods and
intermediate levers.
6. Carburetters: Clean
air
valve
dampers and
top-up with engine
oil.
Check
slow
running speed and adjust
if
necessary.
7.
Electrical
system: Check that al I instruments,
lamps and direction
indicators
are operating
satisfactorily;
rectify
as necessary.
8. Engine: Change engine
oil
and
fit a new
oil
filter
element.
Chapter
C
Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud
II
and Ill,
Bentley
S2
and
S3
and Bentley Continental
S2
and
S3
9. Engine
cooling
system: Check coolant
level;
top-up
if
necessary.
Also check the
specific
gravity of coolant;
rectify
if
necessary.
10.
Gearbox: Check oi I
level;
top-up
if
necessary.
11. Heater controls: Check that the heater
controls
are operating
satisfactorily;
rectify
as
necessary.
12.
Ignition
distributor:
Clean contact breaker
points; check gaps
and
reset
if
necessary.
Lubricate
distributor
shaft bearings, governor,
spindle, contact breaker rocker arm,
pivots,
felt
lubrication pad and
cam
lubrication
pad
(
if
fitted).
If
a cam
lubrication
pad
is
not
fitted
lightly
smear
the cam
with
grease.
Check the
ignition
timing and adjust if
necessary.
13.
Propeller
shaft: Check that the bal I and
trunnion
joint
rubber cover
is
secure and
in
good
condition.
Also
check that the four bolts securing
the
propeller
shaft to the gearbox
are
tight.
14. Refrigeration condenser matrix: Remove any
foreign matter from the refrigeration condenser
matrix.
15.
Servo: Check
and
if
necessary adjust the servo.
16. Sparking plugs: Clean the sparking plugs and
reset the gaps.
17. Steering pump: Check the
fluid
level in the
steering pump reservoir and top·up
if
necessary.
18.
Wheels
and
Tyres: Check
and
if
necessary
balance the wheels.
Check and
if necessary adjust the tyre
pressures, including the spare. Also check the tyre
tread depth and tyre condition. Report any defects
to
the Ov.ner.
19. Windscreen washer reservoir: Check the
fluid
I eve I ; top-up i f necessary.
20. Control linkages:
Lubricate
the gear range
selector
controls
and accelerator
Ii
nkage.
21.
Test:
Road
test
the car for
satisfactory
performance •
Every 20 000 kilometres (12 000 miles)
In addition
to
the i terns I
isted
under the
10
.000
kilometres (6 000 miles) service schedule carry
out the
following.
In the case of Carburetters,
Propeller
shaft
and
Sparking plugs the
servicing
necessary
is
I
isted
in
this
schedule therefore, the
10
ooo
kilometres
(6 000
mi
Jes)
service schedule should not
be
consulted for these items.
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