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Certain items in these service schedules are
marked with
an asterisk ("). The servicing for these
items should be carried out
at the periods specified
in order
to comply with the Rolls-Royce Motors
Limited Warranty, during the Warranty period.
In order to comply with the relevant Emission
Control Regulations, i terns marked thus
(t) must be
carried out during the entire service life of the
vehicle.
Regular Maintenance
1. Battery (Applicable to the Dagenite Easifil
type AQ 11 battery only): Weekly, check the
electrolyte level; top-up with distilled water if
necessary.
2. Engine: Weekly or every 800 ki 1ometres (500
miles), whichever is the earlier, check the oil level
by means of the dipstick; top-up if necessary.
3. Lamp bulbs: Weekly, check the lamp bulbs for
correct operation and replace
any faulty bulbs.
4. Tyre pressures: Weekly, check the tyre pressures,
including the spare; adjust If necessary.
5. Windscreen washer reservoir:
Wee kly, check the
fluid level; top-up if necessary.
6. Brake
fluid reservoirs: Monthly, check the fluid
level in the brake fluid reservoirs; top-up if
necessary. If frequent topping-up is necessary, check
the hydrau I
ic syste ms for leakage.
7. Carburetters: Monthly, check the oil level in
the reservoirs of the automatic air valve dampers;
top-up
if necessary.
8. Engine
cooling system: Every th ree months,
check the level
of coolant in the radiator header
tank;
if necessary top-up with the correct anti-freeze/
water mixture or inhibited solution.
9. Headlamps align ment: Periodica lly, the headlamp
beam alignment should be checked using spec ialis ed
beam setting equipment.
Initial Service - 5 000 kilometres (J 000 mites)
or 3 months whichever is the earlier
•t1. Air injection pump: Check the tension of the
belt driving the air injection pump; adjust if
necessary.
•t2. Automatic choke: Check the flow through the
choke stove pipe and check for
correct operation.
Recti
fy if necessary.
• 3. Automatic gearbox: Check the
fluid level with
the engine running and top-up if necessary.
* 4. Brakes: Check and if necessary, adjust the
rear brakes
and servo.
• ts. Carburetters: Check the oil level in air valve
dampers and if ne cessa ry top-up to the correct level.
Ensure tightne ss of float chamber cove rs is
correct.
Check f loat chamber depression and
rectify if
necessary.
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Phantom VI - cars built to
Japanese specifications
Check and if necessary reset the idle speed.
Check
and if necessary reset the choke
fast- idle speed.
•te. Engine: Change engine oi I.
•t7. Engine cooling system: Tigh ten the worm
drive
clips of all coolant hoses.
·ta. Fuel evaporation emission con trol system:
Check the purge rate;
this should be between
1,41 cu . m. per hr. and 1 ,9B cu. m. per hr. (50 cu. ft.
per hr. and 70 cu. ft. per hr.) at 600 r.p.m. in neutral.
F it a new purge line filter if necessary.
Pressure
test the fuel tank and evaporation
loss line and if necessary rectify any leaks.
*t9. Ignit ion system: Check and if necessary adjust
ttie distributor dwell angle.
Check the
ignition timing using a stroboscope
and
adjust If necessary.
Check operation of vacuum retard tap and reset
if necessary.
W. Belts and belt tension: Check the cond ition and
te nsion of the belts driving the coolant pump, steering
pump and refrigeration compressor
and the alternator;
adjust or replace as necessary.
11. Steering pump: Check the fluid level and top-up
if necessary.
12. :rest: Road test the car for satisfactory
performance.
Every 5 000 kilometres (3 000 miles) or J
months whichever is the earlier
* 1. Engine: If the car is used for constant stop/
start operation, change the engine lubricating oil.
Every 10 000 kilometres (6 000 mi lies) or 6
month's whichever is the earlier
* 1. Automatic gearbox: Check the fluid level and
top-up if necessary.
• 2.
Battery: Che ck the electrolyte I eve I; top-up
with
distilled water if necessary.
• 3. Brakes: Remove brake drums and
inspect
linings for wear; renew lining s if necess ary.
Check and if necessary adjust the rear brakes.
Check the fluid leve l in brake reservoir and
top-up
if necess a ry.
•t4. Engine: Change the engine oil and fit a new
oi I
filter element.
t5. Air silencer and cleaner: Remove and clean the
wire mesh filter element.
6.
Belts and belt tension: Check the condition
and tension of the belts driving the co olant pump,
steering pump and
refrigeration comp ressor and the
alternator;
adjust or replace as necessary.
7.
Brake linkage: Lubri cate the brake l ink age
clevi s and fulcr um pins of the pull rods and inter~
mediate
levers.
t B. Carburetters: Check the oi I le vel in the air
valve dampers; top-up if. necessary.
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