Rolls-Royce Phantom V User Manual

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Regular Maintenance
1. Battery: Weekly, check the electrolyte level;
top-up with di st i tied water if necessary.
2. Engine: Weekly, check the
oil level; top·up if
necessary.
3. Engine
cooling system: Weekly, ch eck the
coolant level; top-up if necessary.
4. Lamp bulbs: Weekly, check the lamp
bulb s for
correct operation and replace any faulty bulbs.
5. Tyre pressures: Weekly, check the tyr e pressures,
including the spare; adjust if necessary.
6. Chassis lubrication system (If fitted):
Periodically, operate the foot pump three or four
times. This will ensure adequate lubricati on of
remote parts
of the system.
Check the oi I
level in the chassis oi I tank;
top-up
if necessary.
Every 8 000 kilometres (5 ooo miles)
1. Air filter element: Clean the air filter element.
2. Ball joints: Check adjustment of steering a; 1d
shock damper bal I joints.
3. Battery: Check the electrolyte level; top-up
with distilled water if necessary.
Check
tightness of battery terminals; tighten if
necessary. Clean the termina ls and coat with
petroleum jelly.
4. Belt tension:, Check tension of fan belt and
adjust if necessary.
5. ·
srakes: Adjust if necessary, the brakes and
servo.
Lubricate brake pedal mechanism, pivot pins
and bearings and the servo bearings.
6. Carburetter: Clean air valve damper and top-up
with engine oi I (if applicable ).
Clean
filter gauzes in carburetter float chambers.
7. Chassis lubrication system (If fitted): Check
for excessive leakage; rectify as necessary.
Operate the
foot pump three or four ti mes. This
wi II ensure adequate lubrication of remote parts of
the system.
Check
the oil level in the chassis oil tank;
top-up
if necessary.
8, Clutch: Check clutch pedal free movement ;
adjust if necessary.
Lubricate clutch pedal mechanism.
9. Dynamo and
starter motor: Remove any deposits
of dust and oi I from the dynamo and starter motor
brushes.
Lubric ate dynamo bearings, starter motor
bearings and
drive where applic a ble.
Chapter A
Pre-war cars
10. Electrical system: Check that al I instruments,
lamr,s and
direction indicators are operating
satisfactor il y; rectify as necessar y.
11. Engine: Change engine oil and clean/renew all
oil filters
12. Engine cooling system: Check coolant level;
top-up if necessary. Al so check specific gravity of
coolant, rectify if necessary.
13. Front suspension (Phantom Ill only): Check and
if necessary top-up the front sp ring suspensi on
casings with oi I.
14.
Fuel pumps: Test the operation of each fuel
pump independently; rectify as necessary.
15. Gearbox: Check oil level; top-up if necessary.
16. Hyd raulic jack reservoir (If fitted): Check oil
leve l in hydraulic jack reservoir tank; top-up if
necessary.
17.
Ignition distributor: Clean contact breaker
points, check gaps
and reset if necessary.
Lubricate di s trib utor shaft bearings, governor
spindle ·, contact breaker rocker arm, pivots, felt
lubrication pad and cam lubricat io n pad (if fitted ).
. Check
ignition timing and adjust if necessary.
18. Magneto (If fitted): Test operation; rectify if
necessary.
Clean contact breaker
points, check gaps and
reset if necessary.
19. Ma in line fuel filter: Clean out main line filter
and filter bowl. Clean autovac filter (If fitted).
20. Rear axle: Check oil level; top-up if nece . ssary.
21. Shock dampers: Check and if necessary top-up
the front and rear shock dampers with
oil.
Check and if necessary top-up the shock damper
manual control
tank wi th oil.
22. Sparking plugs: Clean sparking plugs and reset
gaps.
23. Starter gear: Check and
if necessary top-up the
starter motor switch with oil.
Check the starter reduction gear oi I level and
top-up if necessary (Si Iver Wraith only).
24. Steering box: Check oil level in steering box ;
top-up if n ecess ary •
25. Steering column (
20/25 and 25/30 model cars
only ): Check ste e ring column thrust race, adjust if
necessary.
26. Tappet adjustment: Check tappet clearances,
re set
if necessary.
27. Tyres: Check and if necessary adjust tyre
pressures, Including the spare. Also check tyre
tread depth and tyre condition. Report any defects
to the Owner.
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Rolls-Royce Phantom V Specifications

General

Brand	Rolls-Royce
Model	Phantom V
Category	Automobile
Language	English