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Essential Maintenance
The
schedules
listed
under
this
heading are the
minimum maintenance requirements necessary to
comply
with
the
Rolls-Royce
New
Car
Warranty and
the
Australian
Emission
Regulations.
Preventive Maintenance
These schedules are aimed at securing the
maximum
life
and
efficiency
for
the
car
and should
only
be
carried out
at
the request
of
the Owner.
Owners are advised
to
consult
a
Distributor/
Retailer
or
the Service Voucher
Book
concerning
important additional preventive maintenance.
Regular Maintenance
The Owner should ensure that the
following
schedules I
is
ted under the heading Regu I ar
Maintenance are
carried
out.
Regular Maintenance
1.
Engine: Weekly
or
every 800 kilometres
{500
miles),
whichever
is
the
earlier
check the
oil
level
by means
of
the
dipstick;
top-up
if
necessary.
2. Lamp
units:
Weekly, check the lamp bulbs for
correct operation and replace any
faulty
bulbs.
3.
Tyres:
Weekly, check the
tyre
pressures;
adjust
if
necessary.
Also
check the spare wheel
tyre pressure;
adjust
if
necessary. Check the tread
depth
of
all
tyres
and inspect the tyres
for
signs
of
damage.
4. Windscreen washer reservoir: Weekly, check
the
fluid
level;
top-up
if
necessary.
5. Carburetters: Monthly, check the
oil
level
in
the reservoir
of
the
automatic
air
valve
dampers;
top-up
if
necessary.
6.
Hydraulic
reservoirs: Monthly, check
the
level
of
fluid
in
the reservoirs
for
the braking and
automatic
level
ling
systems; the engine should
be
run
for
4 minutes before checking the
fluid
level.
Top-up
if
necessary to the indicated
level.
If
frequent topping-up
is
required check the hydrau
Ii
c
systems
for
leaks
and
rectify
if
necessary.
7. Engine
cooling
system: Every three months,
check the
level
of
coolant
in
the
radiator
header
tank,
if
necessary, top-up
with
the correct
anti-
freeze/water
mixture.
Essential Maintenance
Initial Service
This
service
will
be carried out by
the
Distributor/
Retailer
after
the
first
5 000 km. (3 000
miles)
or
3 months whichever
is
the
earlier.
Items marked *
will
be
carried
out
free of charge.
Section
E10
Silver
Shadow,
T Series,
Corniche and Camargue cars
built
to
the
1976
Australian specification
Initial Service - 5
000
kilometres (3 000 miles)
or 3
months
whichever is the earlier
• 1.
Air
injection
pump: Check the tension of the
belt
driving
the
air
injection
pump
and
adjust
if
necessary.
• 2. Automatic choke: Check the
flow
through
the
choke stove
pipe
and check
for
correct operation.
Rectify
if
necessary.
• 3. Carburetters: Check the
oil
level
in
air
valve
dampers and
if
necessary top-up to the correct
level.
Check
tightness
of
float
chamber
covers.
Check
float
chamber depression and
rectify
if
neces:;ary.
Check and
if
necessary reset the
idle
speed.
Check and
if
necessary reset
the
choke
fast-
idle
speed.
4. Engine: Change engine oi I.
5. Fuel evaporation emission control system:
Check the purge rate;
this
should be between
1,41
cum.
per hour and 1, 98 cu.m. per hour
(50
cu.ft.
per hour and 70
cu.ft.
per hour)
at
600 r.p.m.
in
neutral.
Pressure
test
the fuel tank and evaporation
loss
I ine and
if
necessary
rectify
any
leaks.
· 6.
Ignition
system: Check the
ignition
timing
using
a stroboscope and
adjust
if
necessary; the
ignition
timing
should
be
15°
B.T.D.C.
with
the
engine running at 1 200 r.p.m. with
the
vacuum
capsule disconnected and the feed hose blanked
off.
7.
Belt
tension: Check the tension of
all
driving
belts.
8. Engine
cooling
system: Tighten worm-drive
clips
of
all
coolant hoses.
9. Torque converter transmission: Check
the
fluid
level
with
the engine running and top-up
if
necessary.
When
checking the
fluid
level,
avoid
contact
with
the exhaust gas
recirculation
valve,
heatshield and
associated
pipes
as these
components
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be hot.
Every 5 000 kilometres (3 000 miles)
or
3
months
whichever is
the
earlier
1.
Engine:
If
the car
is
used for constant
stop/
start
operation, change the engine
lubricating
oi
I.
Every 10 000 kilometres (6 000 miles) or 6
months
whichever is the earlier
1. Engine: Change the engine oi I and
fit
a new
oi I
filter
element.
2.
Battery:
Check the
electrolyte
level;
top-up
with
distilled
water
if
necessary.
3.
Belt
tension: Check the
tension
of
all
driving
belts.
4.
Brakes:
Inspect footbrake and handbrake pad
linings;
fit
new pads
if
necessary.
When
renewing
footbrake pads examine condition
of
dust
excluders
on
calipers
and renew
if
necessary.
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