Repair and maintenance work

Most car maintenance work can be done on your own. However, if you don't have the right tools, gauges, or experience, or just when a workshop can do the job faster, it's a good idea to have your car serviced in a workshop «Volkswagen». During the operation of the car, its technical condition deteriorates due to wear of the rubbing surfaces of parts, violation of adjustment parameters, aging of rubber products and other phenomena. To prevent malfunctions and increase the life of the car, it is important to carry out regular technical inspections and checks.

Check Regularly oil levels in the engine crankcase, coolant in the expansion tank, brake fluid in the reservoir of the hydraulic brake drive, air pressure in the tires, the presence of fluid in the washer reservoir, the performance of the wipers and washers, alarms, brake lights, parking lights, low and high beam headlights.

Check every 15,000 km (or 12 months) - tightness of the lubrication and cooling systems, condition of the exhaust system, steering play, V-belt tension (for 2.0 liter engine), protective covers for drive shafts, steering rack, tie rod ends and constant velocity joints. Clean the air filter element and replace the wiper blades. Check the brake discs, battery capacity, brake booster, shock absorbers and tires. Change the engine oil along with the filter and adjust the headlights.

Every 30,000 km (or 24 months) carry out all operations carried out after a run of 15,000 km, and additionally check the oil level in a manual transmission or automatic transmission, parking brake, clutch play. Replace spark plugs, fuel filter, air filter element, brake fluid and coolant. Some of these works are described below. The service book also indicates the frequency of maintenance and the name of the work.