Audi A3

Since 1997 of release

Repair and car operation



Audi A3
+ The maintenance instruction
- Current leaving and service
   The routine maintenance schedule
   The general information on adjustment
   Check of levels of liquids, the control of leaks
   Check of a condition of tyres and pressure in them
   Replacement of impellent oil and the oil filter
   Check of a gear belt of drive ГРМ on presence of damages, deterioration measurement
   Check of brake system
   Check of fuel system
   Rotation and replacement of wheels. Chains противоскольжения
   Check of a condition and replacement of hoses of an impellent compartment, localisation of leaks
   Check of functioning of system of cooling
   Check of a condition of system of release of the fulfilled gases
   Visual check of tightness of a box of a gear change
   Check of a condition of components of a suspension bracket and steering
   Check of a condition of protective covers of power shafts
   Greasing of clamps of doors and the lock cylinder
   Condition check, adjustment and replacement of brushes of screen wipers
   The visual control of a seat belt and the block of a pillow of safety
   Check of a condition of the battery, care it and gymnastics
   Level check трансмиссионного oils РКПП
   Replacement of the filter of air of salon
   Replacement of a filtering element of the air filter
   Replacement of a brake liquid
   Check and replacement of spark plugs
   Replacement of the fuel filter of the diesel engine
   Check of level of a liquid of system of hydrostrengthening of a wheel
   Check of level of a liquid of the main transfer of automatic transmission
   Oil replacement in coupling Haldex of models with a full drive
   Condition check drivers ridge belts
   Level check трансмиссионной liquids АТ
+ The engine
+ Systems of cooling, heating
+ The power supply system and release of the fulfilled gases
+ Engine electric equipment
+ Manual box of a gear change
+ Automatic transmission and models with a full drive
+ Coupling and power shafts
+ Brake system
+ Suspension bracket and steering
+ Body
+ Onboard electric equipment
+ Electroschemes

The general information on adjustment

THE GENERAL DATA

The term "adjustment" is used in the given Management more likely for a designation of a complex of procedures, than one separate procedure.

If from the moment of purchase of the car the routine maintenance schedule is strictly observed, frequent checks of level of liquids and a condition of components subject to raised deterioration as it is offered in the given Management will be spent, the engine will long remain in a good working condition, and necessity for carrying out of any additional work will be reduced to a minimum.

To thicket, however, happens so that the engine works inefficiently owing to neglect as regular service. Is even more often it happens at purchase of the second-hand car which owners did not trouble themselves with frequent both regular checks and service. In this case, besides performance of usual procedures on routine maintenance, it will be necessary to make engine adjustment.

The first step in any procedure of adjustment or diagnostics for the purpose of improvement of work of the engine is check of degree of compression in cylinders. Compression check (address to subsection compression Check in engine cylinders) will help to define a condition of internal components of the engine and should serve as the index at adjustment and repair carrying out. If, for example, check of degree of compression specifies in serious internal deterioration of the engine, usual adjustment will not help to improve its work and will be waste of time and money. As procedure of check of degree of compression is the extremely important, the expert owning equipment specially intended for it should spend her.

For engine reduction in a good working condition performance of following procedures more often is required.

The minimum options


· Check of all liquids connected with work of the engine (subsection Check of a condition of tyres and pressure in them)
· Check of a condition of all hoses of an impellent compartment (subsection Check of a condition and replacement of hoses of an impellent compartment, localisation of leaks)
· Check and tension adjustment drivers belts (subsection condition Check drivers ridge belts)
· Clearing, survey and check of a charge of the battery (subsection Check of a condition of the battery, care it and gymnastics)
· Replacement of spark plugs or накаливания (subsection Check and replacement of spark plugs)
· Survey ВВ of wires of candles, except models with direct ignition
· Check of the air filter (subsection Replacement of a filtering element of the air filter)
· Check of system of cooling (subsection Check of functioning of system of cooling)

The general options

All points of the minimum adjustment listed above, plus...

· Check of system of ignition or preheat
· Check of system of a charge
· Check of fuel system
· Replacement ВВ of wires of spark plugs, except models with direct ignition

Monthly checks

Card of viscosity of applied impellent oils

Petrol engines
And all-weather oils with raised антифрикационными properties, specification VW 500 001)
In all-weather oils, specification VW 501 011)
All-weather oils, specifications API–SF2) or SG2); ACEA – A2/A32)
1) Behind a designation of this specification there should be a date not earlier than 10.91
2) These impellent oils can be used only when there is no possibility to get other recommended impellent oil.

Turbodiesel engines

In all-weather oils, specification VW 505 00

The cover of a jellied mouth of oil is located in a cover of a head of cylinders – each time before to open it, be convinced that a surface round a mouth the pure

Oil level should remain between two labels, it is desirable at level or is close from top them them – if it not so, add oils to the top label. The quantity of oil between marks MIN and the MOVE makes 1 l. Two variants of execution of the index of level of oil are shown

The broad tank (the cooler tank) is located in a lateral part of an impellent compartment. Liquid level on the cold engine should be between labels MIN and MAX. On the hot engine probably some excess of level of mark MAX. If necessary uncover and add a cooler

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