Vauxhall Chevette [antikvár]

Acknowledgements Thanks are due to Vauxhall Motors Limited for the provision of technical information and certain illustrations. Castrol Limited provided lubrication data, and the Champion Sparking Plug Company supplied the illustrations showing the various spark plug conditions. The Vauxhall Chevette used in our workshops as the project car was supplied by Crocketts Garages Limited or Midsomer Norton. John Kuzenka of that establishment was particularly helpful. Finally, thanks to all those at Sparkford who assisted in the production of this manual; especially Penny Cox whose car was used when writing the Supplement. About this manual Its aim The aim of this manual is to help you get the best value from your vehicle. It can do so in several ways. It can help you to decide what work must be done (even should you choose to get it done by a garage), provide information on routine maintenance and servicing, and give a logical course of action and diagnosis when random faults occur. However, it is hoped that you will use the manual by tackling the work yourself. On simpler jobs it may even be quicker than booking the car into a garage and going there twice, to leave and collect it. Perhaps most important, a lot of money can be saved by avoiding the costs a garage must charge to cover its labour and overheads. The manual has drawings and descriptions to show the function of the various components so that their layout can be understood. Then the tasks are described and photographed in a step-by-step sequence so that even a novice can do the work. Its arrangement The manual is divided into thirteen Chapters, each covering a logical sub-division of the vehicle. The Chapters are each divided into Sections, numbered with single figures, eg 5; and the Sections into paragraphs (or sub-sections), with decimal numbers following on from the Section they are In. eg 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 etc. It is freely illustrated, especially in those parts where there is a detailed sequence of operations to be carried out. There are two forms of illustration: figures and photographs. The figures are numbered in sequence with decimal numbers, according to their position in the Chapter — eg Fig. 6.4 is the fourth drawing/illustration in Chapter 6., Photographs carry the same number (either individually or in related groups) as the Section or sub-section to which they relate. There is an alphabetical index at the back of the manual as well as a contents list at the front. Each Chapter is also preceded by its own individual contents list. References to the 'left' or 'right' of the vehicle are in the sense of a person in the driver's seat facing forwards. Unless otherwise stated, nuts and bolts are removed by turning anti-clockwise, and tightened by turning clockwise. Vehicle manufacturers continually make changes to specifications and recommendations, and these, when notified, are incorporated into our manuals at the earliest opportunity. Whilst every care is taken to ensure that the information in this manual is correct, no liability can be accepted by the authors or publishers for loss, damage or injury caused by any errors in, or omissions from, the information given. Introduction to the Vauxhall Chevette The Chevette was originally introduced in 1975 as a three-door 'Hatchback', sharing many components with the Opel Kadett and the other GM T' cars. The engine is the same as that used in the smaller capacity Vivas and the general mechanical layout is conventional. In 1976 two- and four-door Saloon versions were launched fol- lowed by an Estate version later in the same year. Automatic transmission was introduced on L and GL models in 1979. The Chevette is available in a number of models ranging from economy E and ES to GL versions, and additionally the Chevanne panel van version is available.