Post by lada & korean parts on Feb 27, 2010 3:32:26 GMT 2
hi,i'm andy from lada & korean parts in a town called caboolture (50kms north of brisbane).
we love our ladas,and started with lada in 1983 in napier,new zealand. (which is when they first came out to australia & new zealand)
my brother chris sells new & used parts over there,& we sell new parts here in aus.
below is a list of do & don'ts we always explain to our new customers,will post it here also,might be of use to someone.
andy.
most people forget to adjust the timing chain,make sure it is done every 10,000kms (your owners handbook in the glove box even shows you how to do this-2 minute job)
the owners h/book is like a mini w/shop manual,shows how to do most adjustments etc.yourself,including carb.float level,valve clearance etc.,if you don't have one,would be well worth talking to the guys and investing in one,even a repair manual,if you do the work yourself.
you'll find the lada is very easy & simple to work on (if only more cars were like this)
few simple things to do:
adjust t/chain every 10,000kms (every time you change oil filter)
use only genuine oil filters (we have a lot of problems with the cheap & nasty filters failing,and causing engine damage.,most non gen.are usually made in places like china,pakistan etc. (YUCK)
only place prone to rust is at bottom of front guard,take plate off under guard now & then,and give good hose out,fills up with muck & dirt behind it (don't be lazy like some people & leave the plate off,there are drain tubes coming down from corners of windscreen,will block them,and then rusts around cnrs of screen)
only weak spot mechanicaly (same as landbruisers,slowluxes.pajeros etc.) is 5th gear,if you have a 5 speed,don't use 5th under 90km/h (book says 80km/h,since we have been telling people 90,we hardly sell a gear now)
use only premium unleaded,book says not to use under 93 octane,highest grade std.unleaded is only 91 octane,and can drop as low as 85 octane.,
don't look at the price at the pump,will only cost an extra $1-$1.50 to fill,but you get better performance,economy,car stays in tune longer,so much cheaper to use,don't mix with std.,makes more expensive to run.
also,std.unleaded is such a crappy fuel,and so dry,you burn valves out in the head,dry diaphragms out etc. TRUST ME we don't get anything from the fuel companies by telling you this.
doesn't matter whether it's a jap crap,lawn mower,chainsaw,motorbike,premium is mucher better..........
DO NOT put suzuki wheels on,offsets are miles out,will go through wheelbearings,ball joints,tierod ends.and even crack steering boxes
DO NOT fit gas shocks,they are a lot harder/heavier,you would be struggling to hold the car in a straight line on a rutted dirt road,affects offroading because they fight the suspension,and break all the mounting brackets off.
these are the best off road cars you will ever find,and the only time we find people have problems with them is when they start playing with non genuine stuff,like fitting non gen.wheels,non gen.parts etc.etc. (even non gen.brake pads are no good.,they are too hard,make the car harder to pull up,and wear the disc down quickly)
for some reason,some idiots think non gen is the go,but can turn out very expensive (i come back to the oil filters)
hope this info helps
i will pass the info onto the guys in napier so they can contact you (gee motors,napier)
regards
andy.
ps.some people mistake waterpump bearing rattle for t/chain noise,grab fan blades make sure not excessive movement
may need damper in the head
we love our ladas,and started with lada in 1983 in napier,new zealand. (which is when they first came out to australia & new zealand)
my brother chris sells new & used parts over there,& we sell new parts here in aus.
below is a list of do & don'ts we always explain to our new customers,will post it here also,might be of use to someone.
andy.
most people forget to adjust the timing chain,make sure it is done every 10,000kms (your owners handbook in the glove box even shows you how to do this-2 minute job)
the owners h/book is like a mini w/shop manual,shows how to do most adjustments etc.yourself,including carb.float level,valve clearance etc.,if you don't have one,would be well worth talking to the guys and investing in one,even a repair manual,if you do the work yourself.
you'll find the lada is very easy & simple to work on (if only more cars were like this)
few simple things to do:
adjust t/chain every 10,000kms (every time you change oil filter)
use only genuine oil filters (we have a lot of problems with the cheap & nasty filters failing,and causing engine damage.,most non gen.are usually made in places like china,pakistan etc. (YUCK)
only place prone to rust is at bottom of front guard,take plate off under guard now & then,and give good hose out,fills up with muck & dirt behind it (don't be lazy like some people & leave the plate off,there are drain tubes coming down from corners of windscreen,will block them,and then rusts around cnrs of screen)
only weak spot mechanicaly (same as landbruisers,slowluxes.pajeros etc.) is 5th gear,if you have a 5 speed,don't use 5th under 90km/h (book says 80km/h,since we have been telling people 90,we hardly sell a gear now)
use only premium unleaded,book says not to use under 93 octane,highest grade std.unleaded is only 91 octane,and can drop as low as 85 octane.,
don't look at the price at the pump,will only cost an extra $1-$1.50 to fill,but you get better performance,economy,car stays in tune longer,so much cheaper to use,don't mix with std.,makes more expensive to run.
also,std.unleaded is such a crappy fuel,and so dry,you burn valves out in the head,dry diaphragms out etc. TRUST ME we don't get anything from the fuel companies by telling you this.
doesn't matter whether it's a jap crap,lawn mower,chainsaw,motorbike,premium is mucher better..........
DO NOT put suzuki wheels on,offsets are miles out,will go through wheelbearings,ball joints,tierod ends.and even crack steering boxes
DO NOT fit gas shocks,they are a lot harder/heavier,you would be struggling to hold the car in a straight line on a rutted dirt road,affects offroading because they fight the suspension,and break all the mounting brackets off.
these are the best off road cars you will ever find,and the only time we find people have problems with them is when they start playing with non genuine stuff,like fitting non gen.wheels,non gen.parts etc.etc. (even non gen.brake pads are no good.,they are too hard,make the car harder to pull up,and wear the disc down quickly)
for some reason,some idiots think non gen is the go,but can turn out very expensive (i come back to the oil filters)
hope this info helps
i will pass the info onto the guys in napier so they can contact you (gee motors,napier)
regards
andy.
ps.some people mistake waterpump bearing rattle for t/chain noise,grab fan blades make sure not excessive movement
may need damper in the head