Opel Astra H / Vauxhall Astra H since 2003, engine Z14XEP / Z14XEL / Z16XEP / Z18XE / Z18XER (in Russian)

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Repair procedures without removing the engine from the engine compartment - car models, equipped with a 1.4 liter engine

• General information
• Compression check
• Cylinder head cover - removal and installation
• Gas distribution phases - check and adjustment
• Crankshaft Pulley - removing and installing
• Chain of timing drive and lid - removal and installation
• The timing chain tensioner - removal, inspection and installation
• Camshaft sprockets - removal and installation
• Camshafts, hydraulic compensators and rocker arms - removal and installation
• Cylinder head - removal and installation
• Crankcase and oil discharge - removing and installing
• Oil pump - removal, inspection and adjustment
• Crankshaft oil seals - replacement
• Flywheel - removal, inspection and installation
• Engine / gearbox mountings - check and replace

Repair procedures without removing the engine from the engine compartment - gasoline engines volume of 1.6 liters

• General information
• Compression check - general information
• Top dead center for cylinder piston
• Cylinder head cover - removal and installation
• Crankshaft pulley - removing and installing
• Timing belt cover covers - removing and installing
• Timing belt - Removing and installing
• Asterisks, tensioner and parasitic belt pulley timing - removing and installing
• Camshaft oil seals - replacement
• Valve clearance - check and adjustment
• Camshafts and pushers - removal, inspection and installation
• Cylinder head - removal and installation
• Crankcase - removal and installation
• Oil pump - removal, overhaul and installation
• Crankshaft oil seals - replacement
• Flywheel - removal, inspection and installation
• Engine / gearbox mountings - check and replace

Repair procedures without removing the engine from the engine compartment - gasoline engines volume of 1.8 liters

• General information
• Compression check - general information
• Top dead center for cylinder piston
• Cylinder head cover - removal and installation
• Crankshaft pulley - removing and installing
• Timing belt cover covers - removing and installing
• Timing belt - removing and installing
• Asterisks, tensioner and parasitic belt pulley timing - removing and installing
• VVT oil control valves (Z18XER motors) - removal and installation
• Camshaft oil seals - replacement
• Valve clearance (Z18XER motors) - check and adjustment
• Camshafts and pushers - removal, inspection and installation
• Cylinder head - removal and installation
• Crankcase - removal and installation
• Oil pump - removal, overhaul and installation
• Crankshaft oil seals - replacement
• Handwheel / drive clutch disc - removal, check and installation
• Engine / gearbox mountings - check and replace

Removing the engine from the engine compartment and the overhaul procedure

• General information
• Major engine repairs - general information
• Engine removal - methods and precautions
• Engine and gearbox assembly - removal, disconnection and installation
• Engine overhauling - sequence of disassembly
• Cylinder head - disassembly
• Cylinder head and valves - cleaning and checking
• Cylinder head - assembly
• Piston / connecting rod assembly - removal
• Crankshaft removal
• Cylinder block - cleaning and checking
• Piston / connecting rod assembly - check
• Crankshaft check
• The main bearing and the lower end of the connecting rod - check
• Engine overhaul - assembly sequence
• Piston rings - installation
• Crankshaft - installation
• Piston / connecting rod assembly - installation
• The engine is the beginning of traffic after major repairs

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