Servicing; General - Volvo 164 Instruction Book

GENERAL

Before the vehicle was delivered from the
factory it was subjected to a very thorough
i nspection. Your dealer, in his turn, carried
out a further delivery inspection in accord-
ance with the specifications of the Volvo
Factory. In addition to this there is the free
service inspection after 2500 km (1500
miles). The oil in the gearbox and final
drive should be changed after the first
5000 km (3000 miles). Servicing of the ve-
hicle should thereafter follow the routine
of the service book which is based on a
system with a service inspection after
every 10 000 km (6000 miles). The simplest
way to provide the vehicle with the servic-
i ng it requires is to have all the servicing
done by a Volvo workshop. You will then
have the work specified in the service
book carried out in accordance with re-
commended prices and the workshop
stamp in the service book will show when
the vehicle was serviced.
When the car was being designed, parti-
cular attention was given to the "safety
details" (e.g. front end, brakes and steer-
i ng). They are calculated to withstand the
severest stresses with a wide safety
margin. However, if you use your car for
hard driving, you should take the precau-

SERVICING

tion of checking these parts during the
useful lifetime of the car, for instance,
when front-end components are being re-
conditioned.
I f you prefer to carry out the simpler ser-
vicing procedures yourself or if you are
sometimes obliged to have them done by
a workshop outside the Volvo organization,
this chapter contains some advice as to
when and how they should be carried out.
For the sake of convenience, the servicing
procedures have been summarized in a
maintenance scheme in the next two
pages.
33