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Lada NIVA 1600 Operator's Manual

Manual is about: VAZ 2121 series

Summary of NIVA 1600

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    Driver s manual for the niva 1600 (vaz 2121 series) operator s manual.

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    This manual contains a description of the lada niva car, description of its’ parts, driving tips and specifications. This manual was scanned from an original manual supplied with a 1989 niva 1600. Some details may have changed for subsequent niva models, notably the niva 1700 bushmaster. This manual...

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    E-mail: jason_chapman@hotmail.Com glen huntly 3163 victoria, australia.

  • Page 5: Table of Contents

    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 1 table of contents introduction......................................... 2 important notices ............................. 2 description ............................................ 6 identification data ........................... 6 l ubricating system ...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 2 introduction the vaz2121 is a comfortable, high speed, all wheel drive, cross country, economy car intended to carry passengers and loads on paved roads of any kind and on dirt roads. The car design makes it possible to operate the car at ambient temper...

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    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 3 after negotiating a deep (0.5 m) ford, check before a trip for water in the power transmission units. Do it by loosening the drain plugs until drops appear. Oil drops indicate that there is no water in the unit. Do not overload the car in excess of the ...

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    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 4 insufficient oil pressure in the engine lubricating system. Extremely important! Never run the car with the low oil pressure warning lamp on! This will cause rapid engine wear which will cease the engine resulting in total engine destruction! Take care ...

  • Page 9: Notes:

    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 5 to prevent blowing of the fuse and damage to the voltage regulator contacts, observe the following rules: • do not check the voltage regulator for serviceability by short circuiting its terminals "15" and "67" • do not interchange the wires running to t...

  • Page 10: Description

    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 6 description this section contains description of parts of the niva 1600 - (vaz 2121). Explanations are given of what things are, not necessarily how they work. See the instruments and controls section for information on how to operate them - jason. Jaso...

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    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 7 lubricating system. The system is of combination (splash-and-force) type: bearings of crankshaft, camshaft and accessory drive shaft are force-lubricated; cylinders, valve gear and its drive are splash- lubricated, a gear oil pump with an oil intake str...

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    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 8 transmission clutch. The clutch is single plate, dry, with diaphragm pressure spring, and is hydraulically controlled. Gearbox. The gearbox is four speed, all forward gears synchro-meshed the gearshift lever is mounted on the floor tunnel. Gear ratios: ...

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    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 9 wheels wheels are of drop forged disc type. The rim size is 127-j406 (5j-16). The wheel is fastened with five nuts. The spare wheel is in the engine compartment. Tyres are cross-ply 6.9516 (175-406), or radial-ply 175/801116. Brakes used in the car is a...

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    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 11 electrical equipment the system is single wire. Negative ground return type. Rated voltage is 12 v. Storage battery type 6ct55a, capacity 2 105c (55 a Æ h) at 20h discharge rate. The current output at intensive discharge in cold state (minus 18"c) is 2...

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    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 12 body body three door, unitized (anodised?), all metal. Its side doors have front mounted hinges and windows provided with two glasses: swivelling vent and roll down. Tailgate (luggage compartment door) opens upwards. The windshield and back window are ...

  • Page 17: Instruments And Controls

    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 13 instruments and controls fig. 4. Instrument and controls: 1 headlight switch lever; 2 direction indicator switch lever; 3 ignition switch; 4 clutch pedal; 5 brake pedal; 6 windshield wiper switch lever; 7 accelerator pedal; 8 heater lid lever; 9 transf...

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    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 14 2. Direction indicator switch lever. When the lever is shifted to position a, the r.H. Direction indicators are on and when it is shifted to position b, the l.H. Direction indicators are on. When the car recovers from a turn the lever automatically ret...

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    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 15 10 transfer range shift lever..

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    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 16 11. Parking brake lever. On shifting the lever upwards, the brake shoes of the rear wheels are applied. With the ignition on, this is indicated by the parking brake warning lamp on the instrument panel. To return the lever to the initial position, depr...

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    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 17 28 coolant temperature gauge. Passing of the pointer into the red zone of the scale indicates engine over heating. If this is the case, check the alternator drive belt for proper tension, and if the drive belt is tensioned properly, check the cooling s...

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    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 18 40 battery no charge warning lamp (red). It comet on when the ignition is turned on; the lamp goes off immediately on starting the engine. If the lamp stays on with the engine running, the alternator drive belt is slack or the alternator is faulty. Fro...

  • Page 23: Notes:

    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 19 51 cigarette lighter. To use the lighter, depress and release immediately the holder button which remains depressed for approximately 15 s. Then the button automatically returns to the initial position and the lighter is ready for use. With the instrum...

  • Page 24: Appointments

    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 20 appointments sun visors are intended to protect the driver and passenger from the dazzling sun. In case of head on rays, set the visor (fig. 5) in position i, in case of side rays, in position ii. Rear view mirrors internal rear-view mirror(fig. 6) ens...

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    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 21 controlling the air intake port cover is shifted to the right. Shifting the lever right wards increases the supply of the outside air through the heater radiator; through the heater grille if the lid is opened by means of lever 5, with lower lever 4 sh...

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    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 22 if necessary, cut in the heater fan with switch 2; open the heater lid with lever 5. Hot air will be directed to the driver’s and passengers’ feet zone, as well as onto the windshield. To speed up warming of the windshield, close the heater lid. If the...

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    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 23 compartment area proceed as follows: press off seat retainers 1 shift the front seats forward and place the rear seat with its backrest in position ii; shift the front seats rearward and make their positions convenient. Engine hood to open the engine h...

  • Page 28: Operating Instructions

    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 24 operating instructions . Starting the engine from cold pump some fuel into the carburettor float chamber by operating hand priming lever 1 (fig. 19) several times. It is advisable to per form the above operation after a long standstill of the car. Set ...

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    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 25 and rear axles gets warmed up and be comes less viscous which is absolutely necessary for normal lubrication of the gears. Then unlock the differential, change to the high in the transfer case and throw the gearshift lever into higher gears in successi...

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    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 26 running in during the first 2.0003.000 km: 1. Check the tyre inflation pressure and bring it to normal before each trip. 2. While in motion, and in the warm-up time after starting the engine (especially after starting from cold) do not rev up the engin...

  • Page 31: Notes:

    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 27 adjusting the spark advance angle while in service, sometimes it becomes necessary to adjust the spark advance angle in order to suit the quality of the fuel used. Perform adjustment on a warmed up engine. Driving the car in the high gear on a level ro...

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  • Page 33: Tables

    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 29 tables basic characteristics and dimensions seating capacity, persons 4 or 5 seating capacity with back seat folded, persons 2 payload, kg 400 luggage allowed, kg maximum with 4 person 120 with 2 persons 260 with driver only 330 dry mass (mass of car l...

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    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 30 *for short trips **with 330kg luggage carried, 70 kg of it should be placed on the front seat, and the remaining 260 kg should be uniformly distributed over the entire luggage compartment floor. *** as measured by applying special technique..

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    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 31 engine model vaz2121 type four-stroke carburettor number and arrangement of cylinders four, in-line cylinder bore and piston stroke, mm 79x80 engine displacement. L 1,568 compression rate 8.5 rated power iso 1585-82, at 5,400 rpm’, kw (hp), minimum 53....

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    Lada niva driver s manual jason chapman page 32 main adjustment and test data valve rocker to cam clearances (engine cold), mm 0.15 breaker point gap, mm 0.4 +/- 0.05 end play in front wheel hub bearings, mm set during adjustments 0.01-0.07 maximum permissible in service 0.15 fan belt deflection und...