Do-it-yourself repair Daewoo Gentra

Daewoo Gentra Mark II with gasoline engine: B15D2 1.5 l (1485 cm³) 107.4 hp / 79 kW; Instructions for use, maintenance and repair. All works in color illustrations, technical characteristics, device, diagnostics, design features. Illustrated practical guide a small class passenger car DEU Gentra 2 with an all-metal monocoque body four-door sedan front-wheel drive models of the second generation of release since 2013

AIR CONDITIONING FILTER
This filter removes dust and other volatile particles that enter the vehicle interior through the heating and ventilation system.
ATTENTION!
Driving with a clogged filter element can overheat the engine fan and damage it.
Fan failure in this case is not covered by the manufacturer's warranty.
• The frequency of filter replacement is given in the "MAINTENANCE REGULATIONS".

Replacing the filter
1. Remove the 4 screws from the filter cover under the glove compartment.
2. Remove the filter cover.

ATTENTION!
Sharp parts around the filter can injure your hands.
• When replacing the air conditioner filter, be sure to wear protective gloves.
3. Replace the air conditioner filter.

NOTE
When installing a new filter, make sure that it is perpendicular to the air flow.

Mileage for the year is small, but there are some breakdowns. Changed all 4 filters and engine oil. I fill in Rolf 5W-30, which is in a metal canister. I did not change the brake pads - the remainder is 3 mm and there is no peeling of the working surface - enough for another year. The steering rack sweats for 2 years, but the power steering fluid does not go away. Power steering fluid Dexron 3 synthetics was filled in. The other day, the rail occasionally began to rattle when turning the steering wheel to the left on bumps, but not fatally. I decided to try changing the power steering fluid back to Dexron 2 mineral water.

Video (click to play).

Later, I will definitely add a photo of broken bolts and supports

I use cars to the fullest. For three years, I periodically drove with great overload - 5 people in the cabin plus a full trunk (as in the photo). In connection with the above, the right rear shock absorber has leaked. Replacement of shock absorbers with a pair of KYB 333419, KYB 333420 RUB 2700 apiece. The original ones for 6,000 rubles were scared away by the cost. I also bought anthers and bumpers in the Boge 89-177-0 kit. Service work 2000 rubles. The stock rear stub struts have fallen into disrepair. I noticed it by the way I began to walk to the sides of the stern. I replaced it myself with the CTR CLKD-11.

Well, hello everyone! Probably my Gentra is the most running one available on the drome !? 108,000 km is not a joke.

So I have more to tell about her than others!

Rarely but aptly get out various, so to speak, sores. I look here at the person in the recall, the generator bearing at 30 thousand made a noise, I unscrewed 70 thousand before replacing it :-).

With a period of exactly 1 year, the brake hoses burst. First left, a year later right. Got an interesting experience of driving around the city without brakes 🙂 Forgive God, once again get this way.

At about 30,000 km, there was a slight buzzing under the hood. In winter, the buzz was small, barely audible from the passenger compartment, but by summer the buzz turned into strong howls when you pressed the gas pedal. It became clear that the generator bearings were ordered to live long. Replacement was made for bearings NSK 6202DDUCM and NSK 6303DDUCM. The manufacturer is Japan, but it turned out that they are doing it in Poland. After the replacement, the car is as good as new again, the engine runs very quietly. Sediment from the situation, of course, remained. What kind of machine is this in which the generator requires replacement of bearings for 30,000 km.

Maintenance in compliance with the work schedule established by the car manufacturer is a guarantee of long-term trouble-free service of your car. Many of us completely entrust this work to a car service. But a trip to a service station is always a cost of both time and money. Meanwhile, many car maintenance operations are technically simple and do not require large physical strength. You don't need to be a car mechanic to do most of the routine maintenance work. You will be amazed at how much time you will save if you do these jobs yourself. But you will be even more amazed by the fact that the cost of some simple service operations can significantly exceed the cost of replacement parts.

The frequency of maintenance for Daewoo Gentra is taken by the manufacturer as a multiple of 15 thousand km of run, except for "zero maintenance" carried out with a run of 3 thousand km. At the same time, the cost of a set of works prescribed by the regulations for replacing consumables and checking systems, components and assemblies of a car can reach 4000 and more rubles.

Also, many service stations often strongly "recommend" work that is not provided for by the regulations or provided for in other vehicle runs. Therefore, regardless of whether you are going to carry out maintenance yourself or go to a service station, we recommend analyzing the cost of work and consumables, carefully studying the maintenance regulations and familiarizing yourself with the procedure for carrying out all operations included in it. This will help you avoid unnecessary spending.

Maintenance schedule Daewoo Gentra

It is quite obvious that any unit of the Daewoo chassis must be in good condition. This is especially true of the suspension, since, unlike the engine, which can fail and Daewoo Gentra simply will not go further, the breakdown of some suspension elements while driving can lead to a serious accident.

1. In addition to obvious safety, the chassis of the Daewoo Zhentra is responsible for a comfortable ride and good handling. The most dangerous thing is that in this case there will be a high probability of loss of control, with the next collision with an obstacle that has arisen on the road. Only regular diagnostics of the Daewoo Gentra chassis will avoid such a situation.

Diagnostics of the Daewoo Gentra chassis includes checking the elements:

• springs and shock absorbers;
• levers and supports (bearings from above, silent blocks from below);
• stabilizer bushings Daewoo Zhentra;
• steering rods and rack;
• wheel bearings;
• CV JOINT.

2. For the owners of Daewoo Zhentra with experience, it is not difficult to determine the malfunction in the suspension. Experience will tell them what the problem is by the sound and its source. Plus, the most common suspension faults sound pretty much the same in all cars.

Diagnostics of the Daewoo Zhentra chassis should be carried out regularly, even without showing any hints of a malfunction. It is better to do this on a lift, but it can also be done on an ordinary flyover or observation pit.

3. It is important to remember how the Daewoo Gentra behaves in good condition, then any malfunction in the future will be obvious. To understand that something is wrong with a car, you do not need to be an experienced driver, and even more so, an auto mechanic.

Most often, the following signs of malfunctions of the Daewoo Zhentra chassis occur:

• the sudden appearance of noise, knocking, bouncing of the Daewoo Gentra chassis, which can both disappear and remain even on a completely flat road;
• too large rolls when cornering and noticeable swaying of the body when passing bumps or when braking;
• arbitrary steering to the side, Daewoo Zhentra leads away when driving straight;
• uneven tire wear.

4. Most often, you can hear exactly the knock of the Daewoo Zhentra suspension, it indicates that the rubber elements are worn out or the fasteners that hold them are loose.There are a lot of rubber elements in the chassis, by and large, almost any Daewoo Gentra suspension unit can knock, as a result, in order to accurately identify the cause of the knock, the car must be inspected from below.

If a crunch is heard, especially when cornering or with sharp acceleration of the Daewoo Gentra, then we can say with almost complete certainty that the reason lies in the Daewoo Zhentra CV joint malfunction, the so-called grenade. A squeak most often occurs after replacing the stabilizer bushings, often this indicates a poor-quality bushing.

5. If Daewoo Gentra began to drift aside, more often it happens after hard passage of pits and potholes, then you may have to do similarity collapse (camber-convergence Daewoo Zhentra). At best, this will eliminate the trouble, at worst, upon impact, something could bend, starting from the steering rod and ending with the steering knuckle.

If at least one of these signs occurs, it is necessary to diagnose the Daewoo Zhentra chassis as soon as possible. Even in the rules, operation with a faulty suspension is expressly prohibited, not to mention the fact that it is simply dangerous.

6. A Daewoo Gentra suspension silent block not replaced in time, which is not so expensive, can lead to a lever breakage, with a price tag of one hundred dollars. Many drivers drive without paying attention to the sounds that appear in the chassis of the Daewoo Zhentra, and drive until the sound becomes completely critical, or until something simply falls off, this approach is simply absurd.

7. Periodic visual inspection of the Daewoo Gentra undercarriage will help save money, after all, if you find a cracked boot or cover in time and make a prompt replacement, then the element that was protected by the boot will last longer. If, when examining the Daewoo Gentra, an already torn boot was found, then you can be sure that soon this suspension element will need to be replaced.

After checking all the anthers, you should start diagnosing the front suspension elements of the Daewoo Gentra. The front suspension is more complex than the rear, it is subject to heavy loads, as a result, it breaks much more often. First, we inspect Daewoo Gentra shock absorbers, they should not have dents or oil leaks. You can also try to swing the shock absorber to the sides, the swing amplitude should be insignificant.

But the easiest way to check the serviceability of this suspension element is to swing the Daewoo Zhentra by pressing the corner where the shock absorber being diagnosed is located. If, after pressing, Daewoo Gentra, having returned to its original state, continued swinging up and down, then this indicates a shock absorber malfunction.

8. Next, the springs of the chassis of the Daewoo Zhentra are examined, often their turns break off, so you need to inspect them for cracks and the integrity of all turns. But here you can also determine the functionality of the springs without looking under the car. To do this, you just need to pay attention to the clearance of the Daewoo Gentra, if the car has become noticeably lower, then this already indicates a malfunction of the springs, they sagged and can no longer perform their function properly.

9. Ball and silent blocks are checked only from the bottom side of Daewoo Gentra. To diagnose them, it is better to use some kind of metal lever to make it easier to check everything for backlash, they should not be in a working car. In the same way, the stabilizer and thrust supports of the Daewoo Zhentra are checked. To check the wheel bearing, you need to shake the wheel, if there is a play, this indicates a poor condition of the bearing.

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The Daewoo Gentra model belongs to the class of inexpensive, comfortable and reliable cars created for operation in domestic conditions. Despite the fact that the appearance of the car is almost identical to the Chevrolet Lacetti model, daewoo engineers have made certain adjustments to the comfort, engine and technical capabilities of the car. However, they are not enough, and the real capabilities of the car can only be revealed with the help of high-quality chip tuning.

As in the case of other car models that belong to the budget class, the appearance of the Daewoo Gentra can be significantly improved by installing an aerodynamic body kit (front skirts, spoilers, door sills, deflectors, improved bumper, etc.), new, more sports rims, window tinting and body airbrushing. In addition, to improve the front of the car, you can install xenon lights or redo the standard optics by installing LEDs, tinting, etc. Different types of tuning the radiator grill, which you can do yourself, also look good. For example, you can install a mesh and paint it in body color.

The interior of the car is of sufficient quality, but some owners complain about the high level of noise in the car and the lack of "thoughtfulness" of the speakers of the standard speaker system. But most often, tuning the interior of the daewoo gentra boils down to improving or changing the color of the instrument panel illumination, installing additional lighting in the cabin at the feet of the driver and passengers. Next, we will tell you how to make a new tidy lighting with your own hands and replace the dull green color with white.

First of all, use a Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the two screws that secure the steering wheel cover to the column. To do this, the steering wheel must be slightly turned to the left, then to the right. Next, two screws of the dashboard cover are unscrewed. After that, you should carefully pull out the plastic panel, which is attached to five clips, being careful not to deform them. After removing the panel, unscrew the 3 screws that secure the panel itself with glass on the right, left and top and disconnect the two electronic connectors that supply power. After removing the tidy, in no case is it recommended to turn on the ignition on the car, as this will lead to three or more errors, including the Check Engine light on.

To remove the visor of the mount and the glass from the panel, you must pry them in two places with a flat screwdriver. Unlike some domestic cars, the glass on the gentra dashboard is mounted on clips, so it is easy to remove and install it, the main thing is not to overdo it and do everything neatly.As soon as the visor and glass are dismantled, you need to pull out the arrows of the devices, with neat, uniform movements, so as not to damage the arrows themselves and not to bend the axis of the stepping motor.

The green color of the dashboard is ensured by the presence of a green light filter on the back of the dashboard on a substrate, which must be removed with an alcohol solution and cotton swabs. At this stage, it is important not to touch the substrate itself with your hands, since the traces cannot be completely removed. To improve the backlight, it is necessary to use a sealed diode tape, while dividing it into several segments according to the number of diodes. In addition, you can separately highlight and each of the removed arrows, for example, with red LEDs. Connect them in series, 2-3 pieces each, connected by special limiting resistors.

Daewoo Gentra in all trim levels is equipped with the only version of a 1.5-liter DOHC petrol engine with a capacity of 107 horsepower, which meets modern Euro-5 standards.

The car is equipped with front-wheel drive and two types of gearboxes, a 5-speed manual transmission and a six-speed automatic transmission. In this case, the indicator of the maximum speed is 180 kilometers per hour.

Those owners of this car who have decided to make a sporty version of it resort to deep technical tuning. It includes replacing the intake and exhaust system, installing a new air filter, turbine, etc. However, such tuning can hardly be called budgetary, and therefore it is simply not available to most motorists. High-quality tuning of the daewoo gentra engine means carrying out the following actions:

• installation of a different distribution mechanism and enlarged valves;
• boring of cylinders and installation of large-diameter pistons;
• modernization of the engine intake manifold;
• installation of a zero resistance air filter;
• manufacture or purchase of a straight-through muffler;
• replacement of the brake system, clutch, etc.