Car engine repair VAZ-21214

In this section, all articles on the device, removal, disassembly, repair and assembly of the engine of VAZ-21214 Niva cars.

The structure of the VAZ-21213 engine
Engine VAZ-21213: 1 – oil level indicator; 2 – connecting rod; 3 – oil pan drain plug; 4 – oil pump; 5 – oil pump drive gear; 6 – oil pump drive shaft; 7 – crankshaft main bearing...

The structure of the VAZ-21214 engine
Engine VAZ-21214: 1 – oil pan; 2 – generator mounting bracket; 3 – cylinder block; 4 – powertrain support cushion; 5 – powertrain support bracket; 6 – clutch housing cover; 7 –...

Engine oil change
Attention! Change the oil on a fully warmed up engine. Perform the work on a lift or inspection pit. On the VAZ-21214 vehicle, remove the power unit mudguard (see Removal the oil...

Replacing the cylinder head cover gasket
On the injection engine, disconnect the fuel rail tubes, throttle cable and brake booster hose from the brackets attached to the cylinder head. Remove the brake booster hose from...

Adjusting thermal clearances in the valve mechanism of a carburetor engine
Attention! We measure and adjust the gaps on a cold engine. Remove the cylinder head cover (see Replacing the cylinder head cover gasket ). Remove the ignition distributor sensor...

Removal the camshaft drive chain guide
Remove the cylinder head cover (see Replacing the cylinder head cover gasket ). On an injection engine, remove the sprocket with the chain from the camshaft nose (see Removal the...

Adjusting the tension of the camshaft drive chain of a carburetor engine
Using a 13 mm socket, loosen the cap nut of the chain tensioner. We turn the crankshaft clockwise by one and a half to two turns. In this case, the tensioner spring, acting on the...

Removal the oil pressure sensor
On a carburetor engine… …disconnect the connector from the oil pressure sensor. Using a 21 mm open-end wrench, unscrew the sensor screwed into the cylinder block,… …and we take it...

Removal the hydraulic tensioner of the camshaft drive chain and its pipeline on an injection engine
The hydraulic tensioner is installed at the front of the cylinder head (on the right side) under the cooling jacket outlet pipe. With a special split key "for 10" (covering five...

Removal the camshaft drive chain tensioner of a carburetor engine
The tensioner is installed at the front of the cylinder head (on the right side) under the cooling jacket outlet pipe. Using a 10 mm spanner, unscrew the two nuts securing the...

Removal the camshaft and valve drive levers of the injection engine
Remove the cylinder head cover (see Replacing the cylinder head cover gasket ). By turning the crankshaft clockwise, we set the camshaft to a position where.. …mark on the star...

Removal the camshaft and valve drive levers of a carburetor engine
Remove the cylinder head cover (see Replacing the cylinder head cover gasket ). We set the camshaft to the position corresponding to the end of the compression stroke of the 4th...

Replacement of hydraulic supports (hydrosupports) of the valve drive levers of the injection engine
Attention! We carry out the work in case of failure of one or more hydraulic supports of the valve drive levers. Remove the cylinder head cover (see Replacing the cylinder head...

Replacing the valve timing mechanism oil deflector caps
We use a spark plug wrench to unscrew the spark plugs from the cylinder head. Remove the cylinder head cover (see Replacing the cylinder head cover gasket ). We turn the...

Replacing the front crankshaft oil seal
Attention! We carry out the work on an inspection pit or lift. Remove the engine oil pan splash guard. (see Removal the oil pan protection plate and mudguards of the injection...

Replacing the rear crankshaft oil seal
Attention! We carry out the work on an inspection pit or lift. We dismantle the driven and leading clutch discs (see Replacing the driven and leading clutch discs ). We screw the...

Removal the oil pump drive gear
On an injection engine, to access the cylinder block socket through which the oil pump drive gear is removed, it is necessary to remove the ignition module bracket. For this......

Removal the chain and sprockets of the camshaft drive of the injection engine
Remove the cylinder head cover (see Replacing the cylinder head cover gasket ). We turn the crankshaft until the mark (hole) on the camshaft sprocket coincides with the mark on...

Removal the chain and sprockets of the camshaft drive of a carburetor engine
Camshaft drive diagram: 1 – limiting finger; 2 – chain; 3 – tensioner shoe; 4 – chain tensioner; 5 – camshaft sprocket; 6 – chain tensioner; 7 – oil pump drive shaft sprocket; 8 –...

Removal the oil pump drive shaft
We remove the oil pump drive gear from the cylinder block (see Removal the oil pump drive gear ). On a carburetor engine, remove the fuel pump with the heat-insulating spacer and...

Removal the receiver of the injection engine
Disconnect the throttle drive cable from the throttle assembly pulley (see Removal the throttle cable and pedal ). Using a 10 mm spanner, unscrew the two bolts securing the...

Replacing the gasket of the intake pipe and exhaust manifold of the injection engine
Remove the engine receiver (see Removal the receiver of the injection engine ). Using a 13 mm open-end wrench, unscrew the bolt securing the front support bracket to the intake...

Replacing the gaskets of the intake pipe and exhaust manifold of a carburetor engine
Drain the coolant (see Replacing the coolant ). Remove the carburetor (see Removal the carburetor from the engine ) and recirculation valve (see Removal EGR system components )....

Removal and disassembling the cylinder head of an injection engine
We remove the cylinder head to replace the gasket, repair the valve drive mechanism and the head itself, and also during complete disassembly of the engine. Attention! We carry...

Removal and disassembling the cylinder head of a carburetor engine
We remove the cylinder head to replace the gasket, repair the valve drive mechanism and the head itself, and also during complete disassembly of the engine. Attention! We carry...

Removal the crankcase ventilation oil separator
Remove the oil level indicator from the guide tube (see Engine oil change ). Using pliers, loosen the clamps securing the two crankcase ventilation hoses... ...and remove the...

Removal the powertrain supports
Attention! We carry out the work on an inspection pit or lift. To remove the right powertrain suspension support cushion... ...with a 17 mm open-end wrench, unscrew the nut...

Replacing the engine oil pan gasket on a car
Attention! We carry out the work on an inspection pit or lift. We remove the oil pan protection plate and the engine splash guard. Drain the oil from the engine (see Engine oil...

Removal the oil pan and engine oil pump on a car
Attention! We carry out the work on an inspection pit or lift. Remove the oil separator of the engine crankcase ventilation system. (see Removal the crankcase ventilation oil...

Disassembling the oil pump
Remove the oil pump (see Removal the oil pan and engine oil pump on a car ). Using a 10 mm open-end wrench, unscrew the three bolts securing the oil pump inlet pipe. We remove the...

Dismantling the connecting rod and piston group (CRG) of the engine on a car
Attention! If necessary, the engine piston group can be dismantled on the vehicle without removing the engine. We carry out the work on an inspection pit or lift. Remove the...

Removal the engine from the car
Attention! We carry out the work on an inspection pit or lift. We remove the hood and spare wheel. We dismantle the spare wheel supports. Disconnect the negative wire tip from the...

Disassembly and assembly of the engine
Before disassembling, clean the engine from dirt. Using a 17 mm socket head, unscrew the three bolts securing the front axle gearbox bracket to the cylinder block... ...and remove...

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