Maintenance plan
For your Renault 19, regardless of its modification and configuration, you first need to contact the nearest service station «Renault» to clarify the types of work on the car. The list of necessary car maintenance work is located at the end of this manual.
Maintenance for a Renault 19 with a gasoline engine must be carried out every 10,000 km, and for a Renault 19 with a diesel engine, every 7,500 km. Additionally, the manufacturer recommends carrying out the so-called «big» technical inspection every 50,000 km (for vehicles with petrol engine) and, accordingly, after 60,000 km (with diesel engine). While a major inspection is quite expensive, a regular inspection essentially consists of an oil change and a few other minor tasks such as checking timing belt tension, suspension condition, and ignition. Therefore, we have included in our service plan all the maintenance and control of the technical condition of the car, which should be carried out every 7500 or 10000 km.
An unused vehicle is aging. A motorist who drives his Renault 19 relatively little should carry out a technical inspection of the car at least once a year. This must be done even if during the year you have not driven 10,000 or 7,500 km, respectively.
If your car is going to be subjected to some kind of increased load, for example, a trip to a mountainous area, you need to carry out an additional inspection of your Renault 19.
Who should do what?
You can carry out all types of maintenance work yourself if you use the recommendations of this manual. If you think a workshop can do a better job of servicing your car, check out our index.
You can do the work yourself and technically correctly, using our guide, and save money.
It may happen that the work is not difficult, although you may not have the necessary equipment. In this case, it is best to use the services of a car service.
In some cases, it is best to contact a car repair shop. This requires special tools or measuring instruments. You should not start self-repair, as in the workshop it will be done much faster and better.
If your car is less than a year old or it has a new engine, it is necessary to strictly observe the terms of its maintenance work, and it is recommended that they be carried out in a car repair shop. Otherwise, you may be denied warranty repairs.