Lada Niva 1978-2015 Maintenance Plans

This schedule shows key service items and indicative intervals. Actual intervals depend on driving conditions, exact engine specification and manufacturer recommendations. For full details of all operations, sub-tasks and technical specifications, see our technical manuals.
1.7i Petrol (2121.4)

Service intervals · 1.7i Petrol (2121.4) · Maintenance system

Task 2,000 km 10,000 km/12 months 20,000 km/24 months 30,000 km/36 months 40,000 km/48 months 50,000 km/60 months 60,000 km/72 months 70,000 km/84 months 80,000 km/96 months 90,000 km/108 months 100,000 km/120 months 110,000 km/132 months 120,000 km/144 months 130,000 km/156 months 140,000 km/168 months 150,000 km/180 months 160,000 km/192 months 170,000 km/204 months 180,000 km/216 months 190,000 km/228 months 200,000 km/240 months 210,000 km/252 months 220,000 km/264 months 230,000 km/276 months 240,000 km/288 months 250,000 km/300 months 260,000 km/312 months 270,000 km/324 months 280,000 km/336 months 290,000 km/348 months 300,000 km/360 months 310,000 km/372 months 320,000 km/384 months 330,000 km/396 months 340,000 km/408 months 350,000 km/420 months 360,000 km/432 months 370,000 km/444 months 380,000 km/456 months 390,000 km/468 months 400,000 km/480 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Renew the spark plugs ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Check the exhaust system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ○●●●○●●●○●●●●●●●○●●●○●●●○●●●○●●●○●●●●●●●○
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ○○○●○○●○○●○○●○○●○○●○○●○○○○○●○○●○○●○○●○○○○
Check the brake pad and lining thickness ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
1.7i, -LPG LPG,Petrol (2121.43)

Service intervals · 1.7i, -LPG LPG,Petrol (2121.43) · Maintenance system

Task 2,000 km 10,000 km/12 months 20,000 km/24 months 30,000 km/36 months 40,000 km/48 months 50,000 km/60 months 60,000 km/72 months 70,000 km/84 months 80,000 km/96 months 90,000 km/108 months 100,000 km/120 months 110,000 km/132 months 120,000 km/144 months 130,000 km/156 months 140,000 km/168 months 150,000 km/180 months 160,000 km/192 months 170,000 km/204 months 180,000 km/216 months 190,000 km/228 months 200,000 km/240 months 210,000 km/252 months 220,000 km/264 months 230,000 km/276 months 240,000 km/288 months 250,000 km/300 months 260,000 km/312 months 270,000 km/324 months 280,000 km/336 months 290,000 km/348 months 300,000 km/360 months 310,000 km/372 months 320,000 km/384 months 330,000 km/396 months 340,000 km/408 months 350,000 km/420 months 360,000 km/432 months 370,000 km/444 months 380,000 km/456 months 390,000 km/468 months 400,000 km/480 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Renew the spark plugs ○○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Check the exhaust system ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ○●●●○●●●○●●●●●●●○●●●●●●●○●●●○●●●○●●●●●●●●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ○○○●○○●○○●○○●○○●○○●○○●○○○○○●○○○○○●○○●○○●○
Check the brake pad and lining thickness ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ○●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●

Repair guides

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Easy 0h45
Change Car Air Filter

Change Car Air Filter

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Battery

Change Car Battery

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Clutch

Change Car Clutch

Technical 9h00–14h00
Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Easy 2h00
Change Car Front Brake Pads

Change Car Front Brake Pads

Easy 1h30
Change Car Fuel Filter

Change Car Fuel Filter

Easy 0h30
Change Car Handbrake Cable

Change Car Handbrake Cable

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Oil Filter

Change Car Oil Filter

Easy 0h30
Change Car Rear Silencer

Change Car Rear Silencer

Easy 1h30
Change Car Shock Absorbers

Change Car Shock Absorbers

Easy 1h30
Change Car Spark Plugs

Change Car Spark Plugs

Easy 0h30
Change Car Water Pump

Change Car Water Pump

Easy 2h00–3h30
Change Car Cabin Filter

Change Car Cabin Filter

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Very technical 4h00
Change Car Turbo

Change Car Turbo

Very technical 11h00
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