If the chain tension cannot be restored with a serviceable tensioner and its shoe, and with unworn drive sprockets, then the chain has stretched excessively and must be replaced
You will need: a 10 mm spanner, a screwdriver, a hammer, and a punch
Remove the gear selector mechanism (see "Repairing the VAZ-2123 gearbox")
The vehicle is equipped with a permanent magnet-excited heater fan motor
The fuel tank filler pipe and the gravity valve are made as a single plastic unit and are connected to the tank by three rubber hoses of different diameters.
During various impacts, body parts undergo deformation, which sometimes cannot be determined visually
The spring-hydraulic tensioner is removed for replacement when it fails, as well as when replacing parts of the timing drive and cylinder head
The engine is removed from the car upwards. To remove the engine, you will need a lifting device with a lifting capacity of at least 300 kg.
