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FSO Warszawa, Polski Fiat 125 P, Polonez repair manuals
A repair manual for your FSO Warszawa, Polski Fiat 125 P or Polonez? Here are detailed shop manuals for DIY service and repairs on FSO cars.
They offer clear instructions for maintenance, troubleshooting, and parts replacement.
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The Rover K-Series Engine - Maintenance, Repair and Modification
Getting a Rover K-Series engine properly up and running can be a difficult task, but ultimately the result is always worthwhile. Illustrated with over 300 photographs, "Rover K-Series Engine - Maintenance, Repair and Modification" is a practical guide to keeping these unique engines in fine working order.
The most well-known issue with the K-Series is the head gasket, and this book demonstrates how to identify common faults, before giving practical advice on how best to solve them.
Step-by-step guidance on all aspects of long-term engine maintenance is provided, in addition to the improvements required to prevent further problems.
A K-Series engine is then stripped down to examine its clever and interesting structure, and is rebuilt with improvements.
Authors of over twenty automotive books and countless articles in assorted motoring magazines, Iain Ayre and Rob Hawkins have combined their knowledge to bring you this book on the Rover K-Series engine.

The Rover K-series engine was produced between 1988 and 2005 with four capacities: 1.1 L (1120 cc), 1.4 L (1396 cc), 1.6 L (1588 cc) and 1.8 L (1796 cc).
It was used in some versions of the following cars:
- Rover Metro, 25, 45, 75, Streetwise, 100, 200, 400
- MG F, TF, ZR, ZS, ZT
- Land Rover Freelander
- Caterham Seven, 21
- Lotus Elise, Exige
- Polonez Caro
- Reliant Scimitar Sabre.
Product details
| Author: | Iain Ayre, Rob Hawkins |
| Details: | 176 pages, 24.5 x 19 x 1.3 cm / 9.7 x 7.5 x 0.51 in, paperback |
| Illustrations: | 356 colour photos |
| Publisher: | The Crowood Press Ltd (GB, 2018) |
| ISBN: | 9781785003936 |
FSO Polonez Caro (od 1991)
The most extensive publication devoted to the service and repair of individual assemblies of all versions and variants of FSO Polonez Caro cars.
Versions:
- FSO Polonez Atu (with CE, EL and EJ engines)
- FSO Polonez Caro Plus and Polonez Atu Plus with 1.6 L petrol engines with single-point Bosch fuel injection and multi-point Multec XM fuel injection by Delphi
- FSO Polonez Truck
- FSO Polonez Cargo
- FSO Polonez Ambulance.
Carbureted engines:
- 1.5 L (type AB)
- 1.6 L (CB)
Engine with petrol injection:
- 1.6 L in variants without catalytic converter (AF and CF)
- 1.6 L with catalytic converter (AE and CE)
- 1.4 L with multipoint petrol injection and catalytic converter (EL - Rover K16 MPI)
Diesel engines:
- 1.9 L (EJ type).
- Numerous tips, supplementary data and auxiliary data concerning the operation and repair of the vehicle.
- The maintenance schedule recommended by the vehicle manufacturer is also provided, as well as typical faults and methods of their removal.
- A wealth of illustrative material facilitates understanding the content and carrying out individual activities.
Text in Polish.
Product details
| Author: | Morawski Edward |
| Details: | 448 pages, 29 x 20 x 2.3 cm / 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.91 in, paperback |
| Illustrations: | 410 photos and drawings |
| Publisher: | Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności WKŁ (PL, 2015) |
| ISBN: | 9788320614893 |
FSO Polski Fiat 125P
Repair, methods of recognizing typical defects of individual units, regulatory data and dimensions, tolerances and fits of spare parts of FSO 125P cars in both versions, i.e. passenger (sedan) and station wagon.
Petrol engines:
- 1300 cm³ (type 116C)
- 1500 cm³ (type 115C)
- 1500 cm³ (AA and AB type, Polonez engines)
- 1600 cm³ (CB type, Polonez car engine).
- Numerous tips, supplementary data and supporting data on the operation and repair of the vehicle.
- It also provides a maintenance plan recommended by the vehicle manufacturer, as well as typical malfunctions and how to correct them.
- Rich illustrative material makes it easier to understand the content and perform individual activities.
Product details
| Author: | Eugeniusz Kaim |
| Details: | 352 pages, 29 x 20 x 0.1 cm / 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.04 in, paperback |
| Illustrations: | 705 photos and drawings |
| Publisher: | Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności WKŁ (PL, 1999) |
| ISBN: | 9788320610659 |
FSO Warszawa 204 / 204P - Katalog czesci zamiennych / Powstanie i rozwój konstrukcji samochodu Warszawa
Spare parts catalogue for the FSO Warszawa 204 and 204P. Includes a section on the creation and development of the Warszawa car.
In August 1964, after a holiday break, FSO started production of a modernised Warsaw with a sedan body. At last, after 13 years of production, the appearance of the vehicle was changed to a more modern one in comparison with the vehicle produced so far.
This was a significant moment in Warsaw car production, referred to at FSO as "threshold modernisation", which also marked the beginning of the creation of more modern variants of the basic model of the vehicle. There was also an increased interest in modernised Warszawas, reflected in an increase in production.
The three-body sedan car powered by the S-21 engine was designated Warszawa 203, and that powered by the M-20 engine was designated 204. Both engine versions of the vehicle also differed in the ratio of the main transmission. The S-21 engine was complete with a rear axle with a gear ratio of 4.55: 1, while the M-20 engine was complete with a drive axle with a gear ratio of 5.125: 1.
The appearance of the modernised Warsaw 203/204 made it possible to develop derivative variants of this car, which were more mature in terms of design and technology. In 1964, i.e. in parallel with the basic model, the 203P/204P (Pick-up) variety appeared, a year later the 203K/204K (Kombi) and 203T/204T (Taxi), and in 1967 the sanitation vehicle Warsaw 203A, a derivative of the 203K (Kombi).
Product details
| Author: | Zdzislaw Podbielski |
| Details: | 96 pages, 24.5 x 19.5 x 0.6 cm / 9.7 x 7.7 x 0.24 in, paperback |
| Illustrations: | photos and drawings |
| Publisher: | Wydawnictwo ZP (PL, 2012) |
| ISBN: | 9788363324070 |
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