OPEL FRONTERA 1998 Workshop Manual

8F–16BODY STRUCTURE
5. Remove cowl cover.
Disconnect three screws.
6. Remove cowl cover seals.
7. Remove front window lower molding.8. Remove cowl cover stoppers.
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in reverse order.
Engine Hood
Removal
1. Open the hood.
2. Support the hood.
3. Remove windowshield washer nozzle tube.
880RS001
4. Remove hood hinge bolts (3).
Before removing the hinges from the Engine hood
(1), scribe a mark (2) showing location of the hinges
to facilitate installation in the original position.
610RS003
5. Remove engine hood.
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order
noting the following points:
1. Tighten the engine hood fixing bolts to the specified
torque.
To r q u e : 1 3 N
m (1.3kgꞏm/113 lb in)
2. Adjust the engine hood mounting gap with reference
to Body Dimension in this section.
3. Check and see if the engine hood lock operates
normally.

8F–17 BODY STRUCTURE
Air Bulge
Parts Location
610RW013
Legend
(1) Air Bulge(2) Intercooler Seal
(3) Engine Hood Insulator
Removal
1. Remove engine food insulator.
Remove the sixteen clips.
2. Remove Intercooler seal.
Remove the six clips.
3. Remove air bulge.
Remove the six nuts.
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order
noting the following points:1. Tighten the air bulge fixing nuts to the specified
torgue.
Torque 8 N
m (0.8kgꞏm/ 69 lb in)

8F–18BODY STRUCTURE
Engine Hood Hinge
Parts Location
610RW012
Legend
(1) Hinge Fixing Bolts And Nuts
(2) Hood End Seal(3) Engine Hood Hinge
(4) Engine Hood
(5) Cowl Cover
Removal
1. Remove cowl cover.
Refer to Cowl Cover in this section.
2. Remove engine hood.
Refer to Engine Hood in this section.
3. Remove hinge fixing bolt and nut.
4. Remove engine hood hinge.
5. Remove hood end seal.
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in reverse order noting
the following points:
1. Tighten the hood hinge fixing bolt and nut to the
specified torque.
Torque 13 N
m (1.3kgꞏm/113 lb in)

8F–19 BODY STRUCTURE
Engine Hood Lock
Parts Location
610RW011
Legend
(1) Hood Lock Control Lever
(2) Control Cable(3) Engine Hood Lock Assembly
(4) Radiator Grille
(5) Inner Liner
Removal
1. Remove hood lock control lever.
2. Remove inner liner.
3. Remove control cable.
Remove the cable fixing clips from the body panel.
4. Remove radiator grille.
Refer to Radiator Grille And Front End Lower Panel
in this section.
5. Remove engine hood lock assembly.
Apply setting marks (1) to the hood lock assembly
and the body prior to removal.
610RW009

8F–20BODY STRUCTURE
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in reverse order noting
the following points:
1. Reroute the control cable to its original position, and
check and see if the lock assembly and control lever
work normally.2. Tighten the hood lock assembly fixing bolts to the
specified torque.
Torque : 10 Nm (1.0kgꞏm/87 lb in)
Radiator Grille And Front End Lower Panel
Parts Location
603RW014
Legend
(1) Front End Lower Panel(2) Head light Wiper
(3) Radiator Grille
Removal
1. Open the hood.
2. Support the hood.
3. Remove headlight wiper.
Refer to Wiper/Washer System in this section.

8F–21 BODY STRUCTURE
4. Remove radiator grille.
Raise the clips (1) on the radiator grille and remove
two screws.
603RW012
5. Remove front end lower panel.
Remove two fixing bolts and remove the panel from
the fender.
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in reverse order, noting
the following point.
1. Install the radiator grille clips remaining on the body
side in the radiator grille, and then install the radiator
grille on the body.

8F–22BODY STRUCTURE
Front Fender Panel
Parts Location
605RW008
Legend
(1) Cowl Cover
(2) Front Mud Flap
(3) Antenna Bezel(4) Side Flasher Light
(5) Front Fender Panel
(6) Front Combination Lamp Assembly
(7) Inner Liner
Removal
1. Open the hood.
2. Support the hood.
3. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
4. Remove cowl cover.
Refer to Cowl Cover in this section.
5. Remove front combination lamp assembly.
Disconnect fixing screw and connector.6. Remove front mud flap.
Disconnect three fixing screws and four clips.
7. Remove inner liner.
8. Remove antenna bezel.
Refer to Entertainment in this section.
9. Remove side flasher light.
Refer to Lighting System in this section.

8F–23 BODY STRUCTURE
10. Remove front fender panel.
Disconnect ten fixing bolts and two nuts.
605RW001
Installation
To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order
noting the following points:
1. Tighten the front fender panel fixing bolts to the
specified torque.
(1) Torque : 9 N
m (0.9kgꞏm/78 lb in)
(2) Torque : 7 N
m (0.7kgꞏm/61 lb in)

8F–24BODY STRUCTURE
Body Mounting
Parts Location
E02RW006
Removal (No.1 – No. 2)
1. Remove the front bumper.
2. Jack up the vehicle by the frame.
3. Support the front side sill and rear axle with stands.
Further, support the front jack up point with a jack.

8F–25 BODY STRUCTURE
620RS001
420RS001
545RS001
4. Remove the mounting bolts (No. 1-4) on either side.
No. 1 – Hold in check not to turn from the inside of
the front fender.
No. 2 – Remove the front door sill plate and dash
side trim panel, turn over the floor carpet and hold
the bolt in check not to turn.
No. 3 (LWB only)– Remove the rear door sill plate
and center pillar lower trim cover, turn over the floor
carpet and hold the bolt in check not to turn.
No. 4 (SWB)– Remove the luggage side trim cover,
turn over the floor carpet and hold the bolt in chek
not to turn.
No. 4 (LWB)– Remove the bolt from under the
frame.
5. Loosen the mounting bolts (No. 5-6) on either side.
6. Remove the frame side mounting and washer.
7. Gently lower the jack supporting the front axle until
the cab side mounting can be removed.
8. Remove the cab side mounting.
Be sure to use a splice bar around the mounting to
be removed.
501RS001
Removal (No. 3 — No. 6)
1. Remove the rear bumper.
2. Jack up the vehicle by the frame.