GAZelle 2705 began its life on July 20, 1994, when it was introduced in Moscow by the Gorky Automobile Plant. This car has become truly popular for 16 years of its release, but, no matter how sad it may sound, it was discontinued in mid-2010. He was replaced by the GAZelle Business, which has now become a full truck, but not about her.
The first version of 1994 made a splash. It had good traction characteristics, since the 100-horsepower ZMZ 402 engine coped well with its own weight of 1850 kg. In addition, given the load, the maximum weight of which was 1350 kilograms, the car retained throttle response and good handling.
The GAZelle 2705 had engines of 2.5 liters throughout the history of production. At first, the mechanism was used in the lower camshaft position, but such a design cannot ensure the quick movement of the valves, in addition, it significantly reduces accuracy, since four parts participate in the drive of one valve, each of which has its own gap, the violation of which is simply inevitable.
Therefore, it was decided to slightly upgrade the GAZelle 2705. In 2003, a new cab and ZMZ 406 engine were installed on the car . Naturally, this had a positive effect on the dynamics of the car, but the carrying capacity remained the same. GAZelle 2705 remained its former popularity.
Technical specifications and a maximum permissible weight of 3200 kg made it possible to drive a car with a category “B” driver's license. Thus, the contingent of owners remained unchanged, and the driving became more pleasant and clear. This was helped by a new steering mechanism and a change in gear ratio .
The apotheosis of design thought was the installation of the ZMZ 405 engine on GAZ 2705 cars. GAZelle seriously benefited from this, because 140 horsepower is significantly better than 100 or 128. Here, novelties such as the hydraulic tensioner of the camshaft drive chain were applied. The latter, by the way, began to be placed in the cylinder head as early as 406, probably we should not talk about the results. Many owners believe that when designing the ZMZ 405, GAZ designers took into account almost all the shortcomings of past years and corrected them. So, for example, from 406 an oil seal on the rear bearing began to be used.
Among the owners of GAZ 2705, a 1994 sample, there was a saying: “If oil does not flow from the 402nd engine, then it simply isn’t there!” This was partly true, since the camshaft cover on the side was made of thin sheet metal, which bent under the force of the tightening nuts. Hence the leak. But this is far from the only moment. For example, there is also an oil pump, stuffing on the rear bearing of the crankshaft, as well as many other little things. So, in the latest models of GAZ engines, all these problems are somehow solved, so there are practically no shortcomings.
From this we can conclude that to operate the GAZelle 2705, due to its good technical component, can be practically without hassle. The machine has a good resource of work, so the repair will not be so frequent, and if it does, it will not break a hole in the budget.