Service And Appearance Care - Chevrolet 2005 Classic Owner's Manual

Section 5
Service ............................................................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle ...........................................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-5
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-6
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-9
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-10
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-13
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-17
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-18
Engine Coolant .............................................5-18
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-21
Engine Overheating .......................................5-22
Cooling System ............................................5-24
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-29
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-30
Service and Appearance Care
Brakes ........................................................5-31
Battery ........................................................5-34
Jump Starting ...............................................5-34
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-40
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-40
Headlamps ..................................................5-40
Front Turn Signal Lamps ...............................5-42
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-42
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-45
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-46
Tires ..............................................................5-47
Tire Sidewall Labelling ...................................5-48
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-50
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-53
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-54
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-55
Buying New Tires .........................................5-56
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-57
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-58
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-58
Tire Chains ..................................................5-59
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-43
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