Service And Appearance Care - Chevrolet 2003 Astro Owner's Manual

Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
Service .......................................................... - 5 - 3
Doing Your Own Service Work ......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle
..............................................
5-4
Fuel
................................................................
5.5
Gasoline Octane ........................................... -5-5
Gasoline Specifications .................................... 5.5
California Fuel ............................................. - 5 6
Additives ....................................................... 5. 6
Fuels in Foreign Countries
...............................
5. 7
Filling Your Tank
............................................
5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container
.....................
5-10
Checking Things Under the Hood .................... 5-1 1
Hood Release
..............................................
5.11
Engine Compartment Overview
......................
5.14
Engine Oil
...................................................
5.15
Engine Cover
.................
.... ........
5.20
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................. ........ 5.24
Automatic Transmission Fluid ...................... 5.25
Engine Coolant ............................................. 5.28
Radiator Pressure Cap .................................. 5.30
Engine Overheating ....................................... 5.31
Cooling System ............................................ 5.33
Engine Fan Noise ......................................... 5.39
Power Steering Fluid
.....................................
5.40
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................ 5.41
Brakes
........................................................
5.42
Battery ........................................................ 5-46
Jump Starting ............................................... 5-47
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................
5-52
Rear Axle
.......................................................
5-53
Front Axle ......................................................
5-54
Bulb Replacement
..........................................
5-55
Halogen Bulbs ..............................
.....
5-55
Headlamps
..................................
.....
5-55
Front Turn Signal Lamps
...............................
5-59
Replacement Bulbs
.......................................
5-61
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
..............
5-62
Tires ..............................................................
5.63
Inflation
-
Tire Pressure
................................
5-64
Tire Inspection and Rotation ........................... 5-64
When It Is Time for New Tires
.......................
5-66
Buying New Tires
.........................................
5-66
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
..........................
5-67
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
..................
5-69
Wheel Replacement ...................................... 5-69
Tire Chains .................................................. 5-70
If a Tire Goes Flat ........................................ 5.70
Changing a Flat Tire .....................................
5.71
Compact Spare Tire ...................................... 5-82
Taillamps ....................................................
5-60
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