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

Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
Service
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5. 3
Doing Your Own Service Work ......................... 5.4
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 ............................................ 5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .................... 5. 9
the Hood .................................................... 5.10
Hood Release .............................................. 5.10
Engine Compartment Overview
.......................
5.12
Engine Oil
...................................................
5.14
Engine Air CleanedFilter
................................
5.18
Automatic Transaxle Fluid .............................. 5.20
Manual Transaxle Fluid
..................................
5.20
Hydraulic Clutch ........................................... 5.21
Engine Coolant ............................................. 5.22
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap .................. 5-24
Engine Overheating ....................................... 5.25
Cooling System
............................................
5.27
Checking Things Under
Power Steering Fluid
.........
................. 5-33
Battery ........................................ ..... 5-39
Windshield Washer Fluid ............................... 5-34
Brakes
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. . . . . . . . .
5-35
Jump Starting ............................................... 5-40
Bulb Replacement .......................................... 5-45
Halogen Bulbs .............................................. 5-45
Headlamps .................................................. 5-45
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps .............. 5-47
Taillamps and Turn Signal Lamps ................... 5-48
Back-up Lamps ............................................ 5-49
Replacement Bulbs ....................................... 5-49
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement .............. 5-50
Tires .............................................................. 5-51
Inflation
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Tire Pressure ................................ 5-52
Tire Inspection and Rotation ........................... 5-53
When It Is Time for New Tires ....................... 5-54
Buying New Tires ......................................... 5-55
Uniform Tire Quality Grading .......................... 5-56
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance .................. 5-57
Wheel Replacement ...................................... 5-57
Tire Chains ..................................................
5-59
If a Tire Goes Flat ........................................ 5-60
Changing a Flat Tire
.....................................
5-60
Compact Spare Tire ...................................... 5-70
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