Service And Appearance Care - GMC 2004 Sierra 1500 Pickup Owner's Manual

Section 5
Service ............................................................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle ......................................................5-4
Fuel ................................................................5-4
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-4
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-5
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-6
Filling Your 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 ...................................................5-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-23
Automatic Transmission Fluid (Except Allison
®
Transmission ) ..........................................5-25
Automatic Transmission Fluid (Allison
®
Transmission ) ..........................................5-28
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-31
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-32
Engine Coolant .............................................5-33
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-36
Engine Overheating .......................................5-36
Service and Appearance Care
Cooling System ............................................5-39
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-44
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-45
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-46
Brakes ........................................................5-48
Battery ........................................................5-52
Jump Starting ...............................................5-53
Rear Axle .......................................................5-59
Four-Wheel Drive ............................................5-60
Noise Control System .....................................5-62
Tampering with Noise Control System
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-64
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-64
Headlamps ..................................................5-64
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Daytime
Roof Marker Lamps ......................................5-67
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) and
Pickup Box Identification and Fender Marker
Taillamps .....................................................5-71
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-74
Prohibited .................................................5-62
Running Lamps .........................................5-66
Cargo Lamp .............................................5-69
Lamps .....................................................5-70
5-1