Service And Appearance Care - Buick 2004 Regal 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 ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-16
Supercharger Oil ..........................................5-21
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-22
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-24
Engine Coolant .............................................5-26
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-29
Engine Overheating .......................................5-29

Service and Appearance Care

Cooling System ............................................5-32
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-40
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-42
Brakes ........................................................5-43
Battery ........................................................5-46
Jump Starting ...............................................5-47
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-53
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-55
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-55
Headlamps ..................................................5-55
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps ..............5-56
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-57
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps ............5-58
Back-Up Lamps ............................................5-59
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-60
Tires ..............................................................5-61
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-68
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-69
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-70
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-72
Buying New Tires .........................................5-72
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