Service And Appearance Care - Oldsmobile 2004 Alero 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 ....................................5-4
California Fuel ...............................................5-5
Additives .......................................................5-5
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-6
Filling Your Tank ............................................5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-9
Checking Things Under the Hood .....................5-9
Hood Release ..............................................5-10
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-15
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-20
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-21
Manual Transaxle Fluid ..................................5-22
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-22
Engine Coolant .............................................5-23
Engine Overheating .......................................5-26
Cooling System ............................................5-29
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-35
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-36

Service and Appearance Care

Brakes ........................................................5-38
Battery ........................................................5-41
Jump Starting ...............................................5-42
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-48
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-50
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-50
Headlamps ..................................................5-50
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps ..............5-51
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-51
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps ............5-52
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-52
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-53
Tires ..............................................................5-54
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-61
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-62
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-64
Buying New Tires .........................................5-65
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-66
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-67
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-67
Tire Chains ..................................................5-69
If a Tire Goes Flat ........................................5-70
Changing a Flat Tire .....................................5-70
Compact Spare Tire ......................................5-80
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