Service And Appearance Care - Chevrolet 2004 Tracker 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 .......................................................5-6
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 ...................................................5-13
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-18
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-20
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-23
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-24
Engine Coolant .............................................5-25
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-28
Engine Overheating .......................................5-28
Cooling System ............................................5-31
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-37

Service and Appearance Care

Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-37
Brakes ........................................................5-39
Battery ........................................................5-42
Jump Starting ...............................................5-43
Rear Axle .......................................................5-48
Four-Wheel Drive ............................................5-49
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-51
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-51
Headlamps ..................................................5-51
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps ..............5-53
Sidemarker Lamps ........................................5-53
Rear Combination Lamps ...............................5-54
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-55
Tires ..............................................................5-55
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-63
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-64
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-66
Buying New Tires .........................................5-67
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-68
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-69
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-70
Tire Chains ..................................................5-71
If a Tire Goes Flat ........................................5-72
Changing a Flat Tire .....................................5-72
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