Service And Appearance Care - Oldsmobile AURORA 2003 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
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5-5
Gasoline Specifications .................................... 5-5
California Fuel ...............................................
5-6
Additives
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5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ........................... 5-7
Filling Your Tank ........................................ 5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container
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. 5-11
the Hood
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5-12
Hood Release .............................................. 5-13
Engine Compartment Overview ....................... 5-14
Engine Oil ................................................... 5-15
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................
5-21
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Engine Coolant ............................................. 5-24
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap .................. 5-28
Engine Overheating
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5-28
Cooling System ............................................ 5-31
. W indshieid .Washer Fiuid
5-36
Checking Things Under
Power Steering Fluid
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5-37
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Brakes
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5.39
Battery ........................................................ 5.42
Jump Starting
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5-44
Headlamp Aiming .............................. ...... 5-50
Bulb Replacement ......................................... -5-54
Halogen Bulbs ............................................. -5-54
Headlamps ................................................. -5-55
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps ..................................... 5-58
Replacement Bulbs .......................................
5-58
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement .............. 5-59
Tires .............................................................. 5-60
Inflation
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Tire Pressure
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5-60
Check Tire Pressure System .......................... 5-62
Tire Inspection and Rotation ........................... 5-63
When It Is Time for New Tires ....................... 5-65
Buying New Tires ......................................... 5-66
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Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance .................. 5-68
Wheel Replacement ......................................
5-68
Tire Chains ................................................. -5-70
I f a Tire Goes Flat ........................................ 5-70
Changing a Flat Tire
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5-71
Compact Spare Tire
5-81
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