Engine Oil; 6 Cyl And 8 Cyl Remove And Replace - Pontiac Grand Prix Service Manual

ENGINE COOLING AND LUBRICATION 8A-5
Fig. 6A-2
Radiator
Support
and Baffle Assembly
Tempest
4. On. cars equipped with automatic transmissions,
OIL FILTER
d i s c o ~ e ~ t and plug the transmission cooler lines.
A full flow filter is standard on all eneines and is
mounted on the front side of the a&ssory drive
5' Remove fan
( " qlinder)
Or
uppa
hou*ng on
*n
q h d c r engines and the right rear of
shroud bracket (V-8).
the engine block on V-8 engines.
6. Remove radiator attaching screws and lift radiator
and shroud out of vehicle.
6 CYL AND 8 CYL-REMOVE AND REPLACE
Install a new oil filter at the fmt oil change and then
REPLACE
every other oil change thereafter.
1. Replace radiator by reversing the above procedure.
2. Torque all mounting screws to 12 lb. ft.
3. Refdl radiator with enough coolant to ensure all
weather corrosion protection (-20°F protection).
ENGINE OIL
See GENERAL LUBRICATION SECTION.
OIL PUMP
Sea SECTION 6 (ENGINE MECHANICAL)
1. Turn the filter counterclockwise to unscrew filter
from base (Fig. 6A-4 and 5).
NOTE: This operation can be done porn above on the
6
cylinder.
2. Wipe filter base with clean cloth.
3. Make sure filter base attaching screws are tight.
4. ,Apply light application of grease or oil on gasket.
5. Hand tighten filter on hollow oil filter connector
until gasket contacts filter base, then complete tighten-
ing with additional 2/3 turn of filter. Do not
over-tighten. Use care when tightening to prevent