Service And Maintenance; Maintenance Schedule - Chevrolet Camaro 1978 Owner's Manual

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SECTION 5
SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
Thetime or mileage inferval$onfhefollowing pages are intended as
a guide for establishingreguicumaintenance and lubrication periods
for. your car. Sustained
h~avy
duty or high speed operations or
operation under adverse conditions . may necessitate .I'!lorefrequent
~n'icing.
To determine •
specific~ecomrnenc:tations
• for conditions
underwhich you use your car, consult your Authorized Dealer .
. CAOTION.:.AS
with any machine, care sholJl!I be taken when making
any check, .!lOingallymaintenallce; or making any repairtoavoi!l being
injure!l.llI1prClper.ClrinC~Tpleteservi~e
could also lead to the.vehic1e
Itself not working pr~!18rIY which. may. result in personal . injury • • or
damage to the vehic.le or its equipment. "you have any question about
carrying out some service, have the service done by a skilled mechanic .
. CAunpN:ThiSvehicle has some parts. dimensioned in .the metric
system as welt as in the customary system. Some fasteners. are metric
an!l·· are. very close in dimenSion to well-known customary fasteners in
. the inch system. Mismatched or htCor'rect fasteners. can result in
damage to the vehicle or possibly personal injury. ",ate that,. !luring any
.vehicle maintenance,any faste.ners used to replace older ones must
. have the same. measurementsan!l strength as t~oseremoved, whetber
metric or customary. (Tbe numbers . . on the beads ~f metric bolts and on
tbe surfaces CIt metric nuts sbow tbeir strength. Customary bolts use
radial lines to· show this, while most customary nuts. do not bave
strength markings.). Fasteners taken from tbe vehicle should be saved
for re-use in tbe same spot wben possible.Wbere a fastener cannot. be
used again, care should be ta!!en to choose a replacelllent that matches
tl)e old one. For informatiCln andbelp,sae your dealer.
MAINTENANCE . SCHEDULE
.For owner convenience,a separate folder has been provided with
your vehicle which contains a complete maintenance schedule. It
also briefly describes the safety, emission control, lubrication, and
general service that your· vehicle requires.
The maintenance folder is supplemented by this <section of the
Qvm.er's Manual,aswEl" as a Wm:ranty Information folder also
fUlTli~ed
with your vehicle. Read all three publications for a full
understanding of your vehicle's maintenance needs.
CHEVROLET SUPPQRTSNIASE MECHANIC
CERTIFICATION
What is "NIASE"?
The NatIonal Institute for Automotive Senrice Excellence (U.S. only)
is a non-profit corporation. It was started to promote the higheSt
standards of automotive service. It's run by a 36-member Board of
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