Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual page 73

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ConMrvlngOiI. (Diesel EngI ....
I.
tt
is recommended
that Y9U .
a~
an
oil not
only
of
the
~
quality and
viscosity, bUt
also. a .
fuekav, i n9
ProdUct.
These oilS
Can be
~nd
in
'd~
service dePartinena:s,;
S8I1!'ICe
stat~
and Other retail StOrBS.
They
ate
idenlilB:i
PI
words
stK;h as:
" Enefgy COnserving," " Energy Saving,"
"ConsetVeS
Gasoline,"
~
" Gas Saving,"
" Gasoline Saving,"
"Friction
Reducing," "Improved Gasoline
Mileage," " ll'Jl)roved
Fuel
Ec:ooOrriy"
or
"Fuel
Saving. " Be sure
thi '~Savlng ' oit
you ChOose
~
Qt.
the .-.eommenMd
viscosity
fnd
API dealgniittons.
Some
fuel-saving oils
do
not
meet
the
requirements of your diesel engine. ,
Oil Idimtification .LOgo.
·(DieMl·
Engl~.) . ,
.
A logo
(syml::d) has
been.
developed,
to
help
you
seleCt the
oil
you
should
use,
and -it probably will
be
included on-
oil
.c;ans sometime dt.Iing
1~ .
The top
portion of the
logo
shows
the
oil
quaity.
API Se.wice
SF/ CC is
shown In -the
exartlple. The center pIJI1ion"of the logo !NiII probably show: the SAE viscosity
grade.
Such-
as
SAE' , 1
OW-30..
" Energy
~. " .
shown ln, the
lawEN:
portion, inlicafes that
thEi
011 has
fuel-saving capabilities
In
gasoline
er9n8s.
When used
in
diesel engines, they should also directly Improve fuel economy .
...
Change InlerVale ' (Dieael Englneti)
The Oil and oil
filter chMge
llitervals
lot
)lOll'"
engIrie ...
e based on the
recolil neuded
quaity
oitS-'and high-cpality'filfei-s
such
as AC oil
fillers. lJting
oil
other.
th8n
r8t0mrnencted or 011 and filter chMge intefv ... longer thlln
~_ . __ ('8COmmended could· . . .
TedUce
engine · life.
Damage .'
to
engines due
to
~oper rn8irrtenaIlce
or
·use of iricorrect oil
QUaH ty '
and/ or .
viscosity
is nOt
covered
by the Chevrolet
new vehide waranlies .
..
TY~E
OF US!.
CHA NGE /NTE.RVAL
-
•
OperaJI "9.,n d USly' IIUS.
• Towing a tr.i'er.
•
Idli ng/of f!~tf!no.d Pf!1"iOtts
, ndio r
lo w s peed
l?.,.r~tlQtl
. ' Change
engine 011 ' nd
11 ~ 1r
e: 1
2.500 mil" (" 000 "" om. leU)
0<
mCln th. ~ whien ........ Gome. lll"ll .
• Operetin.g wI1 en ou tside
l" mperoo·
turlS rema in ee l" ", Iree!i n~ , nd
whe n most , rip s .,. '" ' t
~ n
"
mile. rs.~ilo m el "' ). . ..
• Opereli...g on • d.ily
~I,
as ,
•
Chilngo Mlgine oil
.nd
fitte r
f/¥efY
~I
rule. for
~flI.r mil" ..-.d
5.000niles (8000 kilo me ter. )or 1.2
.. h en nOlle 01 th e . txwe co(ld ,tlons
(IlO "ths. wf)!e hevor com eS Ur5l.
t ll ply. · .
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