automatic transmission BUICK REGAL 1994 Owners Manual

In World War 11, Buick built aircraft engines, tanks and
other military hardware. This post-war period brought
great styling and engineering changes which resulted
in
increased sales. The torque converter automatic
transmission, Dynaflow, was introduced
in the 1948
Roadmaster. Buick’s famous “portholes” came along
in
1949.
1949 Roadmaster.
A high-compression V-8 engine was introduced in ,1953.
And Buick’s famous vertical pillar “toothy” grille,
(introduced
in 1942), became more massive in the
post-war era.
1953 Skylark
Motor Trend magazine named the 1962 Buick Special,
“Car
of the Year”. The first production V-6 engine was
used in the Special.
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Section D: Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants
NOTE: Fluids and lubricants identified below by name,
pai-t number or specification may be obtained from your
GM dealer.
USAGE
Engine Oil
-
-
-
Engine Coolant
FLUIDlLUBRICANT
GM Goodwrench Motor Oil or
equivalent for
API service SH or SG
Energy Conserving
I1 oils of the proper
viscosity. The
“SH’ or “SG’ designation
may be shown alone or in combination with others, such as “SH/CD,”
“SH,SG,CD,” or “SG/CD” etc. To
determine the preferred viscosity for your vehicle’s engine, see “Engine Oil”
in the
Index.
50/50 mixture of water (preferably
distilled) and good quality ethylene
glycol base antifreeze (GM Part
No.
1052753 or equivalent) conforming to
GM Specification 1825M
or approved
recycled coolant conforming to GM
Specification
1825M.
USAGE
Hydraulic Brake
System
Parking Brake
Guides
Power Steering
System
Automatic
Transaxle
Key Lock
Cylinders
Automatic
Transaxle Shift
Linkage
FLUIDlLUBRICANT
Delco Supreme ll@ Brake Fluid (GM
Part No. 1052535 or equivalent)
DOT-3 brake fluid.
Chassis lubricant (GM Part No.
1052497 or equivalent) or lubricant
meeting requirements of NLGI Grade
2, Category LB or GC-LB.
GM Hydraulic Power Steering Fluid
(GM Part
No. 1052884 or equivalent).
DEXRON@-111
or DEXRON@-IIE
Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Lubricate
with Multi-Purpose
Lubricant (GM Part
No. 12345120)
synthetic SAE 5W-30 engine oil.
Engine oil.
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