checking oil CHEVROLET ASTRO 2001 Owners Manual

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Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
Here you will find information about the care of your vehicle. This section begins with service and fuel information,
and then it shows how to check important fluid and lubricant levels. There is also technical information about your
vehicle, and a part devoted to its appearance care.
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-2 Service
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-3 Fuel
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-5 Filling Your Tank
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-7 Filling a Portable Fuel Container
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-8 Checking Things Under the Hood
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-11 Engine Oil
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-15 Engine Cover
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-19 Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
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-20 Automatic Transmission Fluid
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-24 All-Wheel Drive (If Equipped)
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-25 Rear Axle
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-26 Engine Coolant
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-29 Radiator Pressure Cap
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-30 Power Steering Fluid
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-30 Windshield Washer Fluid
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-32 Brakes6
-35 Battery
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-36 Bulb Replacement
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-42 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
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-43 Tires
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-51 Appearance Care
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-51 Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
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-54 Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
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-56 Cleaning Tires
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-57 Finish Damage
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-57 Underbody Maintenance
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-58 GM Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
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-59 Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
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-59 Service Parts Identification Label
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-60 Electrical System
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-68 Capacities and Specifications
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-69 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts

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Checking Things Under the Hood
CAUTION:
Things that burn can get on hot engine parts and
start a fire. These include liquids like fuel, oil,
coolant, brake fluid, windshield washer and other
fluids, and plastic or rubber. You or others could
be burned. Be careful not to drop or spill things
that will burn onto a hot engine.
Hood Release
To open the hood, first pull the handle located inside the
vehicle on the lower driver's side of the kick panel.

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Before closing the hood, be sure all the filler caps are on
properly. Then lift the hood to relieve pressure on the
hood prop.
Remove the hood prop
from the slot in the hood
and return the prop to
its retainer.
Then just pull the hood down and close it firmly.
Engine Oil
Checking Engine Oil
It's a good idea to check your engine oil every time you
get fuel. In order to get an accurate reading, the oil must
be warm and the vehicle must be on level ground.
The engine oil dipstick has a yellow ring and is located
near the center of the engine compartment. See ªEngine
Compartment Overviewº in the Index for more
information on location.