maintenance CHEVROLET BLAZER 1996 2.G Repair Manual

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Inspections
Listed below are inspections and services which should
be performed at least twice a year (for instance, each
spring and fall). You should let your
GM dealer’s
service department or other qualified service center do
these jobs. Make sure any necessary repairs are
completed at once.
Proper procedures to perform these services may be
found
in a service manual. See “Service and Owner
Publications”
in the Index.
Steering and Suspension Inspection
Inspect the front and rear suspension and steering
system for damaged, loose or missing parts, signs of
wear or lack of lubrication. Inspect the power steering
lines and hoses for proper hook-up, binding, leaks,
cracks, chafing, etc.
Exhaust System Inspection
Inspect the complete exhaust system. Inspect the body
near
the exhaust system. Look for broken, damaged,
missing or out-of-position parts as well as open seams,
holes, loose connections or other conditions which could
cause a heat build-up
in the floor pan or could let
exhaust fumes into the vehicle. See “Engine Exhaust” in
the Index.
Radiator and Heater Hose Inspection
Inspect the hoses and have them replaced if they are
cracked, swollen or deteriorated. Inspect all pipes,
fittings and clamps; replace as needed.
Throttle Linkage Inspection
Inspect the throttle linkage for interference or binding,
and for damage or missing parts. Replace parts
as
needed. Replace any cables that have high effort or
excessive wear. Do not lubricate accelerator and cruise
control cables.
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After the scheduled services are performed, record the
date, odometer reading and who performed the service
in the boxes provided after the maintenance interval.
Any additional information from “Owner Checks and Services” or
“Periodic Maintenance” can be added on
the following record pages. Also, you should retain all
maintenance receipts. Your owner information portfolio
is a convenient place to store them.
Maintenance Record
ODOMETER
DATE READING SERVICED
BY MAINTENANCE PERFORMED
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ODOMETER
DATE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED SERVICED
BY READING
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Maintenance Record
I ODOMETER I 1 I
DATE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED
SERVICED BY READING
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Service manuals contain diagnostic and repair
information for all chassis and body systems.
They
may be useful for owners who wish to get a greater
understanding of their vehicle. They are also useful for
owners with
the appropriate skill level or training who
wish to perform “do-it-yourself’ service. These are
authentic General Motors service manuals meant for
professional, qualified technicians.
Service Bulletins
Service bulletins covering various subjects are regularly
sent to all General Motors dealerships.
GM monitors
product performance in the field. When service methods
are found which promote better service
on GM vehicles,
bulletins are created to help the technician perform
better service. Service bulletins may involve any number
of vehicles.
Some will describe inexpensive
service; others will describe expensive service. Some
will advise
of new or unexpected conditions, and others
may help avoid future costly repairs. Service bulletins
are meant for qualified technicians. In some cases
bulletins refer to service manuals, specialized tools,
equipment and safety procedures necessary
to service
the vehicle. Since these bulletins are issued throughout
the model year and beyond, an index is required and
published quarterly to help identify specific bulletins.
Subscriptions are available. You can order an index at
the toll-free numbers listed previously, or ask a GM
dealer to see an index or individual bulletin.
Owner Publications
Owner’s manuals, warranty folders and various owner
assistance booklets provide owners with general
operation and maintenance information.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Loading Your Vehicle ........................... 4-44
Locking Rear Axle
.............................. 2-2 1
Lockoutswitch ................................ 2-34
Locks
......................................... 2-3
Door
........................................ 2-3
Key Lock Cylinder Service
..................... 7-48
PowerDoor
.................................. 2-4
Rear Door Security
............................. 2-4
Steering Column Lock Check
................... 7-50
Loss
of Control ................................ 4- I3
Lubricants and Fluids ....................... 6.64. 7.53
Lubrication Service. Body
........................ 7-48
Luggagecarrier
................................ 2-56
Lumbar Controls
............................ 1.2 . 1-3
Maintenance Record ........................... 7-56
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7- 1
Long Trip/Highway ............................ 7-5
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-47
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-5 1
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ............. 7-53
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-3
Short Trip/City
................................ 7-4
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-55
Maintenance When Trailer Towing ................. 4-56
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-69
ManualFrontSeat
............................... 1-1
Manual Lumbar Support .......................... 1-2
Manual Transmission
Fluid
..................................... 6-17
Shifting
........................... ..... 2-19
Starting Your Engine
.............. ... 2-14
Methanol
...................................... 6-4 Mirrors
....................................... 2-47
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-48
Inside Day/Night Rearview ..................... 2-47
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-47
Visorvanity
................................. 2-59
Model Reference
................................. vi
Mountain Roads ................................ 4-38
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-36
Net. Convenience
.............................. 2-54
Neutral Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-17
Manual Transmission
.......................... 2-20
New Vehicle “Break-In”
......................... 2-11
Nightvision ................................... 4-30
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
............. 6-63
Outside Manual Adjust
........................ 2-47
Odometer
.................................... 2-64
Off-Road Driving
.............................. 4-14
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4- IO
Oil. Engine ..................................... 6-9
Opener. Garage Door
............................ 2-49
Ordering Owner and Service Publications
............. 8-9
Outside Mirror Convex
..................................... 2-48
Manual
Adjust ............................... 2-47
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-47
Overdrive. Automatic Transmission
................ 2-18
Overhead Console
.............................. 2-48
Overheating Engine
............................. 5-11
Owner Checks and Services ....................... 7-47
Owner Publications
.............................. 8-9
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Park c
Automatic Transmission ....................... 2- 16
Shifting Into ................................. 2-27
Shifting Out of
................................ 2-30
AtNight
.................................... 2-10
Brake
.................................. 2-26, 7-50
Lots
....................................... 2-10
On Hills with a Trailer ......................... 4-54
over Things That Burn .................. : ....... 2-3 1
Your Vehicle, Manual Transmission ............... 2-3 1
Passing ....................................... 4-11
Payload
........................................ 4-46
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-5 1
Power
Acces'sory Outlet
............................. 2-59
DoorLocks
................................... 2-4
Remote Control Mirror
......................... '2-47
Steering
................................... .. 4-8
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-26
Windows
................................... 2-33
Powerseat
...................................... 1-2
Lumbar Controls
.............................. 1-3
Pregnancy, Use
of Safety Belts .................... 1-24
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
Publications, Service and Owner
..................... 8-9
Parking
Radiator, Adding Coolant
..................... : . 5-17
Radiator Pressure Cap
........................... 6-25
Radio Reception ................................ 3- 16
Radios
........................................ 3-5
Rain, Driving
................................... 4-31
.
Rear
Axle
....................................... 6-19
Door Security Locks
............................. 2-4
Safety Belt Comfort Guides
........................ 1-29
Seatpassengers
.............................. 1-26
Seats.
........................................ 1-6
Towing
...................................... 5-10
Window Defogger
............................. 3-4
Window Washermiper
........................ 2-39
Rearview Mirror
................................. 2-47
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-3
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
.......... 6-64, 7-53
Recovery Hooks
................................ 5-34
Recovery Tank, Coolant
..................... 5- 13. 6-24
Recreational Vehicle Towing
....................... 4-43
Replacement Bulbs
...................................... 6-62
Parts
....................................... 6-63
Wheel
...................................... 6-46
Reporting Safety Defects
.......................... 8-8
Restraint Checking
.................................. '. . 1-45 .
Child ....................................... 1-35
Head
........................................ 1-5
Replacing Parts After a Crash .................... 1-46
Systemcheck
................................ 7-48
Automatic Transmission
........................ 2-17
Manual' Transmission
.......................... 2-20
'Right Front Passenger Position
..................... 1-24
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-4
Canadian
.................................... 8-6
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-34
Rotation, Tires
....................... ......... 6-42
Reverse
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...................................... 1-12
Cire
....................................... 6-52
Center Front Passenger Position
................. 1-24
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................. 1-32
Children
... ........................... 1-33. 1-42
Driver Position
................................ 1 - 12
Extender
.................................... 1-45
How to Wear Properly
......................... 1 - 12
Lap-Shoulder
........................... 1 - 12. 1-26
Questions and Answers
........................ 1 - 1 1
Rear Comfort Guides
.......................... 1-29
Rear Seat Passengers
............................ 1-26
Replacing After a Crash
........................ 1-46
Right Front Passenger Position
.................. 1-24
Use During Pregnancy
......................... 1-24
Lap Belt
........................ .. ...... 1-25. 1-32
Why .They Work
............................... 1-8
Safety Chains .................................. 4-50
Safety Defects. Reporting
......................... 8-8
Safety Warnings and Symbols ........................ 111
Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 7-3
Seatback Latches
...................................... 1-5
Seats and Restraint Systems ........................ 1 - 1
Second Gear
Automatic Transmission
........................ 2- 18
Manual Transmission
........................... 2- 19
Service and Appearance Care
...................... 6- 1
Service and Owner Publicatibns
..................... 8-9
Service Engine Soon Light
........................ 2-69
...
Reclining Front ............................... 1-3
Service Parts Identification Label ................... 6-57
Service Work. Doing Your Own
.................... 6-2
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
.......... ; 1-23
Sheet Metal Damage
............................ 6-55
Shift Light
............................... 2-20. 2-73
IntoPark
.................................... 2-27
Shifting
.................................. 2-16. 2-19
Signaling Turns
................................ 2-36
Skidding
...................................... 4-13
Out
of Park ... ; ............................... 2-30
SIR
.......................................... 1-18
Specifications and Capacities
................. 6-63. 6.64
Speech Impaired. Customer Assistwce
............... 8-3
Speedometer
................................... 2-64
Stains. Cleaning
................ ... ....... ...... 6-50
Starter Switch Check
............................ 7-49
Starting Your Engine,
............ ................ 2-13
Steam
........................................ 5-11
Steering
....................................... 4-8
In Emergencies
.................... .I ........... 4-9
Power
....................................... 4-8
Steering Column Lock Check ..................... 7-50
Steering Wheel. Tilt
.............................. 2-35
Storage Compartments
........................... 2-48
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
............... 5-30
Stuck: In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow
.................. 5-33
SunVisors'
.................................... 2-58
Sunglasses Storage
.............................. 2-53
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
.................. 1-18
Storage. Vehicle
................................ 6-32
Symbols. Vehicle
.................................. v
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Taillamp Bulb Replacement
....................... 6-36
TapePlayerCare
............................... 3-18
Temperature and Compass Display
................. 2-5 1
Theft ......................................... 2-10
Theft-Deterrent Feature. CD Player
................ 3- 14
Thermostat
.................................... 6-25
Third Gear, Manual Transmission
.................. 2- 19
Tilt Steering Wheel
.................. ....... 2-35
Time. Setting
................................... 3-5
Tire Chains
......................... ....... 6-48
Tires Alignment and Balance
........................ 6-46
Buying New
................................. 6-44
Changing
a Flat .............................. 5-21
Cleaning
.................................... 6-54
Inflation
.................................... 6-41
Inspection and Rotation
........................ 6-42
Pressure
.................................... 6-41
Temperature
................................. 6-46
Traction
.................................... 6-45
Treadwear
................................... 6-45
Uniform Quality Grading
....................... 6-45
Wear Indicators
.............................. 6-44
When It’s Time for New
....................... 6-44
TopStrap
..................................... 1-35
TorqueLock
................................... 2-30
Torque. Wheel
Nut ......................... 5-29. 6-63
Towing
a Trailer ................................ 4-46
Driving on Grades
............................ 4-53
Maintenance When Towing
..................... 4-56
Parking on Hills
.............................. 4-54
Safety Chains
................................ 4-50
Driving
with a Trailer ..................... : .... 4-5 1
Total Weight on Tires .......................... 4-50
Turnsignals
................................. 4-53
Towing. Recreational Vehicle
..................... 4-43
Towing Your Vehicle
............................. 5-7
Trailer Brakes
..................................... 4-51
Hitches
..................................... 4-50
Towing
..................................... 4-46
Weight
..................................... 4-48
Wiring Harness
............................... 4-56
Transfercase
.................................. 6-20
Electronic
................................... 2-24
Manual
............................... 2-22
Automatic
................................... 6-14
Manual
..................................... 6-17
Transmitters. Keyless Entry
........................ 2-5
Tongueweight
............................... 4-49
Transmission Fluid
Transportation, Courtesy
.......................... 8-6
Trip, Before Leaving
............................ 4-36
Trip Odometer
................................. 2-64
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
................... 2-36
Turn Signals When Towing
a Trailer ................ 4-53
TTYUsers
..................................... 8-3
Underbody Maintenance
........................ 6-55
Vanity Mirror Lamp Bulb Replacement
.......... 6-38
Underhood Lamp Bulb Replacement
................ 6-37
Used Replacement Wheels
........................ 6-47
Vehicle Control
................................. 4-5
Vehicle Damage Warnings
.......................... iv
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