oil capacities CHEVROLET S10 1997 2.G Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Section 6 Service and. Appearance Care
Here:you will find inf6frriatisn about 'the care of your vehicle. This section begins with Service and fuel information,,
and then it.shows how to check important fluid and lubriean~.Ievz=ls.. There is a1s.o technical informatkm &;gut your
vehicle, and a pmt devoteft to itsappearance c.are.
Fuel
Fuels in Foreign Countrks
Filling
Your Tank
Checking Things Ugdgr lhs Hood
Engine Oil
Air Cleaner
Autam-atic Trans-missi-on Fluid.
Manual Transmission Fluid..
Hy.draulk Clutch
Rear Axle
Four-wheel Drive
Engine' Coolant
Radiator Pressare- Cap
'Thermg-sgat
P6we.r. Steering Fluid
..
6-29
6-3.1
6- 3-5.
6 -3 5
-6-42
6-44
-6-53
6-53
6-57
6-6.1
6-62
'6-63
6-67
6-68
&'70
Windshield. Washer Fluid
Brakes
Battery
Bulb Replacement
Windshield;
Wiper Blade Rephement
Tires
Appearance Care
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
Cleaning the Outside
of Your Vehicle
Appearance Care Materids Chat
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
Electrical Sptem
Replacement Bulbs
Capacities -and Specificztions
Air Conditioning Refrigerants
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine When to Add- Oil
If the oil is at or below the ADD line, then .you’ll need to
add
at least one quart of oil. But- you mut use the. right
kind.
This part explaimwhat kirdof’d to use. Fur
crankcase capacity, see “Capacities and Specifications”
in
the Index.
NOTICE:
Don’t add too much oil. If your engine has. so.
much dl that the oil-level gets above the
cr8s.s-hatched area that shows the- proper
operatiqg-rapgq, your engine cduld be damaged.
Be sure to fill it enough to~put the level somewhere in
the proper operating range. Push the dipstick all the way
back in when you’re though.
What Kind of Oil to Use
Oils recommended for your vehicle can be identified by
looking. for the “S.tarburst” symbol. This symbol
indicates that the oil
has been certified by the ArneriGm
Petroleum Institute- (API). Do no1 use any oil which
doesmot carry this Starburst symbol.
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If you change your own oil,
be sure you use oil that has
the Starbursl s-yrnbol .on the
front
of the oil container: If
you have your oil changed
for yo.u, be s.ure the oil put
into your .engine is
American Petr.oleum
Institute certified for
.gasoline engines.
You should also .use the proper viscosity oil for your
vehicle., as shown in the fgliDwing chart: