check engine CHEVROLET S10 1998 User Guide

Check the fluid level only when your engine is off, the
vehicle
is parked ‘on a level place and the transmission is
cool enough for you to
rest your fingers on the
tfammission
case.
Then, follow these steps:
How -to Add Fluid
Here’s how to add fluid. Refer to^ the Mainteilance.
Schedule
to .determine what kind-of fluid twuse. See
“Recommended Fluids
and Lubricants” in the Index.
1.
-2 a
3.
Remove the ‘filler plug.
Add fluid at the filler plug hole. Add only enough
fluid
to bring the -fluid level up to. the bo.ttrrm &the.
filler-plug h-ole,
Imtall the filter pug.
Be sure. the plug 1s fully seated.
1. Remove the filler plug.
2. Check that the lubricant level is. up to the botrarnar
the filler plug hole.
3. If the fluid level is. good, install the plugand be sure
.tt is fully seated. If the-fluTd Ievel is low, add more
fluid as described in the next steps.
Hydraulic Clutch
The hydraulic clutch system in ywr. vehicle is
.self-,adjusting. A slight amaunt of play (1/4 inch to-
1/2.inch or 6 mm to 112 m) in the.pedai:is normal.
It isn’t
a good idea to. “top off’ your clutch fluid. Adding
fluid
won’t correct a. leak. A fluid loss in this system
could indicate a pmblern, Have the system hspected
and repaired..
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W.hat to ..Use.
I NOTICE:
If yo,u use.an improper caol~antmix~ture, your
engine could dverheat and b'e- badly damaged-.
The repair cost
wouldn? be,cov.ered by yaw:
warranty. Too much wqter in. the mixture: can
freeze ,and crack the engine, radi'atm; heater c:ore
and otheP:parts,
If YOU have- tu add, coolant mare than €our tjmes .a year,
have your dealer check yo,^ c:soling.system.
I NOTICE:
If you use-the- proper coolant, you dodt have to
add extra inhibitors or additives which dah .to-
improve the
~ystem. These can ..be harmful.
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On all vehicles, th,e key should come -o.ut only in LOCK.
,Parking Brake- and Automatic Transmission
-K (P) Mechanism Check
r
eould begin to move, YOU or others could be
injured and
property cdd be damagqd. M.ake-
sure. there- is room in front.of your vehicle in case
it begins. to roll. Be ready to apply the regular
brake at once should the vehicle b,egin to-move.
!]
Pwk on a fairly SI p nilf, with tne. veniGie facing
downhill. Keeping
your foot :on the reguiar brake,. set
the parking brake.
0 TO check the parkin-g brake’ssholding ability:
With
the engine running. and transmission in.
NEUTRAL (N), :slowly remove- €001 ,pressure from
the regular brake pedal. Do this uatil the vel .s
held. by the parking brake only.
0 TQ check the PARK (P) rnechanixn’s holding ability:
With
the. engine funning, shift to PARK (P). Then
:release a11 brakes.
Underbody Flushhg ‘Service
At least every spring, use plain water to flush any-
corrosive materialsfrom the underbody.
Take care to
clean thoroughly any-areas where mud ardother debris
can collect.
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