oil change CHEVROLET TRACKER 1996 User Guide

Maintenance Schedule
Lo'ng Trip/Highway Definition I
Follow this maintenance schedule only if none of the
conditions from the
Short TripjCity Maintenance
Schedule
is true.
Driving a vehicle with a fully warmed engine under
highway conditions causes engine oil to break
down slower.
Long Trip/Highway Intervals
Every 7,500 Miles (12 500 km): Engine Oil and Filter
Change (or every
7.5 months, whichever occurs first).
Free-Wheeling Hubs Inspection
(if equipped)
(or every 3 months, whichever occurs first).
Tire Rotation.
Every 15,000 Miles (25 000 km): Engine Idle Speed
Check. Valve Lash (Clearance) Adjustment. Propeller
Shafts
and U-Joints Inspection (or every 15 months,
whichever occurs first).
Every 30,000 Miles (50 000 km): Engine Accessory
Drive Belt Inspection
(or every 24 months, whichever
occurs first). Cooling System Service (or every
30 months, whichever occurs first). Spark Plug
Replacement. Air Cleaner Filter Replacement.
Fuel
Tank, Cap and Lines Inspection. Manual
Transmission Fluid Change
(or every 30 months,
whichever occurs first). Fuel
Filter Replacement
(or every
30 months, whichever occurs first).
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1 Short Trip/City Maintenance Schedule I
The services shown in this schedule up to 100,000 miles
(1 66 000 km) should be performed after 100,000 miles
(166 000 km) at the sarne intervals.
Footnotes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or the
California Air Resources Board has determined that the
failure to perform this maintenance item will not nullify
the emissiorp warranty or limit recall liability prior to the
completion
of the vehicle’s useful life. We, however,
urge that
all recommended maintenance services be
performed at the indicated intervals and the maintenance
be recorded.
3,000 Miles (5 000 km).
Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
0 Inspect the locking front hubs (if equipped)
for correct operation (or every
3 months,,
whichever
occurs first). Repair or replace
if necessary.
DATlE SERVICED BY: ACTUAL MILEAGE
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I Short TriplCity Maintenance Schedule I
6,000 Miles (10 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
0 Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and
Rotation” in the Index for proper rotation
pattern and additional information. During
tire rotation, check brake calipers for
freedom of movement. Refer to the
appropriate
GM service manual for proper
caliper service procedures.
0 Inspect the locking front hubs (if equipped)
for correct operation (or every
3 months,
whichever occurs first). Repair or replace
if necessarv.
9,000 Miles (15 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
0 Inspect the locking front hubs (if equipped)
for correct operation (or every
3 months,
whichever occurs first). Repair or replace
if necessary.
DATE SERVICED BY: ACTUAL MILEAGE
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Short Trip/City Maintenance Schedule
I2,OOO Miles (20 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
0 Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and
Rotation” in the Index for proper rotation
pattern
and additional information. During
tire rotation, check brake calipers for
freedom of movement. Refer to the
appropriate
GM service manual for proper
caliper service procedures.
0 Inspect the locking front hubs (if equipped)
for correct operation (or every
3 months,
whichever occurs first). Repair or replace
if necessary.
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15,000 Miles (25 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service..
0 Inspect air cleaner filter if you are driving
in dusty conditions. Replace filter if
necessary. An Emission Control Service. 3-
(or at each brake relining, whichever
occurs first).
15 months, whichever occurs first).
0 Clean and repack the front wheel bearings
0 Change manual transmission fluid (or every
0 Inspect the valve lash and adjust if necessary.
17 Check engine idle speed and adjust it
to underhood label specifications.
An Emission Control Service.?
An Emission Control Service.
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I Short Triplcity Maintenance Schedule I
!i3 Inspect the locking front hubs (if equipped)
for correct operation (or every
3 months,
whichever occurs first). Repair or replace
as necessary.
17 Inspect propeller shafts and u-joints for
looseness and damage (or every
15 months,
whichever occurs first). Inspect more
frequently
if used off-road or for pulling
a trailer. Tighten u-joint flange bolts
if necessary.
18,000 Miles (30 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
0 Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and
Rotation” in the Index for proper rotation
pattern and additional information. During
tire rotation, check brake calipers for
freedom
of movement. Refer to the
appropriate GM service manual for proper
caliper service procedures.
0 Inspect the locking front hubs (if equipped)
for correct operation (or every
3 months,
whichever occurs first). Repair or replace
if necessary.
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DATE
SERVICED BY ACTUAL MILEAGE
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I Short Trip/City Maintenance Schedule I
21,000 Miles (35 000 km)
Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
0 Inspect the locking front hubs (if equipped)
for correct operation
(or every 3 months,
whichever occurs first). Repair or replace
if necessary.
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24,000 Miles (40 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
0 Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and
Rotation” in the Index for proper rotation
pattern and additional information. During
tire rotation, check brake calipers
for
freedom of movement. Refer to the
appropriate GM service manual for proper
caliper service procedures.
0 Inspect the locking front hubs (if equipped)
for correct operation (or every
3 months,
whichever occurs first). Repair or replace
if necessarv.
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RATE SERVICED BY ACTUAL MILEAGE
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)p/City Maintenance Schedule I
27,000 Miles (45 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
0 Inspect the locking front hubs (if equipped)
for correct operation (or every
3 months,
whichever occurs first). Repair or replace
if necessary.
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30,000 Miles (50 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
I7 Inspect engine accessory drive belts (or
every
24 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
I7 Drain, flush and refill cooling system (or
every 30 months, whichever occurs first).
See “Engine Coolant”
in the Index for what
to use. Inspect hoses. Clean radiator, condenser, pressure cap and neck. Pressure
test the cooling system
and pressure cap.
An Emission Control Service.
0 Clean and repack the front wheel bearings
(or at each brake relining, whichever
occurs first).
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(iTrip/City Maintenance Schedule 1
33,000 Miles (55 000 km)
Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
0 Inspect the locking front hubs (if equipped)
for correct operation (or every
3 months,
whichever occurs first). Repair or replace
if necessary.
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SERVICED BY
36,000 Miles (60 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
0 Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and
Rotation’’ in the Index for proper rotation
pattern and additional information. During
tire rotation, check brake calipers for
freedom of movement. Refer to the
appropriate
GM service manual for proper
caliper service procedures.
0 Inspect the locking front hubs (if equipped)
for correct operation
(or every 3 months,
whichever occurs first). Repair or replace
if necessary.
DATE ACTUAL MILEAGE SERVICED BY
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Short Trip/City Maintenance Schedule
39,000 Miles (65 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
0 Inspect the locking front hubs (if equipped)
for correct operation (or every 3 months,
whichever occurs first).
Repair or replace
if necessary.
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42,000 Miles (70 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
0 Rotate tires. See “Tire-Inspection and
An Emission Control Service.
Rotation’’ in the Index for proper rotation
pattern and additional information. During
tire rotation, check brake calipers for
freedom of movement. Refer to the
appropriate GM service manual for proper
caliper service procedures.
0 Inspect the locking front hubs (if equipped)
for correct operation
(or every 3 months,
whichever occurs first). Repair
or replace
if necessary.
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Short TriplCity Maintenance Schedule
45,000 Miles (75 000 km)
El Change engine oil and filter (or every
3 months, whxhever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
17 Clean and repack the front wheel bearings
(or at each brake relining, whichever
occurs first).
in dusty conditions. Replace filter if
necessary.
An Emission Control Service. ?
0 Change manual transmission fluid (or every
15 months, whichever occurs first).
17 Inspect the valve lash and adjust if
necessary. An Emission Control Service.
0 Check engine idle speed and adjust it to
underhood< label specifications.
An Emission Control Service.?
0 Inspect air cleaner filter if you are driving
0 Inspect the loclung front hubs (if equipped)
for correct operation (or every
3 months,
whichever occurs first). Repair or replace
as necessary.
0 Inspect propeller shafts and u-joints for
looseness and damage (or every
15 months,
whichever occurs first). Inspect more
frequently
if used off-road or for pulling
a trailer. Tighten u-joint
flange bolts
if necessary.
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