checking oil GMC ENVOY 1998 Owners Manual

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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Service
Fuel
Fuels in Foreign Countries
Filling Your Tank
Filling a Portable
Fuel Container
Checking Things Under the Hood
Engine Oil
Air Cleaner
Automatic Transmission Fluid
Rear Axle
Four- Wheel Drive
Engine Coolant
Radiator Pressure Cap
Thermostat
Power Steering Fluid
Windshield Washer Fluid
Brakes Battery
Bulb Replacement
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
Tires
Appearance Care
Cleaning the Inside
of Your Vehicle
Care of Safety Belts
Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
Appearance Care Materials Chart
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
Service Parts Identification Label
Electrical System
Replacement Bulbs
Capacities and Specifications
Air Conditioning Refrigerants
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Checking Things Under the Hood Then go to the front of the vehicle and release the
secondary hood release.
Things that burn can get on hot engine parts and
start a fire. These include liquids like gasoline,
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.
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To open the hood, first pull
the handle inside the vehicle
on the lower driver’s side of
the instrument panel. Lift
the hood, release the hood prop from its retainer and
put the hood prop into the slot in the hood.
You may
have
a lamp that comes on when you lift the hood.
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Checking Engine Oil
Pull out the dipstick and clean it with a paper towel or
cloth, then push it back in all the way. Remove it again,
keeping the tip down, and check the level.
When to Add Engine 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 must use the
right kind. This part explains what kind
of oil to use. For
crankcase capacity, see “Capacities and Specifications”
in the Index.
NOTICE:
Don’t add too much oil. If your engine has so
much oil that the oil level gets above the
cross-hatched area that shows the proper
operating range, your engine could 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 through.
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Engine (Continued) .............................. 6-9
Exhaust
..................................... 2-24
FanNoise
................................... 5-20
Identification
................................ 6-54
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-39
Overheating
................................. 5-11
Specifications
................................ 6-60
Engine Compartment Fuse Block
.................. 6-58
Engineoil
.................................... 6-10
Adding
..................................... 6-11
Additives
................................... 6-13
Checking
................................... 6-11
Kindtouse
................................. 6-12
Pressure Gage
................................ 2-69
Used
....................................... 6-14
When to Change
.............................. 6- I3
Exhaust, Engine
................................ 2-24
Exit Lighting
.................................. 2-39
Express-Down Window
.......................... 2-29
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-46
Filling
a Portable Fuel Container .................... 6-7
FillingYourTank
................................ 6-5
Fi 1 ter
Air
........................................ 6-14
Remote Oil .................................. 6- 14
Finish Care .................................... 6-5 1
Finish Damage ................................. 6-52
Running While
Parked
......................... 2-25
Starting
..................................... 2-15
Engine Coolant
................................. 6-2 1
FirstGear ..................................... 2-20
Flashers. Hazard Warning
......................... 5-2
Flat Tire. Changing
............................. 5-21
Fluids and Lubricants
............................ 7-4.5
FogLampSwitch ............................... 2-38
Foreign Countries. Fuel ........................... 6-5
Four-wheel Drive
......................... 2-26. 6-20
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FrontAxle .................................... 6-21
Front Reading Lamps
....................... 2.39. 2.43
Front Storage Area .............................. 2-45
FrontTowing
................................... 5-9
Filling a Portable Container
...................... 6-7
Filling Your Tank
.............................. 6-5
Foreign Countries .............................. 6-5
Engine Compartment
.......................... 6-58
Instrument Panel
............................. 6-56
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
....................... 6-55
Gages
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Front Turn Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement .......... 6-33
Fuel
.......................................... 6-3
Cage
....................................... 2-72
Fuse Block
Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-66
Fuel
....................................... 2-72
Engine Oil Pressure ........................... 2-69
GasCap
....................................... 6-5
Gate A-jar Light ................................ 2-71
GAWR
....................................... 4-40
Gear
Positions ................................. 2-18
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