1993 CHEVROLET CAVALIER maintenance

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0 Chevrolet Cavalier Table of Contents
Printed in USA
introduction How to Use this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Part I Seats & Safety Belts , ‘I . . i, . . . . . .
Part 2 Features & Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 =
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Comfort Controls & Audio Systems . . . I O!
Your Driving and the Road . . , . . . . . . . . 123 I
Problems on the Road. . . . . . . a . . . a
Service & Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . I95
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . 259 r
Customer Assistance Information . . . . . 281 I
Includes “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 286
Index .................... 295
Service Station Information . . . . Last Page
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Using Your 1993 Chevrolet
Owner's
Manual
Many people read their owner's manual
from beginning to end when they first
receive their new vehicle. This will help
you learn about the features and controls
for your vehicle.
In this manual, you'll
find that pictures and words work
together to explain things quickly.
There are nine parts with color-tabbed
pages in this manual. Each part begins with a brief list of contents,
so you can
usually tell at a glance if that part
contains the information you want.
You can bend the manual slightly to
reveal the color tabs that help you find a
part.
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Part 1: Seats and Safety Belts
This part tells you how to use your seats
and safety belts properly.
Part 2: Features & Controls
This part explains how to start and
operate your Chevrolet.
Part 3: Comfort Controls & Audio
Systems
This part tells you how to adjust the
ventilation and comfort controls and
how to operate your audio system.
Part 4: Your Driving and the Road
Here you'll find helpful information and
tips about the road and how to drive
under different conditions.
Part 5: Problems on the Road
This part tells you what to do if you
have a problem while driving, such as a
flat tire or engine overheating.
Part 6: Service & Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep
your Chevrolet running properly and looking good.
Part 7: Maintenance Schedule
This part tells you when to perform
vehicle maintenance and what fluids and
lubricants to use.
Part 8: Customer Assistance
Information
This part tells you how to contact
Chevrolet for assistance and how to get
service publications. It also gives you
information on
Reporting Safety Defects.
Part 9: Index
Here's an alphabetical listing of almost
every subject
in this manual. You can
use it
to quickly find something you
want to read.
Service Station Information
This is a quick reference of service
information.
You can find it on the last
page of this manual.

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Orange indicates road construction or
maintenance.
You’ll want to slow down
when you see an orange sign, as part
of
the road may be closed off or tom up.
And there may be workers and
maintenance vehicles around, too.
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CANOEING SWIMMING
Brown signs point out recreation areas
or points
of historic or cultural interest.
Shape of Road Signs
The shape of the sign will tell you
something,
too.
An octagonal (eight-sided) sign means
Stop. It is always red with white letters.
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A triangle, pointed downward, indicates
Yield. It assigns the right
of way to
traffic
on certain approaches to an
intersection.
A diamond-shaped sign is a warning of
something ahead-for example, a curve,
steep hill,
soft shoulder, or a narrow
bridge.
A triangular sign also is used on two-
lane roads to indicate a
No Passing
Zone. This sign
will be on the left side
of the roadway.
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Here you wit1 find information
about the care
of your Chevrolet .
This part 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 section devoted to its
appearance care
.
Part 6
Service & Appearance Care
Service ......................................................... 196
Fuel ........................................................... 197
HoodRelease
.................................................... 201
EngineOil
...................................................... 205
Aircleaner
..................................................... 209
Transaxle Fluid
................................................... 211
Engine Coolant
................................................... 216
Power Steering Fluid
.............................................. 219
Windshield Washer Fluid
........................................... 220
Brakes
......................................................... 221
Battery
......................................................... 223
BulbReplacement
................................................ 224
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
................................. 227
Loading
Your Vehicle ............................................. 227
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
................................. 246
Add-on Electrical Equipment
....................................... 247
Fuses
& Circuit Breakers ........................................... 247
Capacities & Specifications ......................................... 250
Fluids & Lubricants ............................................... 252
Replacement Bulbs
............................................... 253
Engine Specifications
............................................. 255
Normal Maintenance Replacement
Parts ............................... 256
Tires .......................................................... 229
Appearancecare
................................................. 236
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Service
Your Chevrolet dealer knows your
vehicle best and wants you to be happy
with it. We hope you’ll
go to your dealer
for all your
service needs. You’ll get
genuine GM parts and GM-trained and supported service people.
We hope you’ll want to keep your GM
vehicle all GM. Genuine GM parts have
one of these marks.
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Doing Your Own Service Work
If you want to do some of your own
service work, you’ll want
to get the
proper Chevrolet Service Manual.
It
tells you much more about how to service
your Chevrolet than this manual can.
To
order the proper service manual, see the
Index under Service Publications.
You should keep a record with all parts
receipts and list the mileage and the date
of any service work you perfom. See
the
Index under Maintenance Record.
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A You can be injured if you try
vemcle without knowing enough
about it.
* Be sue you have sufficient
- I to do service work on a
knowledge, experience, aud the
proper replacement parts and
vehicle maintenance task.
Be sure to use the proper nuts,
bolts and other Edsteners.
“English” and “metric” fhsteflers
can be easily confbsed. If you
use the mng fasteners, parts
can later break or fhll off. You
tools befare you attempt any

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environment.
If you change your own oil, be sure to
drain all free-flowing oil from the filter
before disposal.
Don’t ever dispose
of oil by pouring it
on the ground, into sewers, or into
streams or bodies
of water. Instead,
recycle it by taking it to a place that
collects used oil. If you have a problem
properly disposing of your used oil, ask
your dealer, a service station or a local
recycling center for help.
Air Cleaner
Refer to the Maintenance Schedule to
determine when to replace the air filter.
See the
Index under Scheduled
Maintenance Services.
A Opemting the engine with the
1 air cleaner off can cause you
nr others to be burned. The air
mer not only cleans
the air, it
stops flame if the engine backfires.
If it isn’t there,
and the engine
backfires,
you could be burned.
.Don’t drive with it
off, and be
candid working on the engine with
the air cleaner off.
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If the air cleaner is off, a backfire
can cause a damaging engine fire.
And, dirt can easily get into your
engine, which will damage it.
Always have the air cleaner
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place when you’re driving.
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When to Check and Change:
A good time to check your automatic
transaxle fluid level is when the engine
oil is changed. Refer to the Maintenance
Schedule to determine when to change
your fluid. See the
Index under
Scheduled Maintenance Services.
How to Check:
Because this operation can be a little
difficult, you may choose to have this
done at a Chevrolet dealership Service
Department.
If you do it yourself, be sure to follow
all the instructions here, or you could
get a false reading on the dipstick.
Too much or too little fluid can
damage
your transaxle. Too much
can mean that some of the fluid
could come out and fall
on hot
engine parts, starting a fire. Be
sure to get an accurate reading
if
you check your transaxle fluid. Wait
at least 30 minutes before checking
the transaxle fluid level if you have been
driving:
When outside temperatures are above
At high speed for quite a while.
In heavy traffic-especially in hot
To get the right reading, the fluid should
be at normal operating temperature,
which is 180°F to 200°F (82°C to
93" C).
Get the vehicle warmed up by driving
about 15 miles (24
km) when outside
temperatures are above
50°F (10OC). If
it's colder than 50" F (10" C), you may
have to drive longer.
90°F (32°C).
weather.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine How to Add Fluid: Refer to the
Maintenance Schedule to determine
what kind of transaxle fluid to use. See
the
Index under Fluids & Lubricants. If
the fluid level is low, add only enough
of the proper fluid to bring the level into
the cross-hatched area on the dipstick.
It doesn't take much fluid, generally less
than a pint
(0.5 L). Don't overfill. We
recommend you use only fluid labeled
DEXRON@-IIE, because fluids with that
label are made especially for your
automatic transaxle. Damage caused
by fluid other than DEXRON@-IIE is not
covered by your new vehicle warranty.
After adding fluid, recheck the fluid
level as described under
How to Check.
When the correct fluid level is obtained,
push the dipstick back in all the way.
2.2L L4: Adding Automatic
Transaxle Fluid
3.1L V6: Adding Automatic
Transaxle Fluid
Manual Transaxle Fluid
When to Check:
A good time to have it checked is when
the engine oil is changed. However, the
fluid in your manual transaxle doesn't
require changing.
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