A CAUTION: 
Diesel  fuel  is  flammable. It could start a fire if it gets  on hot 
engine  parts. You could  be  burned. Don’t let too  much  fuel  flow 
from  the  air bleed  valve,  and wipe  up any  spilled  fuel  with 
a 
cloth. 
3. Close  the air bleed  valve. 
4. Turn the ignition key to “Start”  for 10 to 15 seconds at  a time until  your 
engine  starts. 
Fuel  Filter  Replacement  (Diesel  Engines) 
If  you  want to  change the fuel filter  yourself,  here’s how  to  do it: 
Before  you remove  the filter, drain any  water that may  have  collected  in the 
fuel filter  or filter  head.  See “Water in Fuel”  earlier  in this  section  to find 
out how to remove  water from  the  fuel system. 
Then,  drain 
fuel from  the  filter  by opening  the air bleed  valve  and the water 
drain valve.  This  prevents  the fuel  from  spilling  as 
you replace the filter. 
Drain the fuel  into 
a fuel-resistant container and dispose of it properly. 
A CAUTION: 
Diesel  fuel is flammable.  It could  start a fire if something  ignites 
it, and  you  could  be  burned. Don’t let  it get  on  hot engine parts, 
and  keep  matches  or  other ignition  sources  away. 
I. Turn off the  engine and apply the parking  brake. 
2. Take off the  fuel  tank  cap.  This  releases  vacuum in the tank. 
3. The  filter  is located  at the rear  of the  intake  manifold. 
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Secondary 
Hood Release 
See Page  6-15. 
Fluid 
See Page  6-45. 
engines,  use 87 
octane  (or  higher) 
unleaded  gasoline 
only. 
For diesel  engines, 
use  at  least 
1 D 
diesel  fuel.  For fuel 
tank  capacity 
See Page  6-93. 
Cold Tire / 
Pressure 
See the 
Certificationflire 
label  on  the 
inside  rear  edge 
of  the  driver's 
door. 
See  Page 6-65,6-71. 
, Battery 
Your  vehicle's 
Delco  Freedom 
battery  never 
needs  to  have  water  added. 
See Page  6-52. 
 Cooling  System 
coolant only at 
the  coolant 
recovery  tank 
(gasoline  engine) 
or 
only at the 
coolant  surge 
tank  (diesel  engine).  The 
fluid 
level  should  be at 
the COLD mark. 
See Page  6-38. 
3 Check  and  add 
 
Transmission 
Fluid 
See Page  6-30. 
- Spare  Tire 
Pressure 
See the 
Certificatisnflire 
label  on  the  inside 
rear  edge 
of the 
driver's  door. 
See Page  6-71. 
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