1997 CHEVROLET CORVETTE checking oil

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Here you will find information about the care of your Corvette. 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.
6-2 Service 6-3 Fuel
6-5 Fuels in Foreign Countries
6-5 Filling Your Tank
6- 8 Checking Things Under the Hood
6-1 1 Engine Oil
6-16 Air Cleaner
6-18 Automatic Transmission Fluid
6- 19 Manual Transmission Fluid
6-20 Hydraulic Clutch
6-22 Engine Coolant
6-26 Surge Tank Pressure Cap
6-26 Power Steering Fluid
6-22 Rear Axle
6-26
Thermostat
6-27 Windshield Washer Fluid
6-
29 Brakes
6-32 Battery 6-33
6-33
6-37
6-40
6-5
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6-5 1
6-54
6-55
6-56
6-57
6-57 6-59
6- 60
6- 60
6-6 1
6-69
6-69 6-7
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Bulb Replacement
Halogen Bulbs
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
Tires Appearance Care
Cleaning the Inside of Your Corvette
Care of Safety Belts
Cleaning the Outside of Your Corvette
Aluminum Wheels
Tires Underbody Maintenance
Appearance Care Materials
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
Service Parts Identification Label
Electrical System
Replacement Bulbs Capacities and Specifications
Air Conditioning Refrigerants
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An electric fan under the hood can start up and
injure you even when the engine is not running.
Keep hands, clothing and tools away from any
underhood electric fan.
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.
NOTICE:
In order to avoid possible contact of the hood to
the headlamp doors, care should be taken in
raising the hood with the headlamps up,
or shut
off the lamps prior to opening the hood.
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Pull out the dipstick and clean it with a paper towel or a
cloth, then push it back in all the way. Remove it again,
keeping the tip down.
When to Add Oil
If the oil is at or below the ADD mark, 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 upper
mark that
shows the proper operating range,
your engine could be damaged.
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You can check the brake fluid without taking off the cap. NOTICE:
Just look at the brake fluid reservoir. The fluid level
should be above the MIN mark on the reservoir.
If it
isn’t, have your brake system checked to see if there
is a leak.
After work is done on the brake hydraulic system, make
sure the level is between the MIN and MAX marks.
What to Add
When you do need brake fluid, use only DOT-3 brake
fluid
-- such as Delco Supreme ll@ (GM Part
No. 12377967). Use new brake fluid from a sealed
container only.
Always clean the brake fluid reservoir cap and the area
around the cap before removing it. This will help keep
dirt from entering the reservoir.
With the wrong kind of fluid in your b,,ke
system, your brakes may not work well, or they
may not even work at all. This could cause
a
crash. Always use the proper brake fluid.
0 Using the wrong fluid can badly damage
brake system parts. For example, just
a few
drops
of mineral-based oil, such as engine
oil, in your brake system can damage brake
system parts
so badly that they’ll have to be
replaced. Don’t let someone put in the
wrong kind of fluid.
0 If you spill brake fluid on your vehicle’s
painted surfaces, the paint finish can be
damaged. Be careful not to spill brake fluid
on your vehicle.
If you do, wash it off
immediately. See “Appearance Care”
in the Index.
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Service Column Lock
.......................... 2-91
Service Ride Control
.......................... 2-93
Service Tire Monitor (MON) System
(SYS) ........ 2-97
Service Traction System
....................... 2-93
Shocks Inoperative
............................ 2-93
Traction System
(SYS) Active ................... 2-92
Driving
........................................ 4-1
DriverPosition
................................. 1-12
City
........................................ 4-21
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-2
Freeway
.................................... 4-22
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-28
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
In the Rain
.................................. 4- 18
Night
...................................... 4-16
OnCurves .................................. 4-11
On Hill and Mountain Roads .................... 4-24
On Snow and Ice
............................. 4-27
Through Deep Water
.......................... 4-20
WetRoads
.................................. 4-18
Winter
...................................... 4-26
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-2
Electrical Equipment. Adding
.......... 2-23,3-29, 6-61
Electrical System
............................... 6-61
Electronic Dual Climate
Control System .............. 3-5
EMT (Extented Mobility Tire)
..................... 6-41
Engine
....................................... 6-10
AccessoryBelt
............................... 6-71 Coolant
........................... 5.13.5.18. 6.22
Coolant Heater
............................... 2-24
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-13
Coolant Temperature Gage
................ 2.75. 5. 13
Exhaust
........................... 2.15.2.37. 4.29
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-66
Identification
................................ 6-60
Oil
........................................ 6-11
Oil, Adding
................................. 6-12
Oil, Additives
................................ 6-15
Oil. Checking
................................ 6-12
OilLevelCheck .............................. 7-13
Oil, Life Monitor
............................. 6-15
Oil, Pressure Gage
............................ 2-78
Oil, Used
................................... 6-16
Oil, When to Change
.......................... 6-15
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
..... 5-13
Overheating
................................. 5-13
Running While Parked
......................... 2-37
Specifications
................................ 6-69
StartingYour
................................ 2-22
EnglishMetric Button
........................... 2-71
Ethanol
........................................ 6-4
Exhaust, Engine
...................... 2-15,2-37, 4-29
Express-Down Window
.......................... 2-39
Extended Mobility Tires
......................... 6-41
Exterior Lamps
................................. 2-50
Fabric Protection
............................... 6-52
Fan Control Buttons
.......................... 3-2, 3-8
Feature, Theft-Deterrent ......................... 2-16
Fabric
Cleaning
............................... 6-52

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Fifth Gear. Manual Transmission
................... 2-29
Filling Your Tank
................................ 6-5
Filter. Air Cleaner
.............................. 6- 16
Finish Care
.................................... 6-56
Finish Damage
................................. 6-57
First Gear. Automatic Transmission
................ 2-28
First Gear. Manual Transmission
................... 2-29
Flashers. Hazard Warning
......................... 5-2
Flat Tire. What to
Do ............................ 5-22
Floor Mats
.................................... 2-60
Fluid Capacities
................................ 6-70
FobTraining
................................... 2-89
Foreign Countries, Fuel
........................... 6-5
Fourth Gear. Manual Transmission
................. 2-29
French Language Manual
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Front Sidemarker Lamp Bulb Replacement ........... 6-35
Front Turn Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement
.......... 6-35
Fuel
.......................................... 6-3
Canada
...................................... 6-4
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
Fuel. Filling Your Tank
........................... 6-5
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
....................... 6-63
Gages
FogLamps
.................................... 2-51
.. ...........................
FrontTowing .................................. 5-10
Gage ....................................... 2-80
Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-75
Engine Oil Pressure
........................... 2-78
Fuel
....................................... 2-81
Voltmeter
................................... 2-73 GAWR
.................................. 4.30. 4.31
Gear Positions
................................. 2-26
Gross Axle Weight Rating
................... 4.30. 4.31
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
................. 4.30. 4-31
Guide en Franpis
11
GVWR .................................. 4.30. 4.31
Halogen Bulbs
................................ 6-33
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
Headlamp Doors
............................... 2-44
Headlamp/Highbeams Bulb Replacement
............ 6-33
Headlamps
.................................... 2-43
Wiring
..........................................
Hearing Impaired, Customer Assistance .............. 8-4
Heating
....................................... 3-12
High-Beam Lamps
.............................. 2-45
Highway Hypnosis
............ ............... 4-24
Hill and Mountain Roads
..... ............. 4-24
Hood
Checking Things Under
...... .............. 6-8
Release
.................................... 6-8
Horn
......................................... 2-40
Hydraulic Clutch
............................... 6-20
Hydroplaning
.......................... ... 4-20
.. .................................
HighLow Beamchanger ...................... 2-45
Heritage Pages
111 ... ...................................
Ignition Switch .............. ............... 2-20
Inadvertent Load Control
....... ............... 2-53
Inflation. Tire
.................................. 6-43
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror
................. 2-53
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InCanada
................................... 8-11
Racing or Other Competitive Driving
.............. 2-24
RadioReception
................................ 3-28
Radios
................................ ... 3-13
Rain. Driving In
.............................. 4- 18
Reading Lamps
................................ 2-53
Rear Axle
............ ...................... 6-22
Axle Service
...... .................... 7-17
Towing
..................................... 5-11
Turn Signal and Taillamp Bulb Replacement ....... 6-35
Rearview Mirror, Inside Daymight
................. 2-53
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............... 7- 18
Remote Function Actuation (RFA) System
Storage
................................... 2-56
Window Defogger
........................ 3-4, 3-10
Reclining Seatbacks
.............................. 1-3
Battery Replacement
.......................... 2- 12
Resynchronizing Your Transmitter
............... 2- 1 1
Remote Hatch Release ........................... 2- 14
Replacement Bulbs
............................. 6-69
Replacement Parts
.............................. 6-70
Replacement, Wheel
............................ 6-48
Reporting Safety Defects
....................... 8-10
In Canada
.................. .......... 8-11
To General Motors ........... .......... 8-11
Resetting the Oil Life Monitor
................... 6-15
Restraints
Checking
................................... 1-33 Child
............................. 1.25. 1.26.
1-27
Replacing Parts After a Crash
................... 1-34
Systemcheck
................................ 7-14
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
.................. 2-21
Reverse Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-27
Manual Transmission
.......................... 2-29
Ridecontrol
................................... 2-38
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-5
Roadside Assistance. Canadian
..................... 8-7
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-23
RoofPanel
.................................... 2-60
Rotation. Tire
.................................. 6-44
Safety Belts
................................... 1-6
Adults
...................................... 1-11
Care ....................................... 6-54
Children
.......................... 1-25. 1-26. 1-27
Driver Position
............................... 1-12
Extender
.................................... 1-33
How to Wear Properly ......................... 1-11
Incorrect Usage
.................... 1-14. 1-31. 1-32
Lap Belt Cinch Feature
........................ 1-13
Larger Children
.............................. 1-30
Passenger Position
............................ 1-19
Questions and Answers
........................ 1-10
Reminder Light
.......................... 1-7. 2-72
Replacing After a Crash
........................ 1-34
Smaller Children and Babies
.......... 1-25. 1-26. 1-27
Use During Pregnancy
......................... 1-18
Lap-Shoulder
....... .................... 1-12
WhyThey Work
............................... 1-7
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