1997 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO check engine

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Inspections
Listed below are inspections and services which should be
performed at least twice a year (for instance, each spring
and fall). You should let your
GM dealer’s service
department or other qualified service center
do these jobs.
Make sure any necessary repairs are completed at
once.
Proper procedures to perform these services may be
found in a
GM service manual. See “Service and Owner
Publications” in the Index.
Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle
Boot and Seal Inspection
Inspect the front and rear suspension and steering
system for damaged, loose or missing parts, signs of
wear
or lack of lubrication. Inspect the power steering
lines and hoses for proper hook-up, binding, leaks,
cracks, chafing, etc. Clean and then inspect the drive
axle boot seals for damage, tears or leakage. Replace
seals if necessary.
Exhaust System Inspection
Inspect the complete exhaust system. Inspect the body
near the exhaust system. Look for broken, damaged,
missing or out-of-position parts as well as open seams, holes, loose connections or other conditions
which could
cause a heat build-up in the floor pan or could let
exhaust fumes into the vehicle. See “Engine Exhaust” in
the Index.
Radiator and Heater Hose Inspection
Inspect the hoses and have them replaced if they are
cracked, swollen or deteriorated. Inspect all pipes,
fittings and clamps; replace as needed.
Throttle Linkage Inspection
Inspect the throttle linkage for interference or binding,
and for damaged or missing parts. Replace parts as
needed. Replace any cables that have high effort or
excessive wear.
Do not lubricate accelerator and cruise
control cables.
Brake System Inspection
Inspect the complete system. Inspect brake lines and
hoses for proper hook-up, binding, leaks, cracks,
chafing, etc. Inspect disc brake pads for wear and rotors
for surface condition. Also inspect drum brake linings
for wear and cracks. Inspect other brake parts, including
drums, wheel cylinders, calipers, parking brake,
etc.
Check parking brake adjustment. You may need to have
your brakes inspected more often if your driving habits
or conditions result in frequent braking.
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After the scheduled services are performed, record the
date, odometer reading and who performed the service
in the boxes provided after the maintenance interval. Any
additional information from “Owner Checks and
Services” or “Periodic Maintenance” can
be added on
the following record pages. Also, you should retain all
maintenance receipts. Your owner information portfolio
is a convenient place
to store them.
Maintenance Record
ODOMETER
DATE READING SERVICED
BY MAINTENANCE PERFORMED

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Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle ..... 6-3
AirBag
....................................... 1-20
How Does it Restrain
.......................... 1-24
Howitworks
................................ 1-22
Location
.................................... 1-22
Readiness Light
......................... 1-2 1. 2.49
Servicing
................................... 1-25
What Makes it Inflate
.......................... 1-23
What Will You See After it Inflates
............... 1-24
When Should it Inflate
......................... 1-23
AirBagSystem
................................ 1-20
Aircleaner .................................... 6-16
Air Conditioning
................................ 3-4
Air Conditioning Refrigerants
..................... 6-65
Alignment and Balance. Tire
...................... 6-43
Aluminum Wheels. Cleaning
...................... 6-5 1
Antenna. Fixed Mast
............................ 3-20
Antifreeze
..................................... 6-20
Anti-Lock
Brake System Active Light
................. 2.52. 4.9
Brake System Warning Light
................ 2.51. 4.7
Brakes
...................................... 4-7
Anti.Theft. Radio
.............................. 3- 15
Appearancecare
............................... 6-45
Appearance Care Materials
....................... 6-54 Arbitration Program
.............................. 8-9
Armrest. Storage ............................... 2-37
Ashtrays
...................................... 2-40
Audio Controls. Steering Wheel Controls
............ 3-17
Audio Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-18
Audio Systems
.................................. 3-6
Auto-Down Window
............................ 2-26
Automatic Overdrive
................................... 2-18
Transaxle Check
.............................. 7-38
Transaxle Fluid
............................... 6-17
Transaxle Operation
........................... 2-16
Auxiliary Power Connection
...................... 2-42
Audio System. Tips
............................. 3-18
Back-up Lamp Bulb Replacement
................ 6-36
Battery
....................................... 6-30
Jump Starting
................................. 5-3
Saver
...................................... 2-36
Warnings
................................ 5.3. 5.5
BBB Auto Line
................................. 8-9
Better Business Bureau Mediation
................... 8-9
Replacement. Remote Keyless Entry
............... 2-7
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.................................. 6-30
Fluid
....................................... 6-27
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-27
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-30
System Warning Light
.................... 2-50, 6-28
Trailer
...................................... 4-34
Transaxle Shift Interlock
....................... 2-24
Transaxle Shift Interlock Check
.................. 7-39
Brakes, Anti-Lock
............................... 4-7
Braking
........................................ 4-6
Braking in Emergencies
........................... 4-9
Break-In, New Vehicle
.......................... 2- 12
Brightness Control
.............................. 2-34
BTSI
......................................... 2-24
Bulb Replacement
.............................. 6-3 1
Canadian Roadside Assistance .................... 8-7
Capacities and Specifications
...................... 6-63
Carbon Monoxide
................ 2-8,2-25,4-27, 4-33
Cassette Deck Service
........................... 7-37
Cassette Tape Player
............................. 3-7
Cassette Tape Player Care
........................ 3- 19
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp Bulb Replacement
.... 6-34
Center Passenger Position
........................ 1-26
CertificationLabel
.............................. 4-29
Chains, Safety
................................. 4-34
Chains. Tire
................................... 6-45
Parking
..................................... 2-20
PedalTravel
................................. 6-30
Wear
....................................... 6-29
BTSICheck
................................... 7-39 Change Oil Soon Light
.......................... 2-58
Changing a Flat Tire
............................. 5-24
Charging System Light
.......................... 2-49
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-45
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-53
Child Restraints
................................ 1-34
Securing
in a Rear Outside Seat Position ........... 1-36
Securing
in the Center Rear Seat Position .......... 1-38
Securing in the Passenger Seat Position
........... 1-39
Securing in the Right Front Seat Position
.......... 1-39
TopStrap
....,.....,......,................. l-35
WheretoPut ................................ 1-34
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-39
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-56
Cleaner, Air
................................... 6-16
Cleaning
...................................... 6-46
Aluminum Wheels
............................ 6-52
Exterior Lampshenses
........................ 6-51
Glass Surfaces ............................... 6-50
Inside of Your Chevrolet
....................... 6-46
Outside
of Your Chevrolet ...................... 6-51
Special Problems ............................. 6-48
Vinyl
....................................... 6-49
Windshield and Wiper Blades
................... 6-50
Fabric
...................................... 6-46
FabricProtection
............................. 6-47
Instrumentpanel
............................. 6-49
Leather
..................................... 6-49
SafetyBelts
................................. 6-50
Stains
...................................... 6-46
Tires
....................................... 6-52
Wheels
..................................... 6-51
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Clock. Setting the
................................ 3-6
Comfort Controls
................................ 3- 1
Compact Disc Care
............................. 3-20
Compact Disc Player
............................ 3- 11
Compact Disc Player Errors ....................... 3- 14
Compact Spare Tire
............................. 5-35
Console Storage
................................ 2-39
Control
of a Vehicle .............................. 4-6
ConvenienceNet
............................... 2-39
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-37
Coolant
....................................... 6-20
Adding
..................................... 6-23
Bleedvalves
................................. 5-21
Checking
................................... 6-22
Heater. Engine
............................... 2- 15
RecoveryTank ............................... 5-17
Whattouse ................................. 6-21
Cooling System
................................ 5- 15
Courtesy
Lamps ................................ 2-35
Courtesy Transportation
........................... 8-8
Cruise Control ................................. 2-30
Cupholders
............................... 2-37. 2-38
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users
......... 8-4
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure
.................... 8-2
Damage. Finish
............................... 6-52
Damage. Sheet Metal
............................ 6-5 1
Daytime Running Lamps ......................... 2-34 Dead Battery
................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety
........................ 8-10
Defensive Driving ............................... 4-2
Defogger. Rear Window
.......................... 3-6
Defogging
..................................... 3-5
Defrosting ..................................... 3-5
Dimensions. Vehicle ............................ 6-64
Dolby@
B Noise Reduction ....................... 3-10
Dome Lamp Bulb Replacement .................... 6-36
DoorLocks
..................................... 2-4
Door Storage Compartment
....................... 2-38
Drive Position. Automatic Transaxle
................ 2-18
DriverPosition
................................. 1-13
Driving
City
........................................ 4-19
Defensive .................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Freeway
.................................... 4-20
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-26
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-4
IntheRain
.................................. 4-16
Night
...................................... 4-14
OnCurves ................................... 4-9
On Grades While Towing a Trailer
............... 4-36
On Hill and Mountain Roads
.................... 4-22
On Snow and Ice
............................. 4-25
Throughwater
............................... 4-18
WetRoads .................................. 4-16
Winter
...................................... 4-24
With a Trailer
................................ 4-34
DrunkenDriving
................................ 4-3
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Electronic Climate Control
........................ 3-2
Engine
.................................... 6.8. 6.9
Coolant
..................................... 6-20
Coolant Heater
............................... 2- 15
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-37
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-53
Coolant Temperature Light
..................... 2-52
Exhaust
..................................... 2-25
Overheating
................................. 5-13
Starting Your
................................ 2-13
Engine Oil
.................................... 6-10
Checking
................................... 6- 11
What Kind to Use ............................. 6-12
When to Change
.............................. 6- 15
Exterior Lamps
................................. 2-33
Identification
................................ 6-55
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-37
Runningwhileparked
......................... 2-25
Specifications
................................ 6-64
Adding
..................................... 6-11
Additives .................................... 6-15
Used
....................................... 6-15
Ethanol
........................................ 6-4
Exhaust. Engine
................................ 2-25
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-46
FabricProtection
............................... 6-47
Fan Knob, Climate Control System
.................. 3-2
Filling Your
Tank ................................ 6-5
Filter,
Air ..................................... 6-16 Filter. Engine Oil
............................... 6-15
Finishcare
.................................... 6-51
First Gear, Automatic Transaxle
................... 2-19
Flashers, Hazard Warning
......................... 5-2
FinishDamage
................................. 6-53
.............................
FloorMats .................................... 2-41
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Fluids and Lubricants ............................ 7-42
Foreign Countries, Fuel
........................... 6-4~
Front Parking Bulb Replacement
................... 6-32
Front
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement ................ 6-32
Canadian
.................................... 6-3
Filling Your Tank
.............................. 6-5
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-4
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
....................... 6-57
Four-Way Manual Front Seat
...................... 1-31
French Language Manual 111
Front Towing .................................. 5-10
Fuel
.......................................... 6-3
.. 1 ...........................
Gage ....................................... 2-59
Gages Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-51
Gear Positions, Automatic Transaxle
................ 2-16
Gross
Axle Weight Rating ........................ 4-29
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
...................... 4-29
Fuel
....................................... 2-57
GAWR
....................................... 4-29
GloveBox
.................................... 2-38
Guide en Franpis
-11 .. ................................
GVWR ....................................... 4-29
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Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
Head Restraints
................................. 1-6
Headlamps
.................................... 2-33
Bulb Replacement
............................ 6-3 1
High/Low Beam Changer
...................... 2-28
OnReminder
................................ 2-33
Wiring
..................................... 6-56
Hearing Damage
............................... 3 - 18
Hearing Impaired, Customer Assistance
.............. 8-4
Heating
........................................ 3-4
High-BeamHeadlamps
.......................... 2-28
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-22
HillandMountainRoads
......................... 4-22
Hitches, Trailer
................................. 4-33
Hood
Checking Things Under
......................... 6-6
Release
...................................... 6-7
Horn
......................................... 2-27
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-18
Ignition Positions
.............................. 2. 12
Illumination. Sustained Interior
.................... 2-35
Inflation. Tire
.................................. 6-38
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror
................. 2-37
Inspections
.................................... 7-4 1
Brakesystem ................................ 7-41
Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-41
Front Drive Axle Boot
......................... 7-41
Front Drive Axle Seal
......................... 7-41 Radiator and Heater Hose
...................... 7-41
Steering
.................................... 7-41
Suspension
.................................. 7-41
Throttle Linkage
.............................. 7-41
InstrumentPanel
............................... 2-44
Brightness Control
............................ 2-35
Cleaning
.................................... 6-48
Cluster
..................................... 2-46
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-57
Interior Lamps
................................. 2-35
Jack. Tire
.................................... 5-26
Jump Starting
................................... 5-3
Key Lock Cylinders Service
..................... 7-38
Key Reminder Warning
.......................... 2-13
Keys
.......................................... 2-2
Labels Certification
................................. 4-29
Service Parts Identification
..................... 6-54
Tire-Loading Information
...................... 4-28
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-54
Lamps
........................................ 2-33
Courtesy
.................................... 2-34
Exterior
.................................... 2-33
Interior
..................................... 2-34
OnReminder
................................ 2-33
Latches. Seatback
................................ 1-6