1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER check transmission fluid

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Long Tripmighway Maintenance Schedule
82,500 Miles (137 500 km) (Continued)
0 Check readfront axle fluid level and add fluid as needed. Check
constant velocity joints and axle seals for leaking. (See footnote
**.)
0 Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and Rotation” in the Index for proper
rotation pattern and additional information. (See footnote
+.)
90,000 Miles (150 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every 12 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
0 Lubricate chassis components (or every 12 months, whichever occurs first).
(See footnote #.)
0 Check readfront axle fluid level and add fluid as needed. Check constant
velocity joints and axle seals for leaking. (See footnote
**.)
0 Change automatic transmission fluid and filter if the vehicle is mainly driven
under one or more of these conditions:
- In heavy city traffic where the outside temperature regularly reaches 90°F
- In hilly or mountainous terrain.
- When doing frequent trailer towing.
- Uses such as found in taxi, police or delivery service.
If you do not use your vehicle under any of these conditions, change the fluid
andfilter every
50,000 miles (83 000 km).
(32 O C) or higher.
DATE I
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Restraint System Check
Make sure the safety belt reminder light and all your
belts, buckles, latch plates, retractors and anchorages are working properly. Look
for any other loose or damaged
safety belt system parts. If you
see anything that might
keep a safety belt system from doing its job, have it
repaired. Have any torn or frayed safety belts replaced.
Also look for any opened or broken air bag coverings,
and have them repaired or replaced. (The
air bag system
does not need regular maintenance.)
Wiper Blade Check
Inspect wiper blades for wear or cracking. Replace blade
inserts that appear worn or damaged or that streak or
miss areas
of the windshield. Also see “Wiper Blades,
Cleaning” in the Index.
Manual Transmission Check
Check the transmission fluid level; add if needed. See
“Manual Transmission’’ in the Index. Check for leaks.
A fluid loss may indicate a problem. Have the system
inspected and repaired if needed. Check the transmission fluid level; add
if needed. See
“Automatic Transmission” in the Index.
A fluid loss
may indicate a problem. Check the system and repair
if needed.
Hydraulic Clutch System Check
Check the fluid level in the clutch reservoir. See
“Hydraulic Clutch Fluid” in the Index. A fluid loss in
this system could indicate a problem. Have the system inspected and repaired at once.
At Least Once a Year
Key Lock Cylinders Service
Lubricate the key lock cylinders with the lubricant
specified in Part
D.
Body Lubrication Service
Lubricate all body door and fuel door hinges, rear
compartment hinges, latches and locks including the
glove box, console doors and the body hood and any moving seat hardware. Lubricate the hood safety lever
pivot and prop rod pivot.
Part D tells you what to use.
More frequent lubrication may be required when
exposed to
a corrosive environment.
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Accessory Power Outlets ........................ 2-58
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
...... 6-3
Adding Sound Equipment
........................ 3-28
Add-on Equipment
............................. 4-42
Air Bag
Adding Equipment
............................ 1-30
How Does it Restrain
.......................... 1-28
How it Works
................................ 1-26
Location
.................................... 1-26
Readiness Light
......................... 1.25. 2.69
Servicing
................................... 1-29
What Makes it Inflate
.......................... 1-27
What
You See After it Inflates ................... 1-28
When Should it Inflate
......................... 1-27
Aircleaner
.................................... 6-14
Air Conditioning
................................ 3-7
Refrigerants
................................. 6-65
Alignment
and Balance, Tire ...................... 6-47
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning
...................... 6-55
Antenna, Fixed
................................. 3-30
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
......... 2-72, 4-7
Materials
.................................... 6-57
Arbitration Program
.............................. 8-9
Armrest, Storage
............................... 2-53
Audio Systems
............................. 3- 1, 3- 10
Automatic Headlamp System
...................... 2-41
Appearancecare
............................... 6-49
Ashtrays
...................................... 2-57 Automatic Transmission
Check
...................................... 7-40
Fluid ....................................... 6-15
Operation
................................... 2-18
Park Mechanism Check
........................ 7-42
Shifting
..................................... 2-18
Starting
Your Engine .......................... 2-16
Front
....................................... 6-23
Rear
....................................... 6-21
Axle
Backglass Wiper. Blade Replacement
.............. 6-40
Battery ....................................... 6-32
ChargeLight
................................ 2-69
Jump Starting
................................. 5-3
Replacement, Keyless Entry
..................... 2-8
Warnings
................................ 5-3, 5-4
Battery Run-Down Protection
..................... 2-44
BBB Auto Line
................................. 8-9
Better Business Bureau Mediation
................... 8-9
Blizzard, Driving In
............................. 4-38
Brake Fluid
.................................... 6-29
Brake, Parking
................................. 2-22
Brake System Warning Light
...................... 2-71
Brakes Adjustment
.................................. 6-32
Anti-Lock
................................... 4-7
Master Cylinder .............................. 6-29
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................................... 6-1 1
KindtoUse
................................. 6-12
Pressure Gage
................................ 2-75
Used
....................................... 6-14
When to Change
.............................. 6- 13
Exhaust. Engine
................................ 2-27
Exit Lighting
.................................. 2-43
Express-Down Window
.......................... 2-32
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-50
Fifth Gear. Manual Transmission
................... 2-21
Filling a Portable Fuel Container
.................... 6-7
Filling Your Tank
................................ 6-5
Filter Air
........................................ 6-14
Remote Oil
.................................. 6-14
Finishcare
.................................... 6-54
Finish Damage
................................. 6-56
First Gear Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-20
Manual Transmission
.......................... 2-2 1
Flashers.
Hazard Warning ......................... 5-2
Flat Tire. Changing
............................. 5-21
Fluids and Lubricants
....................... 6-65. 7-45
FogLampSwitch
............................... 2-42
Foreign Countries. Fuel
........................... 6-5
Fourth Gear. Manual Transmission
................. 2-21
Four-wheel Drive
......................... 2-29. 6-22
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11
FrontAxle .................................... 6-23
Front Map Lamps
............................... 2-43
Front Reading Lamps
....................... 2-43. 2-47
.. ...........................
Front Storage Area .............................. 2-53
Front Towing
.................................. 5-10
Front Turn Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement
.......... 6-36
Fuel
.......................................... 6-3
Filling a Portable Container
...................... 6-7
Filling Your Tank
.............................. 6-5
Foreign Countries
.............................. 6-5
Gage ....................................... 2-78
Fuse Block
Engine Compartment
.......................... 6-62
Instrument Panel
............................. 6-60
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
....................... 6-59
Gages Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-72
Engine Oil Pressure
........................... 2-75
Fuel
....................................... 2-78
GasCap
....................................... 6-5
Gate Ajar Light
................................ 2-77
GAWR
....................................... 4-40
GearPositions
................................. 2-18
GloveBox
.................................... 2-46
Gross Axle Weight Rating
........................ 4-40
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
...................... 4-40
Garage Door Opener
....................... 2.47. 2.60
Guide en Franqais
11
GVWR ....................................... 4-40
.. .................................
Halogen Bulbs ................................ 6-33
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
Head Restraints
................................. 1-7
Headlamps
.................................... 2-40
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......................... 2-71
Charging System
............................. 2-69
Check4WD
................................. 2-77
Check Gages
................................ 2-77
GateAjar
................................... 2-77
LowFuel
................................... 2-78
Safety Belt Reminder
..................... 1 - 10. 2.68
Security Warning
............................. 2-76
Service Engine Soon
.......................... 2-73
Shift
.................................. 2-22. 2.70
Loading Your Vehicle
........................... 4-40
Locking Rear Axle
.............................. 2-29
LockoutPrevention
.............................. 2-5
LockoutSwitch
................................ 2-32
Locks Door
........................................ 2-4
Ignition Transmission Check
.................... 7-42
Key Lock Cylinder Service
..................... 7-40
PowerDoor .................................. 2- 5
Rear Door Security ............................. 2-5
Loss of Control ................................ 4- 13
LowFuelLight ................................ 2-78
Lubricants and Fluids
....................... 6-65, 7-45
Lubrication Service, Body
........................ 7-40
Luggagecarrier
................................ 2-55
Lumbar Controls
............................ 1-3, 1-4
Maintenance Record
........................... 7-48
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7-1
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-39
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-43
Long
Tripmighway
....................... 7-6, 7-27 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-45
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-4
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-56
Short TripKity ............................ 7.5. 7.7
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-50
Malfunction Indicator Lamp ...................... 2-73
Manual Front Seat
............................... 1-2
Manual Lumbar Support .......................... 1-3
Manual Transmission Check
...................................... 7-40
Fluid
....................................... 6-19
Operation
................................... 2-21
Shifting
..................................... 2-21
Starting Your Engine
.......................... 2-16
Methanol
...................................... 6-4
Mirrors
....................................... 2-44
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-46
Heated Outside
............................... 2-46
Illuminated
Visor Vanity ....................... 2-58
Inside Daymight Rearview
..................... 2-44
Outside
..................................... 2-45
Visorvanity
................................. 2-58
Model Reference
................................. vi
MountainRoads
................................ 4-34
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-34
Net, Convenience
.............................. 2-54
Neutral Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-19
Manual Transmission .......................... 2-22
New Vehicle “Break-In”
......................... 2-13
Nightvision
................................... 4-27
Normal Maintenance Replacement
Parts ............. 6-65
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Off-Road Driving
.............................. 4- 14
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4- 11
Oil. Engine
.................................... 6-10
Opener. Garage
Door ....................... 2.47. 2.60
Ordering Owner and Service Publications
....... 8- 1 1. 8. 12
Outside Mirror ManualAdjust
............................... 2-45
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-45
Convex
..................................... 2-46
Overhead Console
.............................. 2-46
Overheating Engine
............................. 5- 12
Owner Checks and Services
....................... 7-39
Owner Publications
........................ 8- 1 1. 8- 12
Paint Spotting. Chemical
........................ 6-56
Park Automatic Transmission
....................... 2- 18
Shifting Into
................................. 2-23
Shifting Out of
............................... 2-26
AtNight
.................................... 2-12
Brake
...................................... 2-22
Brake Mechanism Check
....................... 7-42
Lots
....................................... 2-12
On Hills with a Trailer
......................... 4-49
Over Things That
Burn ........................ 2-27
Your Vehicle. Manual Transmission
.............. 2-26
Passing
....................................... 4-11
Passlock"
.................................... 2-12
Payload
....................................... 4-42
Periodic Maintenance Inspections .................. 7-43
Parking Power
Accessory Outlets
............................ 2-58
Door Locks ................................... 2-5
Remote Control Mirror
........................ 2-45
Steering
..................................... 4-9
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-27
Windows
................................... 2-31
Power Seat
..................................... 1-3
Lumbar Controls
.............................. 1-4
Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts
.................... 1-22
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
Publications. Service and Owner
.............. 8- 1 1. 8- 12
Radiator. Adding Coolant
....................... 5-17
Radiator Pressure Cap
........................... 6-26
Radio Reception
................................ 3-28
Radios
AM-€34 Stereo .............................. 3-10
Cassette Tape Player
..................... 3- 12. 3. 15
Cassette Tape Player Care
................. 3.29. 7.39
Compact Disc Player
.......................... 3-20
Compact Disc Player Care
...................... 3-30
Remote Cassette Player
........................ 3-24
Setting the Clock
............................. 3-10
Theft-Deterrent Feature
........................ 3-26
Rain. Driving
.................................. 4-28
Rear RAP
......................................... 2-16
Axle
....................................... 6-21
Door Security Locks
........................... 2-5
Safety Belt
Comfort Guides ..................... 1-35
Seat Passengers
.............................. 1-32
Seats
........................................ 1-8
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..................................... 5- 11
Window Washerwiper
........................ 2-37
Rearseats
...................................... 1-8
Rearview Mirror
................................ 2-44
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-5
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
.......... 6-65. 7-45
RecoveryHooks
................................ 5-36
Recovery
Tank. Coolant .......................... 5- 14
Recreational Vehicle Towing
...................... 4-39
Replacement Bulbs
...................................... 6-64
Parts ....................................... 6-65
Wheel
...................................... 6-45
Reporting Safety Defects
......................... 8-10
Restraints Check
...................................... 7-40
Checking
................................... 1-56
Child
....................................... 1-42
Head
........................................ 1-7
Replacing Parts After a Crash
................... 1-57
Retained Accessory Power
........................ 2- 16
Reverse Automatic Transmission
....................... 2- 19
Manual Transmission
.......................... 2-22
Right Front Passenger Position
.................... 1-23
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-5
Canadian
.................................... 8-7
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-36
Rotation. Tires
................................. 6-42
safety Belts
.................................. 1 - 10
Window Defogger ............................. 3-9
Adults
...................................... 1-15 Care
....................................... 6-52
Center Front Passenger Position
................. 1-30
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................. 1-38
Children
............................... 1-39. 1-53
DriverPosition
............................... 1-15
Extender
.................................... 1-56
How to Wear Properly
......................... 1-15
Lap Belt
............................... 1-30. 1-38
Lap-Shoulder
........................... 1-15. 1-32
Questions and Answers
........................ 1-14
Rear Comfort Guides
.......................... 1-35
Rear Seat Passengers .......................... 1-32
Replacing After a Crash
........................ 1-57
Right Front Passenger Position
.................. 1-23
WhyTheyWork
.............................. 1-11
Safety Chains
.................................. 4-46
Safety Defects. Reporting
........................ 8-10
Safety Warnings and Symbols
....................... iii
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................... 7-4
Seatback Latches
...................................... 1-7
Reclining Front
............................... 1-5
Use During Pregnancy
......................... 1-22
Seats and Restraint Systems
........................ 1-1
Second Gear
Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-20
ManualTransmission .......................... 2-21
Service
and Appearance Care ...................... 6-1
Service and Owner Publications .............. 8- 1 1. 8- 12
Service Engine Soon Light
....................... 2-73
Service Parts Identification Label
.................. 6-58
Service Work. Doing Your Own .................... 6-2
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
........... 1-28
Security Warning Light
.......................... 2-76
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..................... 4-50
Parking on Hills
.............................. 4-49
Safety Chains
................................ 4-46
Total Weight on Tires
.......................... 4-45
Towing
..................................... 4-42
Turnsignals
................................. 4-48
Weight
..................................... 4-44
WiringHarness
............................... 4-50
Transfer Case
............................. 2-29, 6-22
Transmission Fluid Automatic
................................... 6- 15
Manual
..................................... 6-19
Transmitters, Keyless Entry
........................ 2-6
Transportation, Courtesy
.......................... 8-8
Trip, Before Leaving
............................ 4-33
Trip Odometer
................................. 2-67
Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
................ 4-48
Tongueweight
............................... 4-44
TTYUsers
..................................... 8-4
Turn Signal and Lane Change Signals
............... 2-34
Underbody Maintenance
........................ 6-56
Universal Transmitter
............................ 2-60
Accessories
................................. 2-63
Erasing Channels
............................. 2-63
Operation
................................... 2-62
Programming
................................ 2-61
Rolling Code Openers
......................... 2-62
Used Replacement Wheels
........................ 6-48
Vehicle control
............................... -4-5
Vehicle Damage Warnings
.......................... iv Vehicle Dimensions
............................. 6-66
Vehicle Identification Number
..................... 6-58
Vehicle Loading
................................ 4-40
Vehicle Storage
................................ 6-33
Ventilation System
............................... 3-7
Visors.
Sun .................................... 2-57
Voltmeter
..................................... 2-70
warning Devices
........................... 5.2. 5.3
Warning Lights. Gages and Indicators
............... 2-68
Washer Fluid. Windshield
........................ 6-28
Washing Your Vehicle
........................... 6-54
Weatherstrips
.................................. 6-53
Wheel Alignment
............................... 6-47
Wheel Nut Torque
......................... 5.30. 6.64
Wheel Replacement
............................. 6-47
Express-Down
............................... 2-32
Windows
LockoutSwitch
.............................. 2-32
Power
...................................... 2-31
Swing-Out
.................................. 2-33
Windshield Washer
............................. 2-36
Fluid
....................................... 6-28
FluidLevelCheck
............................ 7-39
Windshield Wiper
.............................. 2-36
Bladecheck
................................. 7-40
Blade Replacement
........................... 6-38
Fuses
...................................... 6-59
Winter Driving
................................. 4-36
Wiring, Headlamp
.............................. 6-59
Manual
..................................... 2-31
Rear
....................................... 2-37
WreckerTowing
................................. 5-7