1998 CHEVROLET CAMARO adding oil

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine A CAUTION:
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Adding only plain water to your cooling system
can be dangerous. Plain water, or some other
liquid like alcohol, can boil before the proper
coolant mixture will. Your vehicle’s coolant
warning system is set for the proper coolant
mixture. With plain water or the wrong mixture,
your engine could get too hot but you wouldn’t
get the overheat warning. Your engine could
catch fire and you or others could be burned.
Use a
50/50 mixture of clean water and
DEX-COOL@ coolant.
I NOTICE: I
In cold weather, water can freeze and crack the
engine, radiator, heater core and other parts.
Use the recommended coolant and the proper
coolant mixture.
I /1 CAUTION:
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You can be burned if you spill coolant on hot
engine parts. Coolant contains ethylene glycol
and it will burn
if the engine parts are hot
enough. Don’t spill coolant on a hot engine.
When the coolant in the coolant recovery tank is at
FULL COLD, start your vehicle.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine NOTICE:
We recommend you use only fluid labeled
DEXR0N’-III, because fluid with that label
is
made especially for your automatic transmission.
Damage caused
by fluid other than DEXRON-111
is not covered by your new vehicle warranty.
0 After adding fluid, recheck the fluid level as
0 When the correct fluid level is obtained, push the
described
under “How
to Check.”
dipstick back in
all the way.
Manual Transmission Fluid
When to Check
A good time to have it checked is when the engine
oil is changed. However, the fluid in your manual
transmission doesn’t require changing.
How to Check
Because this operation can be difficult, you may
choose to have this done at your Chevrolet dealership
Service Department.
If you do it yourself, be sure to follow all the
instructions here, or you could get a false reading.
NOTICE:
Too much or too little fluid can damage your
transmission.
Too much can mean that some of
the fluid could come out and fall on hot engine
parts or exhaust system parts, starting a fire.
Be
sure to get an accurate reading if you check your
transmission fluid.
Check the fluid level only when your engine is off, the
vehicle
is parked on a level place and the transmission
is cool enough for you to rest your fingers
on the
transmission case.
Then, follow these steps:
1. Remove the filler plug.
2. Check that the lubricant level is up to the bottom of
the filler plug hole.
3. If the fluid level is good, install the plug and be sure
it is fully seated. If the fluid level is
low, add more
fluid as described in the next steps.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine A 50/50 mixture of water and DEX-COOL@ coolant will:
0 Give freezing protection down to -34°F (-37°C).
0 Give boiling protection up to 265°F (129°C).
0 Protect against rust and corrosion.
0 Help keep the proper engine temperature.
0 Let the warning lights and gages work as
they should.
NOTICE:
When adding coolant, it is important that you use
only
DEX-COOL@ (silicate-free) coolant.
If coolant other than DEX-COOL is added to
the system, premature engine, heater core
or
radiator corrosion may result. In addition, the
engine coolant
will require change sooner -- at
30,000 miles (50 000 km) or 24 months,
whichever occurs first. Damage caused
by the
use
of coolant other than DEX-COOL@ is not
covered by your new vehicle warranty.
What to Use
Use a mixture of one-half clean water (preferably
distilled)
and one-half DEX-COOL’ coolant which
won’t damage aluminum parts.
If you use this mixture,
you don’t need to add anything else.
Adding only plain water to your cooling system
can be dangerous. Plain water,
or some other
liquid like alcohol, can boil before the proper
coolant mixture will. Your vehicle’s coolant
warning system is set for the proper coolant
mixture. With plain water
or the wrong mixture,
your engine could get too hot but you wouldn’t
get the overheat warning. Your engine could
catch fire and you or others could be burned.
Use a
50/50 mixture of clean water and
DEX-COOL@ coolant.
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Dolby
B Noise Reduction 3-13
Door Last Door Closed Locking Feature
................ 2-6
Lockout Prevention
............................ 2-6
Locks
....................................... 2-4
Drive Position. Automatic Transmission
............. 2-32
Driver Position
................................. 1 - 12
Driver’s Door Alarm Delay/Shock Sensor Enable
..... 2-23
Driving City
........................................ 4-19
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-2
Freeway
.................................... 4-20
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-27
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
IntheRain
.................................. 4-17
Night
...................................... 4-15
OnCurves
.................................. 4-10
On Grades While Towing a Trailer
............... 4-36
On Hill and Mountain Roads
.................... 4-23
OnSnowandIce
............................. 4-25
WetRoads
.................................. 4-17
Winter
...................................... 4-24
With a Trailer
................................ 4-34
8 .......................
Downshifting .................................. 2-36
Throughwater
............................... 4-19
DrunkenDriving
................................ 4-2 Electrical
Equipment. Adding
.......... 2.28.3.23. 6.62
Electrical System
............................... 6-62
Engine
.................................. 6-10’6-11
Coolant ..................................... 6-26
Coolant Heater
............................... 2-28
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-32
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-80
Exhaust
..................................... 2-41
FuseBlocks
................................. 6-64
Identification
................................ 6-62
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-32
Overheating
................................. 5-14
Running While Parked
......................... 2-42
Specifications
................................ 6-69
Starting Your
................................ 2-27
Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
............... 4-37
Engineoil
.................................... 6-12
Adding
..................................... 6-13
Additives
................................... 6-17
Checking
................................... 6-13
Pressure Gage
................................ 2-83
Used
....................................... 6-17
What Kind to Use
............................. 6-14
Whentochange
.............................. 6-17
Ethanol
........................................ 6-5
Exhaust’Engine
................................ 2-41
Exit Lighting
............................. 2-20. 2-53
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