1998 CHEVROLET PRIZM adding oil

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine A CAUTION:
Heater and radiator hoses, and other engine
parts, can be
very hot. Don’t touch them. If you
do, you can be burned.
Don’t run the engine if there is a leak.
If you run
the engine, it could lose all coolant. That could
cause an engine fire, and you could be burned.
Get any leak fixed before you drive the vehicle.
NOTICE:
Engine damage from running your engine
without coolant isn’t covered by your warranty.
If there seems to be no leak, with the engine on, check to
see if the electric engine cooling fans
are running. If the
engine is overheating, both
fans should be running. If
they aren’t, your vehicle needs service.
How to Add Coolant to the Coolant
Recovery Tank
If you haven’t found a problem yet, but the coolant
level isn’t at
FULL, add a 50/50 mixture of clean water
(preferably distilled) and a proper coolant at the coolant
recovery tank. (See “Engine Coolant” in the Index for
more information about the proper coolant mixture.)
/! CAUTION:
I
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 a
proper coolant.
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The following explains your cooling system and how
to add coolant when it is low.
If you have a problem
with engine overheating, see “Engine Overheating” in
the Index.
A 50/50 mixture of water and the proper coolant will:
Give freezing protection down to -34°F (-37°C).
Give boiling protection up to 265°F (129°C).
Protect against rust and corrosion.
Help keep the proper engine temperature.
Let the warning lights and gages work as
they should. Use
a mixture of one-half
clean water (preferably
distilled) and one-half coolant that meets
GM
Specification 1825-M, which won’t damage aluminum
parts.
You can also use a recycled coolant conforming
to
GM Specification 1825-M with a complete coolant
flush and refill. If you use this mixture, you don’t
need to add anything else.
IC ION:
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 the
proper coolant.
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Courtesy Transportation
....................... 8.6. 8.8
Cruise Control ................................. 2-30
Ending Out
of ................................ 2-32
Erasing Speed Memory
........................ 2-32
Increasing Speed While Using
................... 2-31
Passing Another Vehicle While Using
............. 2-3 1
Reducing Speed While Using ................... 2-31
Resuming
a Set Speed ......................... 2-31
Setting
..................................... 2-30
Using On Hills
............................... 2-32
CruiseLight
................................... 2-53
Cupholder
..................................... 2-37
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users
......... 8-4
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8-2
Damage Finish
...................................... 6-50
SheetMetal
................................. 6-50
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-33
Dead Battery ................................... 5-3
Defects, Reporting Safety ................... 8-10, 8-11
Defensive Driving
............................... 4-2
Defogger, Rear Window
.......................... 3-5
Defogging
..................................... 3-5
Defrosting
..................................... 3-5
Dimensions, Vehicle
............................ 6-60
DomeLamps
.................................. 2-34
Door Locks
....................................... 2-4
Storage Compartment
......................... 2-37
Drive Position, Automatic Transaxle
................ 2- 16 Driver Position
................................. 1 . 13
Driving
City
........................................ 4-19
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Freeway
.................................... 4-20
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-26
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-5
IntheRain
.................................. 4-16
Night
...................................... 4-15
On Grades While Towing a Trailer
............... 4-36
On Hill and Mountain Roads
.................... 4-22
OnSnowandlce
............................. 4-25
Through Water ............................... 4-18
Wet Roads
.................................. 4-16
Winter
...................................... 4-24
WithaTrailer
................................ 4-34
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-3
Electrical Equipment, Adding
.......... 2-14,3-15, 6-53
Electrical System
............................... 6-53
Engine
....................................... 6-11
Compartment
Fuse Blocks ............ 6-56,6-57, 6-58
Coolant
..................................... 6-23
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-37
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-49
Exhaust
.................. 2-9,2-24,4-27,4-33, 7-42
Identification
................................ 6-53
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-37
Overheating
................................. 5-14
Running While Parked ......................... 2-24
StartingYour ................................ 2-13
Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
............... 4-37

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Additives
6- 15
Checking ................................... 6-12
Used
....................................... 6-16
Adding
..................................... 6-13
Pressure Light
............................... 2-52
What Kind to Use
............................. 6-14
When to Change
.............................. 6-15
Ethanol
........................................ 6-5
Exhaust, Engine
............. 2-9,2-24,4-27,4-33, 7-42
Exterior Lamps
................................. 2-32
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-45
Fabric Protection
............................... 6-46
~ Fifth Gear, Manual Transaxle ..................... 2-18
Filling a Portable Fuel Container
.................... 6-8
FillingYourTank
................................ 6-6
Filter, Air
................................ 6-16, 6-60
Finish Damage
................................. 6-50
First Gear, Manual Transaxle ...................... 2- 18
Flashers, Hazard Warning
......................... 5-2
Flash-to-Pass Feature ........................... 2-28
Flat Tire, Changing
............................. 5-23
Fluid Capacities
................................ 6-59
Fluid Level Check
.............................. 7-38
Fluids and Lubricants
............................ 7-44
Folding Rear Seatback
............................ 1-5
Foreign Countries, Fuel
........................... 6-5
Fourth Gear, Manual Transaxle .................... 2-18
French Language Manual
........................... ii
Front Turn Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement .......... 6-33
...................................
Finishcare .................................... 6-49
FrontTowing
.................................. 5-10
.......................................... Fuel 6-3 Canada ...................................... 6-3
Filling a Portable Fuel Container
.................. 6-8
Filling Your Tank
.............................. 6-6
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
Remote Door Release
........................... 6-6
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
....................... 6-54
Gages Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-49
GAWR
....................................... 4-29
Gear Positions, Manual Transaxle
.................. 2-18
Gross Axle Weight Rating ........................ 4-29
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
...................... 4-29
....................................... Gage 2-54
Fuel
....................................... 2-54
GloveBox
.................................... 2-37
Guide en Frangais
11
GVWR ....................................... 4-29
.. .................................
Halogen Bulbs ................................ 6-33
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
Head Restraints ................................. 1-4
Bulb Replacement
............................ 6-33
High/Low Beam Changer
...................... 2-28
Hearing Impaired, Customer Assistance
.............. 8-4
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-22
Hitches, Trailer
................................. 4-33
Headlamps
.................................... 2-32
OnReminder
................................ 2-33
Heating
........................................ 3-3
High-BeamHeadlamps
.......................... 2-28
9-4