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Oldsmobile Achieva 1998  Owners Manuals - + 
B 
A.  Heavy Metal Engine Part 
B. Good Battery 
C. Dead Battery 
Towing Your Vehicle 
Try to have an Oldsmobile retailer or a professional 
towing service tow your vehicle. They  can provide the

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Oldsmobile Achieva 1998  Owners Manuals When the towing service arrives, let the tow operator 
know that this manual contains detailed towing 
instructions  and illustrations.  The operator  may want 
to see them. 
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Oldsmobile Achieva 1998  Owners Manuals !L CAUTION: 
A vehicle  can  fall from a car  carrier if it isn’t 
adequately  secured. This can  cause  a  collision, 
serious  personal injury  and vehicle  damage.  The 
vehicle  should  be  tigh

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Oldsmobile Achieva 1998  Owners Manuals Front Towing 
NOTICE: 
Do not tow  with  sling-type  equipment  or fascia 
damage 
will occur.  Use  wheel-lift  or  carcarrier 
equipment.  Additional  ramping may  be required 
for  car-carrier  equ

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Oldsmobile Achieva 1998  Owners Manuals Rear Towing 
Tow Limits -- 55 mph (88 kd), 500 miles (800 km) NOTICE: 
Do not tow  with  sling-type  equipment or the  rear 
bumper  valance will  be  damaged.  Use  wheel-lift 
or  carcarrier  equipm

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Oldsmobile Achieva 1998  Owners Manuals NOTICE: 
Do not  have  your  vehicle  towed  with  the  front 
wheels  in  contact  with  the  ground.  This  will 
damage  the  transaxle.  If  the  vehicle  must  be 
towed  on  the  front  wheels,

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Oldsmobile Achieva 1998  Owners Manuals If No Steam Is Coming  From  Your  Engine 
If you get the overheat  warning but  see  or  hear no 
steam,  the  problem may not be  too  serious.  Sometimes 
the  engine  can  get  a little  too  hot

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Oldsmobile Achieva 1998  Owners Manuals 5. Then replace the pressure cap. Be sure the pressure 
Check  the level  in the  surge tank when the cooling 
system has cooled down.  If the coolant isn’t at the 
proper level, repeat Steps 
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