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3.1. Clean the area around the engine oilfill tube
and cap before removing. Twist the oilfill
tube, with cap attached, counterclockwise
and remove it.3.2. If you have the supercharged engine,
remove the nut in the center of the cover
shield.
3.3. Lift the engine cover shield at the front, slide
the catch tab out of the engine bracket and
remove the cover shield.
3.4. Put the oilfill tube, with cap attached, in the
valve cover oilfill hole until you’re ready to
replace the cover shield.
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4. After the engine cools,
open the coolant air
bleed valve. The bleed
valve is located on
the thermostat housing.
5. Fill the radiator with the
proper DEX-COOL
®
coolant mixture, up to the
base of thefiller neck.
SeeEngine Coolant
on page 5-22for more
information about
the proper coolant
mixture.
If you see a stream of coolant coming from an air
bleed valve, close the valve. Otherwise, close
the valve after the radiator isfilled.6. Rinse or wipe any spilled coolant from the engine
and the compartment.
7. Replace the 3800 Series II V6 engine cover shield.
7.1. Remove the oilfill tube, with cap attached,
from the valve cover.
7.2. Insert the catch tab on the cover shield
under the bracket on the engine.
7.3. Place the hole in the cover shield over the
hole in the valve cover. Install oilfill tube and
cap by twisting clockwise.
7.4. If you have the supercharged engine, install
the nut in the center of the cover shield.
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Front Turn Signal and Parking
Lamps
1. Remove the headlamp assembly. Refer to the
removal procedure earlier in this section.
2. Remove the rubber bulb access cover.
3. Twist the sidemarker lamp socket, located on the
outboard side of the headlamp assembly,
counterclockwise and pull it from the headlamp
assembly.
4. Holding the base of the socket, pull the old bulb
from the socket.
5. Push the new bulb into the socket.
6. Reverse Steps 1 through 3 to reinstall the lamp
assembly.
Center High-Mounted
Stoplamp (CHMSL)
1. Open the trunk.
2. Reach through the access opening in the trunk lid.
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3. Remove the old bulb by turning it one-quarter turn
counterclockwise.
4. Push the new bulb into the bulb socket.
5. Turn the socket one-quarter turn clockwise to
reinstall.
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and
Stoplamps
1. Open the trunk.
2. If your vehicle is equipped with a convenience net,
remove it.
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3. Remove the three plastic wing nuts (A).
There is one wing nut located on the outside of the
carpet. The other two are located underneath
the carpet.
4. Pull the taillamp housing (B) away from the body of
the vehicle.
5. Squeeze the tab on the socket and turn the socket
counterclockwise.
6. Pull out the socket.
7. Pull the old bulb out of the socket. (There are two
bulbs on each taillamp.)
8. Push in a new bulb.
9. Reverse these steps to reinstall the lamp assembly.Back-Up Lamps
1. Open the trunk lid.
2. Remove the seven wing nuts (A) from the lamp
covering.
3. Remove the lamp covering.
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The following steps will tell you how to use the jack and
change a tire.
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
The equipment you’ll need is in the trunk.
1. Turn the center nut on
the compact spare tire
cover counterclockwise
to remove it. Then
lift and remove
the cover. See
Compact Spare Tire on
page 5-77for more
information about the
compact spare tire.
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2. Remove the compact spare tire.3. Turn the nut holding the jack counterclockwise and
remove it. Then remove the jack and wrench.
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Removing the Wheel Covers
If your vehicle is equipped with wheel covers, be sure to
use a wheel wrench to begin the process of loosening
the plastic wheel nut caps.
Once you have loosened
the plastic nut caps with
the wheel wrench, if
needed, you canfinish
loosening them with your
fingers.
Then, using theflat end of the wheel wrench, pry along
the edge of the wheel cover until it comes off. Be
careful; the edge may be sharp. Don’t try to remove the
cover with your bare hands.
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire
1. Using the wheel wrench, loosen all the wheel nuts.
Don’t remove them yet.
2. Turn the jack handle clockwise to raise the jack
lift head.
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