2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN engine oil

Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants
Fluids and lubricants identied below by name, part
number or specication may be obtained from your
dealer.
Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Engine OilEngine oil which meets GM
Standard GM6094M and displays
the American Petroleum Institute
Certied for Gasoline Engines
starburst symbol. GM Goodwrench
oil meets all the requirements for
your vehicle. To determine the
proper viscosity for your vehicle’s
engine, seeEngine Oil on
page 5-17.
Engine Coolant50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable
water and use only
DEX-COOL
®Coolant. SeeEngine
Coolant on page 5-26.
Hydraulic Brake
SystemDelco Supreme 11 Brake Fluid or
equivalent DOT-3 brake uid.
Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Windshield
Washer SolventGM Optikleen
®Washer Solvent.
Power Steering
SystemGM Power Steering Fluid
(GM Part No. U.S. 89021184, in
Canada 89021186).
Automatic
TransmissionDEXRON
®-III Automatic
Transmission Fluid.
Key Lock
CylindersMulti-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube
(GM Part No. U.S. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Chassis
LubricationChassis Lubricant (GM Part No.
U.S. 12377985, in Canada
88901242) or lubricant meeting
requirements of NLGI #2, Category
LB or GC-LB.
Front Axle
(Four-Wheel
Drive)SAE 80W-90 Axle Lubricant
(GM Part No. U.S. 1052271, in
Canada 10950849).
Front Axle
(All-Wheel
Drive)SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle
Lubricant (GM Part No.
U.S. 12378261, in Canada
10953455) meeting GM
Specication 9986115.
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Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
Replacement parts identied below by name, part number, or specication can be obtained from your dealer.
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
VIN Code V T Z U G
Oil Filter25010633**
/PF44*25010633**
/PF44*25010633**
/PF44*25010633**
/PF44*89028862**
/PF454*
Engine Air
Cleaner /Filter25313348**
/A1519C†25313348**
/A1519C*†25313348**
/A1519C*†25313349**
/A1518C*25313349**
/A1518C*
PCV Valve — — — — —
Spark Plugs12571164**
/41–985*12571164**
/41–985*12571164**
/41–985*12571164**
/41–985*12578277**
/41–983*
Wiper Blades
(Front)15153642** 15153642** 15153642** 15153642** 15153642**
Wiper Blade
Type (Front)ITTA ITTA ITTA ITTA ITTA
6-15

Bulb Replacement (cont.)
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-60
Roof Marker Lamps.....................................5-57
Side Identication Marker Lamps...................5-57
Taillamps....................................................5-59
Buying New Tires...........................................5-74
C
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
Canada – Customer Assistance.......................... 7-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Canadian Roadside Assistance........................... 7-7
Capacities and Specications..........................5-118
Car Washes for QUADRASTEER™
Equipped Vehicles.......................................4-19
Carbon Monoxide...................2-14, 2-43, 4-48, 4-65
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-103
Your Cassette Tape Player..........................3-137
Your CD and DVD Player...........................3-138
Your CDs and DVDs..................................3-138
Cargo Cover..................................................2-65
Cargo Tie Downs............................................2-65
Cassette Tape Messages...............................3-104
CD Adapter Kits............................................3-104
CD Messages.............................3-92, 3-107, 3-122Center Console Storage Area...........................2-63
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block................5-112
Center Passenger Position, Safety Belts.............1-40
Chains, Tires..................................................5-79
CHANGE ENGINE OIL....................................3-69
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-50
Check Engine Light.........................................3-50
CHECK OIL LEVEL.........................................3-70
CHECK TIRE PRESSURE...............................3-70
CHECK WASHER FLUID.................................3-70
Checking Brake Fluid......................................5-41
Checking Coolant............................................5-28
Checking Engine Oil........................................5-17
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-12
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-107
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-54
Infants and Young Children...........................1-50
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)..........................1-62
Older Children.............................................1-48
Securing a Child Restraint Designed
for the LATCH System..............................1-64
Securing a Child Restraint in a Center
Rear Seat Position...................................1-67
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position...............................1-64
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Driving with a Trailer.......................................4-74
Dual Automatic Climate Control System.............3-27
Dual Climate Control System............................3-23
DVD
Rear Seat Entertainment System..................3-123
DVD Distortion..............................................3-133
DVD Messages.............................................3-133
DVD Player..................................................3-126
E
Easy Exit Seat...............................................2-68
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-110
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-110
Power Windows and Other Power Options....5-110
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-110
Emissions Inspection and Maintenance
Programs...................................................3-52
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-22
Battery.......................................................5-44
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-50
Coolant......................................................5-26
Coolant Heater............................................2-24
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-47
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-17
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-14Engine (cont.)
Exhaust.....................................................2-43
Fan Noise..................................................5-37
Oil .............................................................5-17
Overheating................................................5-29
Starting......................................................2-23
ENGINE COOLANT HOT.................................3-70
Engine Hour Meter Display...............................3-41
Engine Oil Additives........................................5-20
ENGINE OVERHEATED..................................3-70
Entering or Exiting the Third Row Seats.............1-10
Entry Lighting.................................................3-19
Environmental Concerns..................................4-27
Erasing HomeLink
®Buttons..............................2-61
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Exit Lighting...................................................3-19
Express-Down Windows...................................2-17
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-47
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-22
Finding a Program Type (PTY) Station
(RDS and XM™).......................3-85, 3-97, 3-112
Finding a Station..................3-78, 3-83, 3-95, 3-110
Finish Care..................................................5-104
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Finish Damage.............................................5-107
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-139
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................5-80
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-80
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-24
Power Steering...........................................5-38
Windshield Washer......................................5-39
FM Stereo....................................................3-137
Fog Lamps....................................................3-17
Folding the Seatback.......................................1-18
Folding the Seatbacks.....................1-11, 1-13, 1-23
Following Distance..........................................4-75
Four-Wheel Drive....................................2-30, 5-52
Four-Wheel-Drive Light....................................3-54
Front Axle......................................................5-53
Front Axle Locking Feature...............................2-30
Front Reading Lamps......................................3-19
Front Storage Area.........................................2-63
Frontal Air Bags.............................................1-80
Fuel............................................................... 5-4
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
E-85 (85% Ethanol)....................................... 5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-11
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-9
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-8
Gage.........................................................3-55Fuel (cont.)
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Low Warning Light.......................................3-55
Fuel Information Button....................................3-59
FUEL LEVEL LOW.........................................3-71
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-110
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-110
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-47
Fuel..........................................................3-55
Oil Pressure...............................................3-53
Speedometer..............................................3-41
Tachometer.................................................3-41
Transmission Temperature.............................3-48
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-44
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-58
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Gate Operator and Canadian Programming........2-61
Getting Familiar with Off-Road Driving................4-28
Glove Box.....................................................2-63
GM Mobility Program for Persons with
Disabilities.................................................... 7-5
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Oil
Engine.......................................................5-17
Pressure Gage............................................3-53
OIL LIFE RESET............................................3-71
Oil Life System...............................................3-60
OIL PRESSURE LOW.....................................3-71
Older Children, Restraints................................1-48
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®Personal Calling.................................2-57
OnStar®Services............................................2-56
OnStar®Steering Wheel Controls......................2-57
OnStar®System.............................................2-56
OnStar®Virtual Advisor....................................2-57
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment...................................3-26, 3-33
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-54
Camper-Type Mirrors....................................2-52
Convex Mirror.............................................2-55
Curb View Assist Mirrors..............................2-54
Heated Mirrors............................................2-55
Manual Mirrors............................................2-51
Power Foldaway Mirrors...............................2-53
Power Mirrors.............................................2-52
Outside Power Camper-Type Mirror...................2-53
Overheated Engine Protection Operating
Mode (V8 Engines Only)..............................5-29
Overseas – Customer Assistance........................ 7-5Owner Checks and Services.............................6-10
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
Owner’s Information........................................7-12
P
Panel Doors...................................................2-15
Parental Control............................................3-123
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-39
Shifting Out of............................................2-41
Parking
Brake........................................................2-38
Over Things That Burn.................................2-42
Parking on Hills..............................................4-76
Passenger Air Bag Indicator.....................2-48, 2-51
Passenger Air Bag Status Indicator...................3-42
PASSENGER DOOR AJAR..............................3-72
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-84
Passing.................................................4-20, 4-75
Passlock
®......................................................2-20
Personalization Button.....................................3-61
Plan Ahead When Possible................................ 7-7
Playing a Cassette Tape................................3-102
Playing a CD..............................3-90, 3-105, 3-117
Playing a Specic Loaded CD.........................3-118
Playing the Radio.................3-78, 3-82, 3-94, 3-109
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Using HomeLink®...........................................2-61
Using Song List Mode...................................3-120
Using the Recovery Hooks...............................4-53
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-6
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-58
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 7-9
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-109
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-109
Vehicle Personalization
Memory Seat..............................................2-67
Vehicle Storage..............................................5-44
Video Screen................................................3-125
Visors...........................................................2-18
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-44
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-39
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-68
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6Warnings (cont.)
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Washing Your Vehicle....................................5-104
Weight Distributing Hitches and Weight
Carrying Hitches..........................................4-72
Weight of the Trailer........................................4-68
Weight of the Trailer Tongue.............................4-71
What Kind of Engine Oil to Use........................5-18
What to Add..................................................5-42
What to Do with Used Oil................................5-21
What to Use..................................5-27, 5-39, 5-51
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-77
Replacement...............................................5-77
When to Add Engine Oil..................................5-18
When to Change Engine Oil
(GM Oil Life System)...................................5-20
When to Check Lubricant.................................5-51
When to Check Power Steering Fluid................5-38
When to Inspect.............................................5-22
When You Are Ready to Leave After
Parking on a Hill.........................................4-77
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-57
Why Safety Belts Work....................................1-27
Windows.......................................................2-16
Manual......................................................2-16
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