2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO oil additives

Black plate (45,1)Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2010
Driving and Operating 8-45
California Fuel
Requirements
If the vehicle is certified to meet
California Emissions Standards,
it is designed to operate on fuels
that meet California specifications.
See the underhood emission control
label. If this fuel is not available in
states adopting California emissions
standards, the vehicle will operate
satisfactorily on fuels meeting
federal specifications, but emission
control system performance might
be affected. The malfunction
indicator lamp could turn on and the
vehicle might fail a smog‐check test.
SeeMalfunction Indicator Lamp
on
page 4‑20. If this occurs, return to
your authorized dealer for diagnosis.
If it is determined that the condition
is caused by the type of fuel used,
repairs might not be covered by the
vehicle warranty.
Fuels in Foreign
Countries
If you plan on driving in another
country outside the United States
or Canada, the proper fuel might
be hard to find. Never use leaded
gasoline or any other fuel not
recommended in the previous text
on fuel. Costly repairs caused by
use of improper fuel would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
To check the fuel availability, ask an
auto club, or contact a major oil
company that does business in the
country where you will be driving.
Fuel Additives
To provide cleaner air, all gasolines
in the United States are now
required to contain additives that
help prevent engine and fuel system
deposits from forming, allowing the
emission control system to work
properly. In most cases, nothing
should have to be added to the fuel.
However, some gasolines contain only the minimum amount of
additive required to meet U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
regulations. To help keep fuel
injectors and intake valves clean,
or if the vehicle experiences
problems due to dirty injectors or
valves, look for gasoline that is
advertised as TOP TIER Detergent
Gasoline. Look for the TOP TIER
label on the fuel pump to ensure
gasoline meets enhanced
detergency standards developed
by the auto companies. A list of
marketers providing TOP TIER
Detergent Gasoline can be found
at www.toptiergas.com.
For customers who do not use
TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline
regularly, one bottle of GM Fuel
System Treatment PLUS, added to
the fuel tank at every engine oil
change, can help clean deposits
from fuel injectors and intake
valves. GM Fuel System Treatment
PLUS is the only gasoline additive
recommended by General Motors.
It is available at your dealer.

Black plate (12,1)Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2010
9-12 Vehicle Care
What Kind of Engine Oil to Use
(V8 Engines)
Look for three things:
.GM4718M
This vehicle's engine requires a
special oil meeting GM Standard
GM4718M. Oils meeting this
standard may be identified as
synthetic. However, not all
synthetic oils will meet this GM
standard. Use only an oil that
meets GM Standard GM4718M.
Notice: Using oils that do not
have the GM4718M Standard
designation can cause engine
damage not covered by the
vehicle warranty.
.SAE 5W-30
SAE 5W-30 is best for the
vehicle. These numbers on
an oil container show its
viscosity, or thickness. Do not
use other viscosity oils such
as SAE 20W-50.
.American Petroleum Institute
(API) starburst symbol
Oils meeting these requirements
should have the starburst
symbol on the container. This
symbol indicates that the oil has
been certified by the American
Petroleum Institute (API).
This vehicle's engine was filled at
the factory with a Mobil 1
®synthetic
oil meeting all requirements for this
vehicle.
Substitute Engine Oil: When adding
oil to maintain engine oil level, oil
meeting GM Standard GM4718M might not be available. You can add
substitute oil designated SAE 5W-30
with the starburst symbol at all
temperatures. Substitute oil not
meeting GM Standard GM4718M
should not be used for an oil
change.
Engine Oil Additives / Engine
Oil Flushes
Do not add anything to the oil.
The recommended oils with the
starburst symbol that meet GM
standards are all that is needed
for good performance and engine
protection.
Engine oil system flushes are not
recommended and could cause
engine damage not covered by the
vehicle warranty.

Black plate (5,1)Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2010
INDEX i-5
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-43Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-45
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-48
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-46
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . . 8-45
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . 8-44
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-44
Requirements, California . . . . . 8-45
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . 4-44Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-44
Gauges Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Engine Oil Temperature . . . . . . . 4-14
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Transmission Temperature . . . . 4-16
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 10-1
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-48
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-6
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 5-4
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3, 9-39
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 5-3
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . 9-58
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 8-9
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15