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Service and appearance care, Service and appearance care -1 – Oldsmobile 2004 Bravada User Manual

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Service ............................................................5-3

Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your

Vehicle ......................................................5-4

Fuel ................................................................5-4

Gasoline Octane ............................................5-4
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-5
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-6
Filling Your Tank ............................................5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-9

Checking Things Under

the Hood ....................................................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-10
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-14
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-19
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-20
Engine Coolant .............................................5-23
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-25
Engine Overheating .......................................5-26
Cooling System ............................................5-28
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-34
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-35

Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-36
Brakes ........................................................5-37
Battery ........................................................5-40
Jump Starting ...............................................5-41

All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-47

Rear Axle .......................................................5-48

Front Axle ......................................................5-48

Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-50

Taillamps and Turn Signal Lamps ...................5-50
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-51

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-52

Tires ..............................................................5-55

Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-64
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-65
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-66
Buying New Tires .........................................5-67
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-68
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-69
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-69
Tire Chains ..................................................5-71
Accessory Inflator .........................................5-71
If a Tire Goes Flat ........................................5-73
Changing a Flat Tire .....................................5-74
Spare Tire ...................................................5-87

Section 5

Service and Appearance Care

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