Chevrolet 2004 Impala - Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

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 ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-17
Supercharger Oil ..........................................5-22
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-23
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-25
Engine Coolant .............................................5-27
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-29
Engine Overheating .......................................5-30
Cooling System ............................................5-32
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-42
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-43
Brakes ........................................................5-44
Battery ........................................................5-46
Jump Starting ...............................................5-47
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-52
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-52
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-52
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, and
Parking Lamps ..........................................5-53
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Sidemarker Lamps .....................................5-55
Back-Up Lamps ............................................5-56
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-56
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-57
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