Chevrolet 1994 Model Vehicle User Manual


 
2.2L
L4:
Adding Engine
Oil
3.1
L
V6:
Addlng Engine
Oil
What
Kind
of
Oil
to
Use
Beginning midyear
1993,
oils
of
the
?roper quality for your vehicle will be
.dentified with this new “starburst”
iymbol. The “starburst” symbol
ndicates that the oil has been certified
~y
the American Petroleum Institute
(API)
,
and
is
preferred for use in your
gasoline engine.
fou should
look
for this on the front
of
:he oil container, and use only oils that
iisplay this new symbol.
fou should also use the proper viscosit)
ail for your vehicle, as shown in the
following chart:
As
shown
in the chart, SAE
5W-30
is
best for your vehicle. However, you can
RECOMMENDED SAE VlSCOSlTy GRADE ENGINE
OILS
FOR BEST FUEL ECONOMY
AND
COLD STARTING,
SELECT THE LOWEST SAE VISCOSITY GRADE
OIL
FORTHEEXPECTEDTEMPERATURERANGE.
Y
HOT
NE,
-
”F
tlOO
+
80
+60
+40
4-20
0
’C
t38
t27
t16
t4
-1
-18
LOOK
FOR
ONE
OF
THESE
LABELS
1
PREFERRED
SAE 5W-30
IF
NEITHER SAE 5W-30 NOR SAE 10W-30
COLD
GRADE OILS ARE AVAILABLE, SAE
30
GRADE MAY BE USED AT TEMPERATURES
WEATHER
ABOVE
40
DEGREES
F
(4
DEGREES
c).
DO
NOT USE SAE 1OW-40, SAE 2OW-50
OR
ANY OTHER GRADE
OIL
NOT RECOMMENDED.