1997 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 131

1997 Chevrolet Lumina Manual

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Have you recentlychanged brands of fuel? If so, be sure tofuel your vehicle with quality (see fuel "Fuel" in the Index). Poorfuel quality will cause your engine not to run as efficiently as designed. You may notice this as stalling after start-up, stalling when you put the vehicle into gear, misfiring, hesitation on acceleration or stumbling on acceleration. (These conditions may go away once the engine is warmed up.) This will be detected by system and cause the light the to turnon. If you experience one or more of these conditions, change the fuel brand you use. It will requireat least one full tank of the proper fuel to turn the light off. If none of the above steps have made the light turnoff, have your dealeror qualified service center check the vehicle. Your dealer has the proper test equipment and diagnostic tools tofix any mechanical or electrical problems that may have developed. Oil Warning Light If you have a problem with your oil, this light may stay on after you start your engine, orcome on when you are driving. 7 3 OIL This indicates thatoil is not going through your engine quickly enough to keep it lubricated. The engine could be low onoil or could have some other oil problem. Have it fixed right away. The oil light could also come on in two other situations: 0 When the ignition is on but theengine is not running, the light will come on asa test to show you is it working, butthe light will go out when you turn the ignition to START. If it doesn't come on with the ignition on, you may have a problem with fuse or the bulb. Haveit fixed right away. 2-57

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Have you
recentlychanged brands of fuel?
If
so,
be sure
to
fuel
your
vehicle
with
quality
fuel (see
“Fuel”
in the Index).
Poor fuel quality
will cause your
engine not to run as efficiently as designed. You
may
notice
this as stalling
after
start-up,
stalling
when
you
put the vehicle into gear,
misfiring,
hesitation on
acceleration or stumbling on
acceleration. (These
conditions
may go away once the engine is warmed
up.)
This will
be
detected
by
the system and cause the light
to
turnon.
If
you experience one or more of these conditions,
change the fuel brand you
use. It will
require at least one
full tank of the proper fuel to
turn
the
light off.
If none of the above steps have made the light
turn
off,
have your
dealer
or
qualified
service
center
check the
vehicle. Your dealer has the proper test equipment and
diagnostic
tools
to
fix any mechanical or electrical
problems that
may have developed.
Oil
Warning
Light
7
3
OIL
If you have a
problem
with
your oil, this light may
stay
on after
you
start
your
engine,
orcome on when
you are driving.
This indicates
that oil is
not
going
through
your
engine
quickly enough to keep it lubricated. The engine could
be
low
on oil or could have some other oil problem.
Have it fixed
right
away.
The oil light could also come on
in
two
other
situations:
0
When the ignition
is
on
but
the engine is not
running,
the light will come on
as a test
to
show
you
it
is
working,
but the light
will go out
when
you
turn
the
ignition
to START.
If
it doesn’t come on
with
the
ignition on, you
may have a
problem
with
the fuse
or
bulb.
Haveit fixed
right
away.
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