1993 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 227

1993 Oldsmobile Achieva Manual

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I What to A - Do with Oil Used I Used oil can be a real threat to the environment. If you change your ownoil, be sure to drain all free-flowing oil from the fdter before disposal. Don't ever dispose of oil by pouring it on the ground, into sewers, or into streams or bodies of water. Instead, recycle it by taking it toa place that collects used oil. If you have a problem properly disposing of your used oil, ask your dealer, a service station or a local recycling center for help. Air C/eaner Refer to the Maintenance Schedule to determine when to replace the air filter. See the Index under Scheduled Maintenunce Services. Usedengineoilcontains thingsthathavecausedskin cancer in laboratory animals.Don't let used oil stay on your skin for very long. Clean your skin and nails with soap and water, or a good hand cleaner. Wash or properly throw away clothing or rags containing used engineoil. or others to be burned. The air cleaner not only cleans the air, it stops flame if the engine backfires. If it isn't there, and the engine backfires, you could be burned. Don't drive with it off, and be careful working on the engine with the air cleaner off. \ air cleaner off can causeyou Operating the engine withthe I 225

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I
What
to
Do
with
Used
Oil
I
A
Usedengineoilcontains
-
things
that have caused skin
cancer
in
laboratory
animals. Don’t
let used oil stay
on
your
skin
for
very
long.
Clean
your
skin
and
nails with soap and
water, or a
good
hand cleaner. Wash or
properly
throw
away
clothing or
rags
containing
used
engine
oil.
Used
oil
can
be a real
threat
to
the
environment.
If
you change
your
own oil, be sure to
drain
all
free-flowing
oil
from
the
fdter
before disposal.
Don’t
ever dispose of oil by pouring
it
on the ground, into
sewers, or into
streams or bodies of
water. Instead,
recycle
it by taking
it
toa place
that
collects
used oil. If
you
have a problem
properly
disposing of
your
used
oil, ask
your
dealer, a service station or a local
recycling
center
for
help.
Air
C/eaner
Refer to the
Maintenance
Schedule
to
determine
when
to
replace
the air filter.
See the
Index
under
Scheduled
Maintenunce
Services.
Operating the engine
with
the
\
air cleaner off can
cause
you
or others to
be burned. The air
cleaner
not
only
cleans
the
air,
it
stops
flame
if
the
engine
backfires.
If
it
isn’t there,
and
the
engine
backfires, you could
be
burned.
Don’t drive with
it
off,
and
be
careful
working
on
the
engine
with
the air cleaner
off.
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