Oldsmobile Intrigue (2002 year). Manual - part 21

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Section 7

Maintenance Schedule

This section covers the maintenance required for your vehicle. Your vehicle needs these services to retain its safety,
dependability and emission control performance.

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Introduction

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Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services

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Scheduled Maintenance

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Part B: Owner Checks and Services

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Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections

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Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants

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Part E: Maintenance Record

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Have you purchased the GM Protection Plan? The Plan
supplements your new vehicle warranties. See your
Warranty and Owner Assistance booklet or your dealer
for details. 

Introduction

Your Vehicle and the Environment

Proper vehicle maintenance not only helps to keep your
vehicle in good working condition, but also helps the
environment. All recommended maintenance procedures
are important. Improper vehicle maintenance can even
affect the quality of the air we breathe. Improper fluid
levels or the wrong tire inflation can increase the level
of emissions from your vehicle. To help protect our
environment, and to keep your vehicle in good
condition, please maintain your vehicle properly.

Maintenance Requirements

Maintenance intervals, checks, inspections and
recommended fluids and lubricants as prescribed in this
manual are necessary to keep your vehicle in good
working condition. Any damage caused by failure to
follow recommended maintenance may not be covered
by warranty.

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How This Section is Organized

This maintenance schedule is divided into five parts:

“Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services” explains
what to have done and how often. Some of these
services can be complex, so unless you are technically
qualified and have the necessary equipment, you should
let your dealer’s service department or another qualified
service center do these jobs.

CAUTION:

Performing maintenance work on a vehicle can
be dangerous. In trying to do some jobs, you can
be seriously injured. Do your own maintenance
work only if you have the required know

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how

and the proper tools and equipment for the job.
If you have any doubt, have a qualified
technician do the work.

If you want to get the service information, see “Service
and Owner Publications” in the Index.

“Part B: Owner Checks and Services” tells you 
what should be checked and when. It also explains 
what you can easily do to help keep your vehicle in
good condition.

“Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections” explains
important inspections that your dealer’s service
department or another qualified service center 
should perform.

“Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants” lists
some recommended products necessary to help keep
your vehicle properly maintained. These products, or
their equivalents, should be used whether you do the
work yourself or have it done.

“Part E: Maintenance Record” is a place for 
you to record and keep track of the maintenance
performed on your vehicle. Keep your maintenance
receipts. They may be needed to qualify your vehicle 
for warranty repairs.

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Part A: Scheduled 
Maintenance Services

Using Your Maintenance Schedule

We at General Motors want to help you keep your
vehicle in good working condition. But we don’t know
exactly how you’ll drive it. You may drive very short
distances only a few times a week. Or you may drive
long distances all the time in very hot, dusty weather.
You may use your vehicle in making deliveries. 
Or you may drive it to work, to do errands or in many
other ways.

Because of all the different ways people use their
vehicles, maintenance needs vary. You may need more
frequent checks and replacements. So please read the
following and note how you drive. If you have any
questions on how to keep your vehicle in good
condition, see your dealer.

This part tells you the maintenance services you should
have done and when you should schedule them. If you
go to your dealer for your service needs, you’ll know
that GM

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trained and supported service people will

perform the work using genuine GM parts.

The proper fluids and lubricants to use are listed in
Part D. Make sure whoever services your vehicle 
uses these. All parts should be replaced and all
necessary repairs done before you or anyone else 
drives the vehicle.

This schedule is for vehicles that:
D carry passengers and cargo within recommended

limits. You will find these limits on your vehicle’s
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Loading Information label. See “Loading Your

Vehicle” in the Index.

D are driven on reasonable road surfaces within legal

driving limits.

D use the recommended fuel. See “Fuel” in the Index.

Scheduled Maintenance

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The services shown in this schedule up to 100,000 miles
(166 000 km) should be repeated after 100,000 miles
(166 000 km) at the same intervals for the life of 
this vehicle. The services shown at 150,000 miles
(240 000 km) should be repeated at the same 
interval after 150,000 miles (240 000 km) for the
life of this vehicle.

See “Owner Checks and Services” and “Periodic
Maintenance Inspections” following.

Footnotes

[ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or the
California Air Resources Board has determined that the
failure to perform this maintenance item will not nullify
the emission warranty or limit recall liability prior to
the completion of the vehicle’s useful life. We, however,
urge that all recommended maintenance services be
performed at the indicated intervals and the
maintenance be recorded.

+ A good time to check your brakes is during tire
rotation. See “Brake System Inspection” under
“Periodic Maintenance Inspections” in Part C of 
this schedule.

Scheduled Maintenance

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Engine Oil Scheduled Maintenance

Change engine oil and filter as indicated by the 
GM Oil Life System

t (or every 12 months,

whichever occurs first). Reset the system.

Your vehicle has a computer system that lets you know
when to change the engine oil and filter. This is based on
engine revolutions and engine temperature, and not on
mileage. Based on driving conditions, the mileage at
which an oil change will be indicated can vary
considerably. For the oil life system to work properly,
you must reset the system every time the oil is changed.

When the system has calculated that oil life has been
diminished, it will indicate that an oil change is
necessary. A CHANGE OIL light will come on. Change
your oil as soon as possible within the next two times
you stop for fuel. It is possible that, if you are driving
under the best conditions, the oil life system may not
indicate that an oil change is necessary for over a year.
However, your engine oil and filter must be changed at
least once a year and at this time the system must be
reset. It is also important to check your oil regularly and
keep it at the proper level.

If the system is ever reset accidentally, you must change
your oil at 3,000 miles (5 000 km) since your last oil
change. Remember to reset the oil life system whenever
the oil is changed. See “Oil Life System” in the Index
for information on resetting the system.

An Emission Control Service.

Scheduled Maintenance

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Scheduled Maintenance

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Scheduled Maintenance

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7,500 Miles (12 500 km)

j Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and Rotation” in the Index for proper

rotation pattern and additional information. (See footnote +).

15,000 Miles (25 000 km)

j Inspect engine air cleaner filter if you are driving in dusty conditions. 

Replace filter if necessary. 
An Emission Control Service. (See footnote 

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j Replace passenger compartment air filter. If you drive regularly under dusty

conditions, the filter may require replacement more often.

j Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and Rotation” in the Index for proper

rotation pattern and additional information. (See footnote +). 

22,500 Miles (37 500 km)

j Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and Rotation” in the Index for proper

rotation pattern and additional information. (See footnote +).

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30,000 Miles (50 000 km)

j Replace passenger compartment air filter. If you drive regularly under dusty

conditions, the filter may require replacement more often.

j Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and Rotation” in the Index for proper

rotation pattern and additional information. (See footnote +). 

j Replace engine air cleaner filter. 

An Emission Control Service. 

37,500 Miles (62 500 km)

j Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and Rotation” in the Index for proper

rotation pattern and additional information. (See footnote +).

45,000 Miles (75 000 km)

j Inspect engine air cleaner filter if you are driving in dusty conditions. 

Replace filter if necessary. 
An Emission Control Service. (See footnote 

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j Replace passenger compartment air filter. If you drive regularly under dusty

conditions, the filter may require replacement more often.

j Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and Rotation” in the Index for proper

rotation pattern and additional information. (See footnote +). 

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50,000 Miles (83 000 km)

j Change automatic transaxle fluid and filter if the vehicle is mainly driven

under one or more of these conditions:

– In heavy city traffic where the outside temperature regularly 

reaches 90

_F (32_C) or higher.

– In hilly or mountainous terrain.
– When doing frequent trailer towing.
– Uses such as found in taxi, police or delivery service.

If you do not use your vehicle under any of these conditions, change the fluid
and filter at 100,000 miles (166 000 km).

52,500 Miles (87 500 km)

j Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and Rotation” in the Index for proper

rotation pattern and additional information. (See footnote +).

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60,000 Miles (100 000 km)

j Replace passenger compartment air filter. If you drive regularly under dusty

conditions, the filter may require replacement more often.

j Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and Rotation” in the Index for proper

rotation pattern and additional information. (See footnote +). 

j Inspect engine accessory drive belt. 

An Emission Control Service. 

j Replace engine air cleaner filter. 

An Emission Control Service. 

67,500 Miles (112 500 km)

j Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and Rotation” in the Index for proper

rotation pattern and additional information. (See footnote +).

75,000 Miles (125 000 km)

j Inspect engine air cleaner filter if you are driving in dusty conditions. 

Replace filter if necessary. 
An Emission Control Service. (See footnote 

[).

j Replace passenger compartment air filter. If you drive regularly under dusty

conditions, the filter may require replacement more often.

j Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and Rotation” in the Index for proper

rotation pattern and additional information. (See footnote +). 

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82,500 Miles (137 500 km)

j Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and Rotation” in the Index for proper

rotation pattern and additional information. (See footnote +).

90,000 Miles (150 000 km)

j Replace passenger compartment air filter. If you drive regularly under dusty

conditions, the filter may require replacement more often.

j Replace engine air cleaner filter. 

An Emission Control Service. 

j Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and Rotation” in the Index for proper

rotation pattern and additional information. (See footnote +). 

97,500 Miles (162 500 km)

j Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and Rotation” in the Index for proper

rotation pattern and additional information. (See footnote +).

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100,000 Miles (166 000 km)

j Replace spark plugs. 

An Emission Control Service.

j Change automatic transaxle fluid and filter if the vehicle is mainly driven

under one or more of these conditions:

– In heavy city traffic where the outside temperature regularly 

reaches 90

_F (32_C) or higher.

– In hilly or mountainous terrain.
– When doing frequent trailer towing.
– Uses such as found in taxi, police or delivery service.

j If you haven’t used your vehicle under severe service conditions listed

previously and, therefore, haven’t changed your automatic transaxle fluid,
change both the fluid and filter.

150,000 Miles (240 000 km)

j Drain, flush and refill cooling system (or every 60 months since last service,

whichever occurs first). See “Engine Coolant” in the Index for what to use.
Inspect hoses. Clean radiator, condenser, pressure cap and neck. 
Pressure test the cooling system and pressure cap. 
An Emission Control Service. 

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Part B: Owner Checks and Services

Listed in this part are owner checks and services which
should be performed at the intervals specified to help
ensure the safety, dependability and emission control
performance of your vehicle.

Be sure any necessary repairs are completed at once.
Whenever any fluids or lubricants are added to your
vehicle, make sure they are the proper ones, as shown 
in Part D.

At Each Fuel Fill

It is important for you or a service station attendant to
perform these underhood checks at each fuel fill.

Engine Oil Level Check

Check the engine oil level and add the proper oil 
if necessary. See “Engine Oil” in the Index for 
further details.

Engine Coolant Level Check

Check the engine coolant level and add DEX

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coolant mixture if necessary. See “Engine Coolant” in
the Index for further details.

Windshield Washer Fluid Level Check

Check the windshield washer fluid level in the
windshield washer tank and add the proper fluid if
necessary. See “Windshield Washer Fluid” in the 
Index for further details.

At Least Once a Month

Tire Inflation Check

Make sure tires are inflated to the correct pressures.
Don’t forget to check your spare tire. See “Tires” in the
Index for further details.

Cassette Deck Service

Clean cassette deck. Cleaning should be done every
50 hours of tape play. See “Audio Systems” in the 
Index for further details.

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At Least Twice a Year

Restraint System Check

Make sure the safety belt reminder light and all your
belts, buckles, latch plates, retractors and anchorages are
working properly. Look for any other loose or damaged
safety belt system parts. If you see anything that might
keep a safety belt system from doing its job, have it
repaired. Have any torn or frayed safety belts replaced.

Also look for any opened or broken air bag coverings,
and have them repaired or replaced. (The air bag system
does not need regular maintenance.)

Wiper Blade Check

Inspect wiper blades for wear or cracking. Replace blade
inserts that appear worn or damaged or that streak or
miss areas of the windshield. Also see “Wiper Blades,
Cleaning” in the Index.

Weatherstrip Lubrication

Silicone grease on weatherstrips will make them last
longer, seal better, and not stick or squeak. Apply silicone
grease with a clean cloth. During very cold, damp
weather more frequent application may be required. See
“Recommended Fluids and Lubricants” in the Index.

Automatic Transaxle Check

Check the transaxle fluid level; add if needed. See
“Automatic Transaxle Fluid” in the Index. A fluid 
loss may indicate a problem. Check the system and
repair if needed.

At Least Once a Year

Key Lock Cylinders Service

Lubricate the key lock cylinders with the lubricant
specified in Part D.

Body Lubrication Service

Lubricate all lock cylinders, hood latch assembly,
secondary latch, pivots, spring anchor and release pawl
and hood and door hinges, including those for the rear
compartment, glove box door, console door and any
folding seat hardware. Part D tells you what to use.
More frequent lubrication may be required when
exposed to a corrosive environment.