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# SMU - SECTION 6E3 - DRIVEABILITY & EMISSIONS

#### SUBJECT: SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE-SECTION 6E3-DRIVEABILITY AND EMISSIONS-REVISED EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS SYSTEM CHECK

#### MODELS: 1996-97 BUICK SKYLARK 1996-97 CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU 1996-97 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS 1996-97 PONTIAC GRAND AM, SUNFIRE

CHEVROLET AND GMC TRUCK S/T MODELS WITH 2.2L AND 2.4L ENGINES (VINS 4, T - RPOS LN2, LD9)

THIS BULLETIN IS BEING ISSUED TO UPDATE THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM CHECK TABLE IN THE FOLLOWING SERVICE MANUALS:

* 1996 GMP/96-J-2 * 1996 GMP/96-N-2 * 1996 GMT/96-ST-2 * 1997 GMP/97-J-2 * 1997 GMP/97-N-2 * 1997 GMP/97-L/N-2 * 1997 GMT/97-ST-2

ON STEPS 6 AND 7 OF THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM CHECK TABLE, THE ACTION COLUMN ASKS, "IS FUEL TANK PRESSURE INCREASING?" THIS STEP SHOULD READ, "IS FUEL TANK PRESSURE DECREASING?"

PLEASE MAKE THIS CORRECTION IN YOUR SERVICE MANUAL.

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