Can somebody help me out with a couple of rookie questions for my 91 s10 blazer:
1. What type of oil does the truck use, 5-30 or 10-30 and how many quarts?
2. How many quarts of tranny fluid?
3. What the round ball looking thing near the battery?

 

1. I have always used 10-30 in my `94 since new and now have 257,000 miles with no problems. You live in a warm climate and probably have a few miles on it, so the 10-30 would be good. It takes just under 5 qts. with a filter. Just use 5 qts. you will only over fill it by about a pint.
2. If you just drain the pan, it should take 4 qts. of tranny fluid. I would put in 3 qts. then run it and check it to top it off.
3. The round ball thing is for vacuum storage.

 

Bowtie 72 thanks for the help and the tips

 

So basically your saying it's 4.5 quarts if you change the filter as well. May not wan't to over fill, according to the owners manual you can start an engine fire if it spills into the engine? Wonder how many fires were started this way, none.

 

1. What type of oil does the truck use, 5-30 or 10-30 and how many quarts?
My 94 W Vin Calls For 5-30, 5 Qts.

3. What the round ball looking thing near the battery?
Vacuum Resovoir

 

Just want to add one thing about the tranny fluid. Make sure you use DexMerc, since they do not make Dextron II or III anymore. DO NOT use the new Dextron VI since it will not mix. Also, if you have never dropped the tranny pan in one of these, it`s not as easy as it looks. You have to loosen your exhaust crossover, put a floor jack under the tailshaft, then drop the crossmember out from under the tranny. Then you have to raise the floor jack until the tranny hits the floor pan. Then and only then will you have JUST enough room to drop the pan out. This is stupid I know, but I did not design it. I have tried to short cut this every which way, and was never succesful. I hope this helps, and welcome to the club!

 

easier way to drop pan remove crossmember then take sawz all to exhaust cross over and pan comes rite out then weld back on when done and for those whom dont weld muffler shop charged me 25 dollars much easier then drop exhaust