Coupe with removable roof panels · 454 cu in big-block V8
1972 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 454 Coupe with removable roof panels — 3-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic
The 1972 Corvette Stingray 454 paired the 454 cu in big-block V8 with the 3-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic in coupe with removable roof panels form.
Photo: Bull-Doser / Wikimedia Commons — Public domain. Cropped to 16:9.
Factory configuration
What this model is
- Trim
- Corvette Stingray 454
- Body style
- Coupe with removable roof panels
- Engine
- 454 cu in big-block V8
- Transmission
- 3-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic
Configuration-specific ownership
Maintenance for this exact configuration
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Service desk
What this car needs & when
Use this as a service-planning checklist for 1972 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 454 Coupe with removable roof panels — 3-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic. Start with the interval, confirm which engine or configuration you have, then use an exact ordering reference when one is verified.
- Service topics
- 8
- Factory intervals
- 7
- Fitment-scoped
- 8
- Exact references
- 1
Before orderingIdentify your engine, options and build date.Part numbers and sizes can change within one model year. Shopping links appear only for catalog-backed references; still verify the listing against your vehicle before ordering.
V8 oil-wetted paper air-cleaner element — service
Sourced interval available
Source: Chevrolet — 1972 Corvette official heritage service information · General Information and Lubrication, pages 0-11 through 0-16 · checked
Inspect for dust leaks, holes, or damage and rotate element
Source: Chevrolet — 1972 Corvette official heritage service information · General Information and Lubrication, pages 0-11 through 0-16 · checked
Replace element
Source: Chevrolet — 1972 Corvette official heritage service information · General Information and Lubrication, pages 0-11 through 0-16 · checked
Distributor cam lubricator — service
Sourced interval available
Source: Chevrolet — 1972 Corvette official heritage service information · General Information and Lubrication, pages 0-11 through 0-16 · checked
Rotate cam lubricator one-half turn
Source: Chevrolet — 1972 Corvette official heritage service information · General Information and Lubrication, pages 0-11 through 0-16 · checked
Replace cam lubricator
Source: Chevrolet — 1972 Corvette official heritage service information · General Information and Lubrication, pages 0-11 through 0-16 · checked
Transmission fluid and lubricant — service
Sourced interval available
Source: Chevrolet — 1972 Corvette official heritage service information · General Information and Lubrication, pages 0-11 through 0-16 · checked
Automatic transmission — change fluid
Source: Chevrolet — 1972 Corvette official heritage service information · General Information and Lubrication, pages 0-11 through 0-16 · checked
Automatic transmission — change fluid
Source: Chevrolet — 1972 Corvette official heritage service information · General Information and Lubrication, pages 0-11 through 0-16 · checked
Rear-axle lubricant — service
Sourced interval available
Source: Chevrolet — 1972 Corvette official heritage service information · General Information and Lubrication, pages 0-11 through 0-16 · checked
Check lubricant level
Source: Chevrolet — 1972 Corvette official heritage service information · General Information and Lubrication, pages 0-11 through 0-16 · checked
Change lubricant — trailer use
Source: Chevrolet — 1972 Corvette official heritage service information · General Information and Lubrication, pages 0-11 through 0-16 · checked
Chassis, shift linkage, and parking-brake mechanism — lubricate
Sourced interval available
Source: Chevrolet — 1972 Corvette official heritage service information · General Information and Lubrication, pages 0-11 through 0-16 · checked
Front wheel bearings — clean and repack
Sourced interval available
Source: Chevrolet — 1972 Corvette official heritage service information · General Information and Lubrication, pages 0-11 through 0-16 · checked
Brake-master-cylinder fluid level — check
Sourced interval available
Source: Chevrolet — 1972 Corvette official heritage service information · General Information and Lubrication, pages 0-11 through 0-16 · checked
Engine oil filter — catalog fitment
Exact reference available
Baldwin B27
This manufacturer application record establishes replacement-filter fitment only; the service interval comes from the separately cited Chevrolet schedule.
Source: Parker/Baldwin Filters — 2025 Automotive Applications catalog · PDF page 772, Chevrolet 1972 Corvette 350- and 454-cu-in V8 rows — Lube — B27 · checked
Verified ordering references
- Validated equivalentBaldwin B27
Qty. 1 · Engine lubricating-oil filter · catalog-listed
Cataloged for every documented 1972 Corvette engine family; confirm the installed engine and filter dimensions.
Catalog: Parker/Baldwin Filters — 2025 Automotive Applications catalog · PDF page 772, Chevrolet 1972 Corvette 350- and 454-cu-in V8 rows — Lube — B27 · checked
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Sources
Other 1972 configurations
- Corvette Stingray 350 Coupe with removable roof panels — 3-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic
- Corvette Stingray 350 Coupe with removable roof panels — 4-speed manual
- Corvette Stingray 350 Convertible — 3-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic
- Corvette Stingray 350 Convertible — 4-speed manual
- Corvette Stingray 454 Coupe with removable roof panels — 4-speed manual
- Corvette Stingray 454 Convertible — 3-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic
- Corvette Stingray 454 Convertible — 4-speed manual