1983 Chevrolet Citation Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1983 Chevrolet Citation covers a car sold in two trims, Base and X-11, across three shapes: a two-door coupe, a four-door hatchback and a two-door hatchback. Under the hood the choice was between a 2.8L overhead-valve V6 of 173 cubic inches and a 2.5L overhead-valve inline-four of 151, each naturally aspirated and each running on gasoline. Because the four and the six share the engine bay but little else, their tune-up specifications, clearances and diagnostic charts are kept apart.

Engines covered

• 2.8L V6 (173 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 2.5L inline-four (151 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 2-door coupe
• 4-door hatchback
• 2-door hatchback

Trims covered

• Base
• X-11

Known issues on the 1983 Citation. Nothing is recorded against this year with the federal government, neither a recall campaign nor an owner complaint. That leaves the manual to stand on what it documents. Both the inline-four and the V6 are covered with mechanical procedures, torque values, specifications and diagnostics; the transaxle, brake, steering and suspension sections follow; and the wiring diagrams take in the lighting, charging and instrument circuits of all three bodies. For a car this old, a factory-level reference is often the only source of original figures.