1985 Chevrolet Caprice Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1985 Chevrolet Caprice has four overhead-valve engines to account for, among them two different V6 displacements — the 4.3-liter of 262 cubic inches and the 3.8-liter of 231 — alongside the 5.0-liter 305 V8 and a 5.7-liter 350 V8 sold in gasoline or diesel form. Body choices run to coupe, sedan and wagon, and the car was sold in Base and Classic trim, so the wiring and interior procedures branch by equipment level.
Engines covered
- 5.0L V8 (305 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 4.3L V6 (262 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 5.7L V8 (350 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline or diesel
- 3.8L V6 (231 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door wagon
- 4-door sedan
- 2-door coupe
Trims covered
- Base
- Classic
Known issues on the 1985 Caprice. Five recalls sit on the federal record for this year. Three of them describe leak paths ending in fire: a replacement oil filter that seals badly and loses oil, a replacement fuel filter whose connection can weep gasoline, and fuel feed and return hoses that can be cut by the pointed end of a radiator shroud screw. A fourth covers a positive battery cable that chafes through its insulation against the control arm or exhaust shield. Five complaints were filed, four of them on tires.
THE FUEL FEED AND FUEL RETURN PIPE ASSEMBLIES INCLUDES A HOSE WHICH MAY CONTACT THE POINTED END OF THE RADIATOR SHROUD ATTACHING SCREW. THIS COULD CAUSE A GASOLINE LEAK.
REPOSITION FUEL LINES TO PRECLUDE CONTACT WITH RADIATOR SHROUD ATTACHING SCREW.
THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE MAY CONTACT THE UPPER CONTROL ARM OR EXHAUST MANIFOLD SHIELD AND EVENTUALLY WEAR THROUGH THE INSULATION AND GROUND THE CABLE.
INSTALL A POSITIVE BATTERY SERVICE KIT.
SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AFTER A GM GOODWRENCH REMANUFACTURED 4.3L V6 ENGINE IS INSTALLED. *TT
CONSUMER NOTICED NOISE WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND FOUND GENERAL AMERIWAY XT TIRE, P205/70R15, HAD A 9 INCH LONG AND 4 INCH WIDE STRIP OF TREAD MISSING FROM TIRE.
THE LEFT REAR FIRESTONE FR721, SIZE 225/70 R15, DOT HYUUF75084, TIRE SEPARATED COMPLETELY AT THE TREAD, CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE ARE 2 OTHER FAULTY TIRES ON VEHICLE, FIRESTONE D
PE00020; TIRES BOUGHT FROM A FIRESTONE STORE AND WERE NOT ORIGINAL TIRES, 22570R15, DOTHYUUF75084, AN 10/31/94. CHEVROLET CAPRICE 1985. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A
Showing the 3 most serious of 8 complaints filed with NHTSA.
