1985 Chevrolet Chevette Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1985 Chevrolet Chevette serves a small hatchback sold with two and four doors in Base and CS trim. Two engines are covered, and they have little in common: a naturally aspirated 1.8L overhead-valve inline-four of 110 cubic inches burning diesel, and a naturally aspirated 1.6L single-overhead-cam inline-four of 98 cubic inches burning gasoline. Compression figures, fuel delivery testing and cold-start routines are given separately for each, while the brake, suspension, steering and body sections apply to every car in the range.

Engines covered

• 1.8L inline-four (110 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, diesel
• 1.6L inline-four (98 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door hatchback
• 2-door hatchback

Trims covered

• Base
• CS

Known issues on the 1985 Chevette. A single recall stands on the federal record. It describes wear in the automatic transmission shift lever button mechanism, which reaches a point where the button no longer has to be held to shift; from there, a bump against the lever can move the car out of drive and into reverse while it is being driven. One owner complaint has been logged, and it concerns the seats. Shift linkage adjustment and transmission control procedures, together with seat assembly service and the fastener torques that go with it, are all specified here.