1985 Chevrolet Nova Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1985 Chevrolet Nova has one engine and one body to describe: a 1.6L inline-four of 98 cubic inches with a single overhead camshaft, naturally aspirated and running on gasoline, in a four-door sedan sold as Base or CL. A range this narrow removes the cross-referencing a technician usually does first, since a torque value, a clearance or a wiring diagram in these pages belongs to the car in front of you with no second displacement or body style to rule out.

Engines covered

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

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• Base
• CL

Known issues on the 1985 Nova. Nothing has ever been recalled on this model year and no owner has complained about it to NHTSA, which is as clean as a federal record gets. That leaves the manual to stand on its coverage. Procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics are given for the overhead-cam four and its fuel, ignition and cooling systems, and the same treatment runs through the transmission and driveline, the brakes, the steering and the suspension of the sedan, down to the body electrical circuits behind the dash.