1986 Buick Skyhawk Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1986 Buick Skyhawk spans four bodies: a four-door wagon, a two-door coupe, a four-door sedan and a two-door hatchback. Trims ran Custom, Limited, Sport and T-Type. The gasoline engines were a 1.8L inline-four (112 cu in) with a single overhead camshaft, offered naturally aspirated or turbocharged, and a naturally aspirated 2.0L inline-four (122 cu in) with overhead valves. Procedures, specifications and torque values address the engine, fuel, ignition and cooling systems, transmission, brakes, steering and suspension, with electrical wiring diagrams and diagnostics.

Engines covered

• 1.8L inline-four (112 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 1.8L inline-four (112 cu in) — SOHC, turbocharged, gasoline
• 2.0L inline-four (122 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door wagon
• 2-door coupe
• 4-door sedan
• 2-door hatchback

Trims covered

• Custom
• Limited
• Sport
• T-Type

Known issues on the 1986 Skyhawk. One recall stands for the 1986 Skyhawk. Certain 1986 Skyhawk passenger cars, 4,036 of them, were built with the wrong tail lamp lenses, which fell short of the federal lighting standard and could leave the car hard to see for approaching traffic in poor visibility; dealers installed the correct lenses. Lighting falls within the body electrical system, where the manual provides wiring diagrams and diagnostics, and the brakes, steering and suspension are supported with procedures, specifications and torque values.