1987 Chevrolet El Camino Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1987 Chevrolet El Camino covers a two-trim range, Base and SS, on the two-door standard cab pickup body, with the overhead-valve 5.0L V8 of 305 cubic inches and the overhead-valve 4.3L V6 of 262 cubic inches available, both naturally aspirated on gasoline. With only two engines and two equipment levels the wiring diagrams stay short and the specification tables stay legible, and nearly everything in the book applies to nearly every truck built that year.

Engines covered

• 5.0L V8 (305 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 4.3L V6 (262 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 2-door standard cab pickup

Trims covered

• Base
• SS

Known issues on the 1987 El Camino. Nothing sits on the federal record for the 1987 El Camino, neither recalls nor owner complaints. The manual therefore earns its keep on procedure rather than history: cylinder head and short block work with bearing clearances and torque sequences for both engines, fuel and ignition adjustment, cooling and charging diagnosis, manual and automatic transmission service, rear axle overhaul, brake and suspension specifications, and wiring diagrams that carry the lighting, instrument and accessory circuits from source to ground with the diagnostic steps to follow them.