1987 Oldsmobile Calais Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1987 Oldsmobile Calais picks up a third engine for this year, a 2.3L inline-four with dual overhead camshafts, next to the 2.5L OHV four and the 3.0L OHV V6. Every engine is naturally aspirated and burns gasoline. Buyers could choose a sedan with four doors or a coupe with two, and the trims are Base, GT and Supreme. The manual gives engine, fuel, ignition and cooling specifications, plus transaxle, brake, suspension, steering and electrical procedures.

Engines covered

• 2.3L inline-four (138 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 2.5L inline-four (151 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 3.0L V6 (181 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan
• 2-door coupe

Trims covered

• Base
• GT
• Supreme

Known issues on the 1987 Calais. The 1987 Calais appears in 1 federal recall. It applied to certain 1987 Calais passenger cars, 22,300 vehicles, in which a fuel feed or return hose at the engine could chafe against a shift lever on the five-speed transaxle until a hole wore through, spilling fuel into the engine bay where it could catch fire. Dealers replaced both the feed and return hose and pipe assemblies. The 5 owner complaints fall under engine and engine cooling, and 2 of them reported a fire. The fuel system and transaxle procedures, specifications and torque values in the manual cover the areas involved.