1988 Chevrolet Celebrity Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity covers a car sold two ways, Base and Eurosport, in coupe, sedan and wagon form. Two naturally aspirated gasoline engines are documented: a 2.8L overhead-valve V6 of 173 cubic inches and a 2.5L overhead-valve inline-four of 151 cubic inches. Engine mechanical work, fuel and emissions diagnosis, transmission and axle service, brakes, steering, suspension and body wiring each occupy their own section, with torque values and clearances given for both engines.
Engines covered
- 2.8L V6 (173 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 2.5L inline-four (151 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 2-door coupe
- 4-door sedan
- 4-door wagon
Trims covered
- Base
- Eurosport
Known issues on the 1988 Celebrity. Three recalls are on the federal record. The one with the widest consequences involves cracks forming in the front suspension lower control arm bracket; if the bracket lets go, the control arm disengages and steering control is lost while the car is moving. Another concerns the fuel feed hose leaking at its coupling on the engine end, where escaping gasoline can start an engine compartment fire that reaches the cabin. The third is a replacement fuel filter that seals poorly. Complaints total 59, split 12 on engine cooling, 12 on steering and nine electrical, all covered here.
FUEL FEED HOSE COULD LEAK AT THE COUPLING ON THE ENGINE END OF THE HOSE ASSEMBLY.
FUEL LEAKAGE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD RESULT INAN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE THAT CO
INSTALL NEW FUEL FEED HOSE ASSEMBLY.
FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET COULD DEVELOP METAL CRACKS.
THESE CRACKS MAY RESULT IN DISENGAGEMENT OF THE LOWERCONTROL ARM. IF THIS OCCURS WHILE VE
INSPECT ALL VEHICLES AND REPLACE ENGINE CRADLE ASSEMBLY ON ALL SUSPECT VEHICLES.
WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION THE ENGINE STOPED, WHEN STARTED AGAIN THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
1988 CHEVEROLET CELEBRITY. MANUFACRURER DOES NOT STOCK OR SELL REPLACEMENT SEAT BELTS OR PARTS. THE PART IS A PLASTIC CLIP THAT GOES OVER THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. PROBABLY A $1.00 P
TREADS WERE SEPARATING FROM BODY OF ALL FOUR TIRES, WHILE MUCH OF TREAD REMAINED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: Y7J9PL3146 TIRESIZE: P195/70R14)
ENGINE CRADLE MOUNTING BOLT AND ATTACHING HARDWARE RUSTED THROUGH AND SHEERED AT BODY FRAME. ATTACHING LOCKING NUT AND REMAINDER OF MOUNTING BOLT STILL INSIDE BODY FRAME. ENGINE
Showing the 4 most serious of 62 complaints filed with NHTSA.
