1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue serves a Base four-door sedan powered by a 5.2L V8. Rated at 318 cubic inches, the V8 has overhead valves and natural aspiration and runs on gasoline, and it is the only engine in the data. The data names one body, the sedan, and one trim, Base. The manual gives procedures and specifications for that V8 and for the sedan around it.

Engines covered

• 5.2L V8 (318 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 1988 Fifth Avenue. The 1988 Fifth Avenue has 1 recall. On certain cars equipped with automatic speed control, fusible link wires in the engine bay harness could be pinned beneath the speed control servo bracket, and over time the trapped wiring could short and start an underhood fire. The remedy freed any trapped wires and tied the wiring clear of the bracket; 12,000 vehicles were covered. Owners made 4 complaints, including 2 on the fuel system and 2 on the power train; 1 complaint reported a crash and 1 an injury. Electrical wiring diagrams, speed control and fuel system procedures and diagnostics apply.