1990 GMC K2500 Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1990 GMC K2500 has to hold three body styles, three trims and four engines in one volume. The bodies are the standard cab pickup, the extended cab pickup and the cab & chassis; the trims are Sierra, Sierra SLE and Sierra SLX; the engines are the 4.3L V6, the 5.0L V8 and the 5.7L V8 on gasoline plus the 6.2L V8 on diesel. All four are naturally aspirated overhead-valve designs, and each carries its own specifications and torque values.
Engines covered
- 5.0L V8 (305 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 6.2L V8 (379 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, diesel
- 4.3L V6 (262 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 5.7L V8 (350 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 2-door standard cab pickup
- 2-door extended cab pickup
- 2-door cab & chassis
Trims covered
- Sierra
- Sierra SLE
- Sierra SLX
Known issues on the 1990 K2500. The federal record lists four recalls against this year. Replacement fuel filters can seal imperfectly and let fuel leak near an ignition source; transmission fluid can be forced out of the vent tube when heat builds beyond what the transmission was expected to see, and it burns readily; and the rear lap-shoulder belt adjustment instructions supplied with some trucks are wrong, which can leave a belt badly adjusted in a crash. Two owner complaints are logged with NHTSA, one on seat belts and one on the power train. Restraint procedures and driveline diagnostics answer that second pair directly.
CERTAIN HONEYWELL FRAM RACING BRAND HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 25, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, AND SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLES LIST ABOVE. TH
THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE INADEQUATE SEALING AND LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
HONEYWELL WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED OIL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING NOVEMBER 20
CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURE
THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. I
HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOB
TRUCKS CAN CONTAIN INCORRECT INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PROPERLY ADJUST REAR SEAT LAP-SHOULDER BELTS AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 209.
INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PROPERLYRESTRAIN OCCUPANT IN AN ACCIDENT OF SUDDEN STOP; TR
PROVIDE OWNER'S MANUAL INSERT CONTAINING THE CORRECT REAR LAP-SHOULDER BELT INSTRUCTIONS.
UNANTICIPATED HEAT IN THE TRANSMISSION CAN FORCE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT OF THE VENT TUBE.
THE VENTED TRANSMISSION FLUID CAN CATCH FIRE IF EXPOSEDTO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
INSTALL A LONGER TRANSMISSION VENT HOSE ROUTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEH
TRANSMISSION PLUG BLEW, CAUSING FLUID TO BURN/FIRE.
WHEN TRYING TO INSERT THE SEAT BELT INTO THE BELT BUCKLE, THE DRIVER'S AND REAR SEA BELT BUCKLES DO NOT LATCH. *AK
