1993 GMC C1500 Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1993 GMC C1500 documents a pickup in two cab configurations and three trims, Sierra, Sierra SLE and Sierra SLX. Its engine coverage takes in the 4.3L V6, the 5.0L and 5.7L gasoline V8s and the 6.2L diesel V8, all naturally aspirated overhead-valve designs. Because a truck like this is usually kept in service well past its warranty, the value of the book is in the numbers: clearances, torque values, test voltages and pressure specifications for every system it describes.
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
Trims covered
- Sierra
- Sierra SLE
- Sierra SLX
Known issues on the 1993 C1500. One recall applies here, on the automatic transmission, where unanticipated heat can force fluid out of the vent tube and into a place it may ignite. Twenty-six owner complaints are logged with NHTSA, and they are not evenly spread: ten concern the seats, six visibility and three the electrical system. Seat frames and mountings, wiper and glass service, and circuit tracing through the wiring diagrams are therefore the sections most likely to be needed, and each carries its own procedures, specifications and torque values.
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
SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON FRONT DOOR HINGE PIN BUSHING WEAR, FRONT DOOR SAG, OR DOOR CHUCKING MOVEMENT IN EXTREME OPERATING CONDITIONS. *TT
ENGINE HARD TO START (REPLACE FUEL PUMP PULSATOR). *TW
WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND METERS STARTED FLASHING AND MOVING WILDELY. I THEN HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOICE AND SMELLED SMOKE. T ALTERNATOR HAD COMPLETELY SELF-DESTRUCTED AND BU
ALTERNATOR FIRE.
SEATBACK BOLTS FAILED, CAUSING DRIVER TO SURGE FORWARD. DEALER HAS REPAIRED BOLTS UNDER A RECALL; HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK IN BOTH CASES THE SEAT REAR FRAME
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 GMC SIERRA C-1500 WHICH WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2007. SHE STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BENCH BOLTS BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH. THERE WERE NO RELATED
I HAVE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FOR THE A COUPLE OF YEARS. I FINALLY DECIDED TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM WITH GMC PICK
Showing the 5 most serious of 26 complaints filed with NHTSA.
