1996 Chevrolet C1500 Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 includes a three-door extended cab alongside the standard and two-door extended cabs, which changes the body, door and wiring sections for those trucks. Underneath sit five engines: the 4.1L inline-six of 250 cubic inches, the 4.3L V6 of 262, the 5.0L and 5.7L V8s and the turbocharged 6.5L diesel V8 of 395 cubic inches. Base, Cheyenne, Silverado and WT are the trims, and every engine carries its own clearances, torque values and diagnostic routines.
Engines covered
- 5.0L V8 (305 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 6.5L V8 (395 cu in) — OHV, turbocharged, diesel
- 4.3L V6 (262 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 5.7L V8 (350 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 4.1L inline-six (250 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 2-door extended cab pickup
- 2-door standard cab pickup
- 3-door extended cab pickup
Trims covered
- Base
- Cheyenne
- Silverado
- WT
Known issues on the 1996 C1500. This year carries a clean federal record, with no recalls and no owner complaints against it. The manual is where the detail lives instead: turbocharger and injection service for the diesel, ignition and fuel system specifications for the four gasoline engines, clutch, transmission and driveshaft procedures, rear axle overhaul with its shim and backlash figures, brake and steering adjustment values, and wiring diagrams that take in the added door's circuits along with the rest of the body electrical system.
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 VEHI
THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE INADEQUATE SEALING AND LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN
HONEYWELL WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED OIL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING N
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
THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FU
HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGA
This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON FRONT DOOR HINGE PIN BUSHING WEAR, FRONT DOOR SAG, OR DOOR CHUCKING MOVEMENT IN EXTREME OPERATING CONDITIONS. *TT
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A DITCH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOT
WHILE STOPPING AT STOP LIGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT SMASHING INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BROADSIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY . *AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCI
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HE WAS HIT BY A T-BONE FASHION. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE DEALERSHIP W
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY THERE WAS A JOLT, LEFT REAR AXLE HAD SHEARED OFF AT WHEEL, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES.*AK *JB
Showing the 4 most serious of 278 complaints filed with NHTSA.
