1996 GMC P3500 Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1996 GMC P3500 lists three body configurations, the chassis, the stripped motorhome chassis and the two-door cab and chassis, in Base and Base Stripped trim. Four engines are covered, three of them gasoline: the 7.4L V8, the 4.3L V6 and the 5.7L V8, joined by the naturally aspirated 6.5L V8 diesel. All are overhead-valve. The book sets out procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics system by system, which is how one volume serves trucks finished by different body builders.
Engines covered
- 7.4L V8 (454 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 4.3L V6 (262 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 5.7L V8 (350 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 6.5L V8 (395 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, diesel
Body styles covered
- Chassis
- Motorhome, stripped chassis
- 2-door cab & chassis
Trims covered
- Base
- Base Stripped
Known issues on the 1996 P3500. The federal record for the 1996 P3500 contains no recalls and no owner complaints. That says nothing about how any individual truck has been maintained, which is where the manual comes in: it documents the four engines named above with step-by-step procedures, gives specifications and torque values for the work, and includes the wiring diagrams and diagnostic charts required to trace a fault through a chassis that may be wearing almost any body.
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
This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
