1997 Buick Riviera Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1997 Buick Riviera focuses on the two-door coupe in Base trim, with either of two gasoline 3.8L V6 engines. One runs naturally aspirated; the other carries a supercharger. Both are overhead-valve designs. The manual provides procedures and diagnostics for the steering system and for the engine, fuel, ignition and cooling systems, with torque values for the brakes, transmission and suspension and wiring diagrams for the electrical system.

Engines covered

• 3.8L V6 (231 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 3.8L V6 (231 cu in) — OHV, supercharged, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 2-door coupe

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 1997 Riviera. Steering leads the 43 owner complaints logged for the 1997 Riviera, cited in 10. The electrical system and engine and engine cooling follow with 6 apiece, the hydraulic brakes with 5 and the power train with 3. Five complaints reported a fire, 3 reported a crash and 2 reported an injury. Those systems map straight onto the manual: steering procedures and torque values, electrical wiring diagrams and diagnostics, and specifications for the engine, cooling system, brakes and transmission.