1997 Chevrolet Express 2500 Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1997 Chevrolet Express 2500 spans four engines and four bodies. Gasoline buyers had the 5.0L or 5.7L V8 or the 4.3L V6; the alternative was a turbocharged 6.5L diesel V8 of 395 cubic inches. Standard and extended cargo and passenger shells all appear, in Base and LS trim. Diesel work is kept in its own chapters, because injection timing, glow plug control and turbocharger service have nothing in common with the gasoline procedures beside them.
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
Body styles covered
- 3-door extended cargo van
- 3-door standard cargo van
- 3-door extended passenger van
- 3-door standard passenger van
Trims covered
- Base
- LS
Known issues on the 1997 Express 2500. Two recalls appear against this model year. One reaches replacement corner and bumper lamp assemblies that lack the amber side reflectors the vehicle should carry, leaving it harder to pick out from the side. The other is graver: passenger vans found leaking fuel or giving off its odor, a condition that needs only an ignition source nearby to become a fire. Owner complaints total thirty. Five name the power train, four the service brakes and three the structure, and each of those systems is specified here with its own procedures and torque values.
This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE MEDIA DISC PLAYER WITH THE LATEST CALIBRATIONS TO CORRECT A CONDITION OF THE REAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM NOT OPERATING AS INTENDED IN COLDER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AREAS DUE TO CALIBR
Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
