1997 Chevrolet S10 Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1997 Chevrolet S10 has an unusual third entry in its engine list. Beside the 4.3-liter overhead-valve V6 of 262 cubic inches and the 2.2-liter overhead-valve four of 134 sits a battery-electric drive version of the same truck. The bodies are the standard cab, the two-door extended cab and the three-door extended cab, in Base, LS, SS and ZR2 trim, so one book has to serve both a conventional pickup and a battery-driven one.

Engines covered

• 4.3L V6 (262 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 2.2L inline-four (134 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• Battery-electric drive (EV)

Body styles covered

• 2-door standard cab pickup
• 2-door extended cab pickup
• 3-door extended cab pickup

Trims covered

• Base
• LS
• SS
• ZR2

Known issues on the 1997 S10. Complaints on the 1997 truck number 496, and the ranking at the top is close: visibility leads with 107, brakes follow at 104, and the power train adds 48. Wiper and washer operation, defroster performance and lighting circuits sit behind the first group, and this manual traces them through their wiring diagrams and component tests. The brake and driveline chapters cover the rest, with hydraulic diagnosis, wear limits, transmission and axle procedures and the torque values each of them calls for.