1997 Chevrolet Silverado Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado serves three trims — SLE, SLT and SLX — on one two-door sport utility body and one engine. That engine is the 5.7-liter overhead-valve V8 of 350 cubic inches, naturally aspirated, running on gasoline. Because equipment rather than mechanics separates the three trims, the differences surface mainly in the wiring diagrams and body sections, while the engine, driveline and chassis procedures, with their specifications and torque values, apply across the whole range.

Engines covered

• 5.7L V8 (350 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 2-door sport utility

Trims covered

• SLE
• SLT
• SLX

Known issues on the 1997 Silverado. Owners have logged 293 complaints against this model year. Steering leads at 60, service brakes follow closely at 59, and visibility accounts for 37 more. That is a chassis-and-cabin pattern rather than an engine one, and the manual answers it in kind, with steering gear, linkage and alignment specifications, brake hydraulic and friction service including pedal travel and rotor limits, and the wiper, washer, defroster and glass procedures together with the wiring diagrams behind them.