1997 GMC K1500 Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1997 GMC K1500 is a four-engine book: the 5.0L gasoline V8, the turbocharged 6.5L diesel V8, the 4.3L gasoline V6 and the 5.7L gasoline V8, the gasoline units all naturally aspirated and overhead-valve. Those go into a 2-door standard cab, a 3-door extended cab or a 2-door extended cab pickup, sold as Sierra SL, Sierra SLE, Sierra SLT or Sierra Special. Every engine carries its own specifications, clearances, torque values and diagnostic routines.
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
- 2-door standard cab pickup
- 3-door extended cab pickup
- 2-door extended cab pickup
Trims covered
- Sierra SL
- Sierra SLE
- Sierra SLT
- Sierra Special
Known issues on the 1997 K1500. This model year comes through the federal record clean, without a recall or an owner complaint to its name. The manual's job is therefore the everyday one, and there is a lot of it: overhaul procedures and specifications for four engines, including the turbocharged diesel, plus transmission and axle work, steering and suspension service, brake hydraulic and antilock procedures, heating and air conditioning, and a full set of wiring diagrams with the diagnostic charts that make them useful on a truck with a fault.
