1998 Chevrolet Astro Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1998 Chevrolet Astro is built on a single powertrain and four bodies: the 4.3-liter overhead-valve V6 of 262 cubic inches, naturally aspirated and gasoline, installed in standard or extended three-door cargo and passenger vans sold as Base, LS or LT. Because every van in the range shares that engine, the fuel, ignition, cooling and emissions chapters are written once and hold throughout, while the body, glass and electrical sections vary with length and with passenger or cargo fitment.

Engines covered

• 4.3L V6 (262 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
• LT

Known issues on the 1998 Astro. Six recalls appear federally for this year. The most serious mechanism is electrical: a short circuit can develop in the outside mirror switch, heating the driver's door and, in the worst case, igniting components inside it. Integrated child seats can lack a retractor spring, so the belt locks or fails to restrain. A belt reminder that may not sound, a replacement fuel filter that can leak at its connection and two sets of lamps without amber reflectors complete it. Of 293 complaints, visibility leads at 45 and service brakes follow at 38.