1998 Chevrolet K1500 Suburban Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1998 Chevrolet K1500 Suburban covers Base and LS vehicles in a single four-door sport utility body, with a choice of two engines: the turbocharged 6.5L diesel V8 of 395 cubic inches or the naturally aspirated 5.7L gasoline V8 of 350. Two engines and one body make the book straightforward to navigate, because the shared chassis, brake and body material is written once and the engine sections branch only where the diesel and the gasoline vehicle genuinely differ.
Engines covered
- 6.5L V8 (395 cu in) — OHV, turbocharged, diesel
- 5.7L V8 (350 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door sport utility
Trims covered
- Base
- LS
Known issues on the 1998 K1500 Suburban. The federal record for this year is clean, with no recall and no owner complaint against the vehicle. What the manual gives instead of a fault list is procedure. Both engines are covered with specifications, torque values and diagnostic sequences; the four-door body is drawn out in wiring diagrams for its lighting, charging and accessory circuits; and the brakes, steering, suspension and driveline are documented as systems to be measured against figures rather than replaced on suspicion.
