1999 GMC K3500 Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1999 GMC K3500 is arranged around three engines and five body styles. The engines are a turbocharged 6.5L diesel V8 and gasoline V8s of 7.4 and 5.7 liters; the bodies are the standard cab pickup, the extended cab pickup, the four-door crew cab pickup and cab & chassis in two-door and four-door form. Sierra SL, Sierra SLE and Sierra SLT are the trims, and the mechanical content applies across all of them.
Engines covered
- 6.5L V8 (395 cu in) — OHV, turbocharged, diesel
- 7.4L V8 (454 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 5.7L V8 (350 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 2-door standard cab pickup
- 2-door cab & chassis
- 4-door cab & chassis
- 4-door crew cab pickup
- 2-door extended cab pickup
Trims covered
- Sierra SL
- Sierra SLE
- Sierra SLT
Known issues on the 1999 K3500. Two owner complaints are logged with NHTSA for this model year, one on the service brakes and one on the tires. Brake and wheel work is covered by adjustment and overhaul procedures, torque values for the fasteners involved and a diagnostic path for stopping complaints, along with the specifications a technician needs when putting a wheel back on the vehicle. The engine sections behind them cover the turbocharged diesel and the two gasoline V8s in the same detail.
