2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500 Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500 is a single-specification book: one engine, the 8.1-liter overhead-valve V8 of 496 cubic inches, naturally aspirated on gasoline; one body, the four-door crew cab pickup; one trim, Base. Nothing has to be cross-referenced against a lighter engine or a second equipment level, so that V8's clearances, torque sequences, fuel and cooling specifications and diagnostic charts run straight through the mechanical chapters without qualification.

Engines covered

• 8.1L V8 (496 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door crew cab pickup

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 2002 Avalanche 2500. This truck's federal record runs to four recalls. Antilock braking can activate when it is not wanted, particularly on vehicles used where roads are salted, and stopping distances grow during low-speed brake applications as a result. The galvanized cables that hold the tailgate horizontal can corrode, weaken and fracture, dropping the gate. A replacement fuel filter can seal poorly at its connection and leak, and one set of replacement lamps fails the lighting standard. Service brakes take 254 of 673 complaints, structure 67 and engine and engine cooling 63.