2006 Chevrolet Astra Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 2006 Chevrolet Astra covers the broadest engine spread the model is listed with: five gasoline fours, from the 110-cubic-inch 1.8-liter through the 146-cubic-inch 2.4-liter and three 122-cubic-inch 2.0-liter variants, one with a single overhead camshaft, one with double cams, and one double-cam unit fed by a turbocharger. Only two bodies carry them, the four-door sedan and the four-door hatchback, in Base, Comfort, Elegance and Sport trim. The forced-induction engine is what most changes the diagnostic work.
Engines covered
- 1.8L inline-four (110 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 2.4L inline-four (146 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 2.0L inline-four (122 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 2.0L inline-four (122 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 2.0L inline-four (122 cu in) — DOHC, turbocharged, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door sedan
- 4-door hatchback
Trims covered
- Base
- Comfort
- Elegance
- Sport
Known issues on the 2006 Astra. Neither a recall nor a logged owner complaint attaches to this year on the federal record. The manual answers instead with system-level detail, and the turbocharged two-liter is the part of it that repays study: boost control, its own torque values and clearances, and diagnostics that do not carry over from the naturally aspirated engines. Alongside it sit transmission, suspension, brake, climate and body electrical procedures with wiring diagrams for both the sedan and the hatchback.
