2006 Chevrolet C6500 Kodiak Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2006 Chevrolet C6500 Kodiak documents three engines, three bodies and four codes without changing the shape of the work. A technician still faces the same chassis, with its frame, axles, braking, steering and cab electrical systems, and the engine coverage splits between the turbocharged 7.2L and 7.8L inline-six diesels and the 8.1L naturally aspirated overhead-valve gasoline V8 of 496 cubic inches.

Engines covered

• 7.2L inline-six (441 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel
• 8.1L V8 (496 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 7.8L inline-six (475 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel

Body styles covered

• Cab & chassis, cutaway
• 2-door cab & chassis, conventional
• Cab & chassis, crew cab

Trims covered

• C6C042
• C6E042
• C6H042
• C6V042

Known issues on the 2006 C6500 Kodiak. Owner reporting on the 2006 C6500 Kodiak amounts to two complaints, one on the exterior lighting and one on the electrical system more broadly. Both fall to the same part of the manual, namely the wiring diagrams, circuit descriptions and diagnostic routines that let a technician trace a lamp that will not light, or a circuit that drops out, back to its feed, ground and connectors. Those diagrams cover the cab and chassis with the specifications and torque values for the components on them.