2008 Chevrolet C4500 Kodiak Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2008 Chevrolet C4500 Kodiak covers a truck sold with a turbocharged 6.6-liter diesel of 403 cubic inches or an 8.1-liter gasoline V8 of 496, in three body forms and under six order codes. It keeps engine-specific material separate while treating the frame, axles, brakes and cab as common ground, which matches the way the chassis was built and the way it is worked on once a body has been mounted. Nothing in the chassis chapters has to be sorted by engine choice.

Engines covered

• 6.6L V8 (403 cu in) — OHV, turbocharged, diesel
• 8.1L V8 (496 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

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

Trims covered

• C4C042
• C4C044
• C4E042
• C4E044
• C4U042
• C4V042

Known issues on the 2008 C4500 Kodiak. Two recalls are on the federal record, both attached to equipment added to the chassis. One covers a ceiling-mounted air conditioning unit whose heater element can be defective and produce smoke or sparks, with fire the stated risk. The other concerns a wheelchair lift interlock whose protection diode can be destroyed by voltage spikes, after which the truck can be driven away with the lift deployed and someone on it. A single owner complaint is recorded, on engine and engine cooling — an area covered here with cooling system diagnosis, specifications and torque values.