2008 Chevrolet C6500 Kodiak Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2008 Chevrolet C6500 Kodiak lists three codes on three bodies, a cutaway, a two-door conventional cab and chassis and a crew cab, with three engines: turbocharged 7.2L and 7.8L inline-six diesels and the naturally aspirated 8.1L overhead-valve gasoline V8 of 496 cubic inches. In practice most of the book is chassis work, and the engine sections are the part that changes from one truck to the next.

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
• C6V042

Known issues on the 2008 C6500 Kodiak. Most of what a shop needs from this truck is procedural, and the manual is organized for it, with specifications, clearances and torque values for the turbocharged 7.2L and 7.8L diesels and the 8.1L gasoline V8, service procedures for the transmission, driveline and axles, brake and steering specifications, and wiring diagrams with the diagnostic routines that use them.