This factory service and repair manual for the 2008 Chevrolet Captiva Sport documents a single Base trim with a choice of two naturally aspirated gasoline engines: a 2.4-liter inline-four of 147 cubic inches and a 3.6-liter V6 of 217, both with double overhead camshafts. The body is a four-door sport utility. The two engines share a design philosophy but little hardware, so their mechanical, fuel and cooling procedures are given separately, while the chassis material applies to every vehicle built.
Engines covered
- 2.4L inline-four (147 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 3.6L V6 (217 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door sport utility
Trims covered
- Base
Known issues on the 2008 Captiva Sport. The federal record is clean for this model year: no recalls and no owner complaints. The manual accordingly reads as a specification reference — valvetrain and timing procedures for the four-cylinder and the V6, fuel delivery and pressure figures, cooling system data, transmission and driveline torque values, and the brake, steering and suspension clearances for the sport utility chassis. The wiring diagrams cover the body electrical of a single-trim vehicle, which keeps circuit tracing simple because there is only one equipment configuration to follow.
