2010 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 covers a truck whose two V8s — the 5.3L of 325 cubic inches and the 4.8L of 294, both overhead-valve and naturally aspirated — were built to run flex-fuel, so fuel system and emissions work has to account for varying ethanol content. Three cabs were offered, standard, extended and crew, all in Base trim, and the wiring and body sections change with the cab while the engine content does not.

Engines covered

• 5.3L V8 (325 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, flex-fuel
• 4.8L V8 (294 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, flex-fuel

Body styles covered

• 2-door standard cab pickup
• 4-door extended cab pickup
• 4-door crew cab pickup

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 2010 Silverado 2500. Owners have logged 83 complaints on the 2010 truck, the largest groups being 13 on the air bags, 12 on the structure and 8 on the power train. Those are the areas worth reading closely: restraint system diagnostics with their fault codes and harness checks, body and frame procedures with the fastener torques that go with them, and transmission and driveline work with its own specifications and tolerances. Flex-fuel operation also puts the fuel delivery and emissions diagnostics into regular use.