Toronado V6-231 3.8L (1986): Engine, Cooling and Exhaust
Also for this vehicle: Toronado V6-252 4.1L (1983), Toronado V6-3800 3.8L (1988), Toronado V8-307 5.0L (1982), Toronado V8-350 5.7L DSL (1983).
Diagnostics
Maintenance
Engine
Transmission
Brakes
Electrical
Steering & suspension
Heating & A/C
Body & interior
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Engine173 pages
- Compression Check › System Information › Specifications
Camshaft, Lifters and Push Rods15 pages
Camshaft Thrust Plate › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
Camshaft, Engine › Component Information4 pages
- Lifter / Lash Adjuster, Valve › Component Information › Service and Repair › Hydraulic Valve Lifters Replace23
- Rocker Arm Assembly › Component Information › Specifications2
Cylinder Block Assembly21 pages
- Connecting Rod Bearing › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › Cranshaft Main/Rod Bearing - Revised Clearances
- Connecting Rod, Engine › Component Information › Specifications2
- Crankshaft Main Bearing › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › Cranshaft Main/Rod Bearing - Revised Clearances
Crankshaft, Engine › Component Information10 pages
- Harmonic Balancer - Crankshaft Pulley › Component Information › Specifications
- Piston, Engine › Component Information › Service and Repair › Oversize Availability23
- Piston Pin, Engine › Component Information › Specifications
- Piston Ring, Engine › Component Information › Specifications › Piston Ring Dimensions2
Cylinder Head Assembly13 pages
- Valve Clearance › System Information › Specifications2
- Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service and Repair
- Rocker Arm Assembly › Component Information › Specifications2
- Valve Cover › Component Information › Specifications
- Valve Guide › Component Information › Specifications2
- Valve Seat › Component Information › Specifications
- Valve Spring › Component Information › Specifications
- Valve, Intake/Exhaust › Component Information › Specifications › Valve Specifications23
Drive Belts, Mounts, Brackets and Accessories22 pages
Drive Belt › Component Information19 pages
Technical Service Bulletins14 pages
- Customer Interest: › 90T1446A › Jul › 90 › Engine - Belt Chirp or Squeal234
All Technical Service Bulletins for Drive Belt:7 pages
- All Other Service Bulletins for Drive Belt: › 08-06-01-008A › Jul › 09 › Engine - Drive Belt Misalignment Diagnostics23
- Specifications › New Belts23
- Service and Repair › Air Pump Drive Belt2
- Drive Belt Tensioner › Component Information › Diagrams2
- Engine Mount › Component Information › Service and Repair
Engine Lubrication29 pages
- Engine Oil › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › Engine - GM dexos 1 and dexos 2(R) Oil Specifications23
- Oil Filter, Engine › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › Engine - Noise/Damage Oil Filter Application Importance
- Oil Pan, Engine › Component Information › Service and Repair
Oil Pressure Gauge › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins10 pages
All Technical Service Bulletins for Oil Pressure Gauge:5 pages
- All Other Service Bulletins for Oil Pressure Gauge: › 88T928D › Aug › 88 › Instruments - Electrical Problem/Oil Gage Reads High
Oil Pressure Sender › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins10 pages
All Technical Service Bulletins for Oil Pressure Sender:5 pages
- All Other Service Bulletins for Oil Pressure Sender: › 88T928D › Aug › 88 › Instruments - Electrical Problem/Oil Gage Reads High
- Oil Pressure Warning Lamp/Indicator › Component Information › Testing and Inspection
- Oil Pump, Engine › Component Information › Specifications23
- Intake Manifold › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › Engine - Intake Manifold Inspection/Replacement
Lamps and Indicators - Engine11 pages
Oil Pressure Gauge › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins10 pages
All Technical Service Bulletins for Oil Pressure Gauge:5 pages
- All Other Service Bulletins for Oil Pressure Gauge: › 88T928D › Aug › 88 › Instruments - Electrical Problem/Oil Gage Reads High
- Oil Pressure Warning Lamp/Indicator › Component Information › Testing and Inspection
Seals and Gaskets, Engine › Crankshaft Main Bearing Seal › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
Sensors and Switches - Engine › Oil Pressure Sender › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins10 pages
All Technical Service Bulletins for Oil Pressure Sender:5 pages
- All Other Service Bulletins for Oil Pressure Sender: › 88T928D › Aug › 88 › Instruments - Electrical Problem/Oil Gage Reads High
Timing Components3 pages
- Timing Chain › Component Information › Service and Repair
Timing Cover › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins2 pages
Tune-up and Engine Performance Checks40 pages
Fuel Pressure › System Information7 pages
Idle Speed › System Information4 pages
Air Cleaner Housing › Air Filter Element › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins4 pages
- Fuel Filter › Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service and Repair
- Firing Order › Component Information › Specifications › Ignition Firing Order
- Ignition Timing › Number One Cylinder › Component Information › Locations › Number 1 Cylinder Location
Spark Plug Wire <--> [Ignition Cable] › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins3 pages
- All Technical Service Bulletins: › 93356D › Oct › 92 › Engine - Miss, Hesitation, or Roughness
- Customer Interest: › 93356D › Oct › 92 › Engine - Miss, Hesitation, or Roughness
- All Other Service Bulletins for Spark Plug Wire: › 89T1115 › Aug › 89 › Instruments - Intermittent Brake Telltale Light
- All Other Service Bulletins for Spark Plug Wire: › 89T1115 › Aug › 89 › Instruments - Intermittent Brake Telltale Light
Distributor, Ignition14 pages
- Distributor Retard Control › Component Information › Description and Operation › Distributor Spark Vacuum Retard Delay Valve (DS-VRDV)2
Distributor Vacuum Control › Component Information8 pages
- Vacuum Spark Delay Valve › Component Information › Description and Operation › Delay Valve Trapped Spark (DV-TS)234
- Spark Plug › Component Information › Specifications › Torque2
- Compression Check › System Information › Specifications
- Valve Clearance › System Information › Specifications2
- Water Pump › Component Information › Service and Repair
Cooling System62 pages
- Coolant › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › Cooling System - Coolant Recycling Information23456
- Coolant Level Indicator Lamp › Component Information › Description and Operation2
Radiator Cooling Fan23 pages
A/C Pressure Sensor/Switch - Cooling Fan › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins2 pages
Radiator Cooling Fan Motor › Component Information16 pages
Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
- All Technical Service Bulletins: › 88T23A1B › Oct › 88 › A/C - Insufficient Cooling At Idle
- Customer Interest: › 88T23A1B › Oct › 88 › A/C - Insufficient Cooling At Idle
- All Other Service Bulletins for Radiator Cooling Fan Motor: › 09-06-03-004D › Dec › 10 › Electrical - MIL ON/DTC's Set By Various Control Modules234
- All Other Service Bulletins for Radiator Cooling Fan Motor: › 09-06-03-004D › Dec › 10 › Electrical - MIL ON/DTC's Set By Various Control Modules
- Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2
- Testing and Inspection › Symptom Related Diagnostic Procedures2345678
- Radiator Cooling Fan Temperature Sensor / Switch › Component Information › Locations
- Fan Clutch › Component Information › Description and Operation234
Engine - Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch4 pages
- Heater Core › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › Cooling System, A/C - Aluminum Heater Cores/Radiators23
Lamps and Indicators - Cooling System6 pages
- Coolant Level Indicator Lamp › Component Information › Description and Operation2
Temperature Gauge › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins2 pages
- Temperature Warning Lamp/Indicator, Engine Cooling › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2
- Radiator › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › Cooling System, A/C - Aluminum Heater Cores/Radiators234
- Radiator Cap › Component Information › Specifications
Sensors and Switches - Cooling System6 pages
A/C Pressure Sensor/Switch - Cooling Fan › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins2 pages
Engine - Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch4 pages
Temperature Gauge › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins3 pages
- Customer Interest: › 86T46 › Jul › 86 › Fuel/Water Gauges - Intermittent or Inoperative
- All Technical Service Bulletins: › 86T46 › Jul › 86 › Fuel/Water Gauges - Intermittent or Inoperative
- All Other Service Bulletins for Temperature Gauge: › 89T1115 › Aug › 89 › Instruments - Intermittent Brake Telltale Light
- All Other Service Bulletins for Temperature Gauge: › 89T1115 › Aug › 89 › Instruments - Intermittent Brake Telltale Light
- Temperature Warning Lamp/Indicator, Engine Cooling › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2
- Thermostat, Engine Cooling › Component Information › Specifications
- Water Pump › Component Information › Service and Repair
Exhaust System10 pages
Catalytic Converter › Component Information8 pages
- Exhaust Manifold › Component Information › Specifications2