Section 6A1 · Pages 375–410 (36 pages)
2.5 Liter L4 Engine
From the 1990 GMC Light Duty Truck Unit Repair Manual
Unit repair (bench overhaul) of the GM 2.5L inline four: overhead valves, cast-iron block and head, five main bearings with thrust at the rear, a gear-driven camshaft on three bearings and roller hydraulic lifters. Disassembly runs from accessories, manifolds, thermostat housing and water pump through the valve train, head, pulley hub, oil pan, oil pump driveshaft, front cover, pistons, flywheel and crankshaft. Cleaning, inspection and repair covers the block and cylinder bores, piston selection, manifolds, camshaft and bearings, front cover, pump, valve train, head and crankshaft, followed by step-by-step assembly and engine set-up and testing.
Read this section free, starting at page 375What this section covers
- Engine description and lubrication
- Tools, cleaning and parts identification
- Engine disassembly
- Rear oil seal and main bearings without removing crankshaft
- Block, cylinder bores and piston selection
- Camshaft, bearings and valve train inspection
- Engine assembly
- Engine set-up and testing, specifications and tools
- Year
- 1990
- Make
- GMC
- Vehicle
- C/K Trucks, G Vans, Light Duty Trucks, M Vans (Astro/Safari), P Forward Control, R/V Trucks, S/T Trucks, Trucks
- Publication
- X-9037
- Pages
- 1,052
What’s inside
Unit repair manual
- 0AGeneral Informationpp. 7–20
- 1B1A-6 Air Conditioning Compressorpp. 21–44
- 1B2V5 Air Conditioning Compressorpp. 45–58
- 1B3R-4 Air Conditioning Compressorpp. 59–76
- 1B4HR-6 Air Conditioning Compressorpp. 77–94
- 1B5SD-709 Air Conditioning Compressorpp. 95–102
- 3B2Manual Steering Gearpp. 103–114
- 3B3Power Steeringpp. 115–134
- 4B17 1/2- and 7 5/8-Inch Ring Gear Rear Axlespp. 135–146
- 4B28 1/2-Inch Ring Gear Rear Axlepp. 147–160
- 4B39 1/2-Inch Ring Gear Rear Axlepp. 161–174
- 4B410 1/2-Inch Ring Gear Rear Axlepp. 175–186
- 4B5Dana Rear Axlespp. 187–216
- 4B612-Inch Ring Gear (Rockwell) Rear Axlepp. 217–228
- 4B7Locking Differentialpp. 229–238
- 4C18 1/2-Inch Ring Gear Front Axlepp. 239–252
- 4C29 3/4-Inch Ring Gear (Dana) Front Axlepp. 253–268
- 4C3T Truck Front Axlepp. 269–286
- 4C4K Truck Front Axlepp. 287–316
- 4C5L Van Front Axlepp. 317–336
- 5Brakespp. 337–352
- 6AGeneral Engine Mechanicalpp. 353–374
- 6A12.5 Liter L4 Enginepp. 375–410
- 6A22.8 Liter V6 Enginepp. 411–442
- 6A34.3 Liter V6 Enginepp. 443–472
- 6A44.8 Liter L6 Enginepp. 473–508
- 6A5V8 Engine (5.0, 5.7 and 7.4 Liter)pp. 509–554
- 6A76.2 Liter Diesel Enginepp. 555–594
- 6C1Model 1MEF Carburetorpp. 595–616
- 6C2Model M4MEF Carburetorpp. 617–642
- 6C3Model 220 Throttle Bodypp. 643–650
- 6C4Model 700 Throttle Bodypp. 651–658
- 6D1Series Generatorspp. 659–670
- 6D2CS-144 Generatorpp. 671–678
- 6D3SD Starting Motorspp. 679–690
- 6D4PG-200 (PMGR) Starting Motorpp. 691–698
- 6D5Distributorspp. 699–712
- 7AHydra-matic 4L60 Automatic Transmissionpp. 713–792
- 7AHydra-matic 3L80/3L80-HD Automatic Transmissionpp. 793–848
- 7AHydra-matic 3L30 Automatic Transmissionpp. 849–890
- 7B1Hydra-matic 5LM60 Manual Transmissionpp. 891–938
- 7B2HM-117 Manual Transmissionpp. 939–958
- 7B3New Process Transmissionpp. 959–970
- 7B4Borg Warner Transmissionspp. 971–986
- 7D1New Process 205 Transfer Casepp. 987–998
- 7D2New Process 241 Transfer Casepp. 999–1012
- 7D3New Process 231 Transfer Casepp. 1013–1024
- 7D4Borg-Warner 1370 Transfer Casepp. 1025–1040
- 7D5Borg-Warner 4472 Transfer Casepp. 1041–1052







