2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 CREW Cab Long Box Diesel 6 6 Liter Owners Manual

Pickup (4-Cylinder) Pickup (8-Cylinder) Van Models

Engine Fuel Filter

4-Cylinder 8-Cylinder Van Models

Fuel Pump Screen Kit for Van Models Engine Oil Filter

23248945
25945274
20815924

52100212
12664429
12664429
19259252

A3216C A3141C A3140C

TP1007
TP3018
TP3018
TP3017

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Part

GM Part Number

ACDelco Part Number

4-Cylinder 8-Cylinder

Use only the specified filters.

55595791
88917036

PF69

PF2232

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Service and Maintenance

Maintenance Records After the scheduled services are performed, record the date, odometer reading, who performed the service, and the type of services performed in the boxes provided. Retain all maintenance receipts.

Date

Odometer Reading

Serviced By

Services Performed

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Technical Data

Vehicle Data

Capacities and

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Engine Drive Belt Routing . . . . 128

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Technical Data

Vehicle Data

Capacities and Specifications The following approximate capacities are given in metric and English conversions. See Recommended Fluids and Lubricants 0 121.

Capacities

Application

Cooling System (Pickup Models)

2.8L 4-Cylinder Engines 6.6L 8-Cylinder Engines

Cooling System (Van Models)

Front Heat or AC Only Front Heat or AC Plus Fuel Operated Heater (FOH) Front and Rear Heat or AC Only Front and Rear Heat or AC Plus Fuel Operated Heater (FOH)

Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Tank*

Pickup Models (2.8L 4-Cylinder) Pickup Models (6.6L 8-Cylinder) Van Models

Metric

11.2 L 27.0 L

20.0 L 20.9 L 21.5 L 22.4 L

20.4 L 20.1 L 20.1 L

English

12.5 qt 28.5 qt

21.2 qt 22.1 qt 22.7 qt 23.7 qt

5.4 gal 5.3 gal 5.3 gal

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Capacities

Application

Metric

English

Engine Oil with Filter

2.8L 4-Cylinder Engines 6.6L 8-Cylinder Engines

Transmission Fluid (Pan Removal and Filter Replacement)

6.6L 8-Cylinder Engines

5.7 L 9.5 L

7.0 L

6.0 qt 10.0 qt

7.4 qt

*Do not overfill the DEF tank. See Diesel Exhaust Fluid 0 39. All quantities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the appropriate level, as recommended in this manual. Recheck fluid level after filling.

Engine Specifications

Engine

VIN Code

2.8L 4-Cylinder Turbo Diesel (LWN Engine) 6.6L 8-Cylinder Turbo Diesel (LGH Engine) 6.6L 8-Cylinder Turbo Diesel (LML Engine)

Type

L4
V8
V8

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Technical Data

Engine Drive Belt Routing

2.8L 4-Cylinder Engine

6.6L 8-Cylinder Engine

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Index

Accessories and Modifications . . . 85
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 101
Automatic

Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Brake

Exhaust

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Brakes

System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Check

Malfunction Indicator Engine

Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . . . . 53
Coolant

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Covers

Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Index

129

Diesel

Starting Your Engine . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Diesel Exhaust Fluid . . . . . . . . . . .7, 39
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)

Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Diesel Exhaust Fluid

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Diesel Particulate Filter . . . . . . . . . . 38
Diesel Particulate Filter

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 128
Driver Information

Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Electrical System

Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Engine

Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Check and Service Engine

Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . .87
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cooling System Messages . . . . .22
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

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Index

Engine (cont'd)

Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Starting Your Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Engines

Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Exhaust Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Exhaust Fluid

Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacement (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Filter,

Fuel (cont'd)

Operated Heater (FOH) . . . . . . . . .37
Running out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Water in Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
What to Use in Canada and

What to Use in the U.S.

Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
. . . . . . . .48
Fuel for Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . . 47
Fuses

Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Gauges

Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 101

General Information

Fluid

Service and Maintenance . . . . . .115

Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . .96
Diesel Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Fuel

Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . . .53
Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Filling a Portable Fuel

Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Filter Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Heater

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Fuel Operated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Lamps

Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . . .18

Lights

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Power Take-off Wait to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Maintenance

Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 116

Recommended Fluids and

Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . 18
Messages

Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Diesel Exhaust Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Diesel Particulate Filter . . . . . . . . .23
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . . .22
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

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Oil

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . .96
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . .17
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Parking

Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . .37

Personalization

Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Power Take-Off (PTO) . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Power Take-Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Recommended Fluids and

Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Records

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Replacement Parts

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 128
Running out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Service

Accessories and

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 124
Maintenance, General

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Specifications and

Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Starting the Diesel Engine . . . . . . . 28
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . 24
Supplement

Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Towing

Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Trailer

Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Transmission

Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Using This Supplement . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Index

131

Vehicle

Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Wait to Start Light Warning Light

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) . . . . .20
Water in Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
What Fuel to Use in Canada

and Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
What Fuel to Use in the U.S. . . . . 48
Winter Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31