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Chevrolet Camaro
The pony car, and the split worth knowing is the ignition. The fourth generation (1993-2002) runs the LT1 with Opti-Spark, a distributor mounted under the water pump — so a pump weeping coolant soaks the ignition and produces a misfire whose real cause is a cooling fault, which is the diagnosis this generation is most often got wrong. From 1998 the LS1 drops that arrangement entirely. The fifth and sixth generations share LS/LT V8 architecture with the trucks, which means truck-derived diagnostic knowledge, AFM lifters included, applies to the coupé.
Generations
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Fourth generation 1993–2002
The LT1 and LS1 era. The LT1's Opti-Spark distributor sits under the water pump, so a pump weep soaks the ignition — a misfire whose cause is a cooling fault.
- Body styles
- Coupé · Convertible
- Platform
- GM F-body
- Engines
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- 3.4 V6 — petrol · 119 kW (160 hp) · L32, to 1995
- 3.8 V6 — L36 · petrol · 149 kW (200 hp) · 3800 Series II L36, from 1995
- 5.7 V8 — petrol · 205–227 kW (275–304 hp) · LT1 to 1997, Opti-Spark ignition
- 5.7 V8 — petrol · 227–246 kW (304–330 hp) · LS1 from 1998
- Transmissions
- 4-speed automatic · 5-speed manual · 6-speed manual
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive
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Fifth generation 2009–2015
Zeta platform; V6 and small-block V8, the V8 with cylinder deactivation.
- Body styles
- Coupé · Convertible
- Platform
- GM Zeta
- Engines
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- 3.6 V6 — LFX · petrol · 233–241 kW (312–323 hp) · 377 Nm (278 lb-ft)
- 6.2 V8 — LS3 · petrol · 318 kW (426 hp) · 569 Nm (420 lb-ft) · LS3 and L99
- 6.2 supercharged V8 — ZL1 · petrol · 433 kW (580 hp) · 754 Nm (556 lb-ft)
- 7.0 V8 — LS7 · petrol · 377 kW (506 hp) · 640 Nm (472 lb-ft) · Z/28, LS7
- 5.3 turbo V8 — petrol · COPO Camaro
- 6.2 V8 — L99 · petrol · 298 kW (400 hp) · Automatic SS only
- Transmissions
- 6-speed 6L50 automatic · 6-speed 6L80 automatic · 6-speed 6L90 automatic · 6-speed Aisin AY6 manual · 6-speed Tremec TR-6060 manual
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive
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Sixth generation 2016–2024
Alpha platform, shared with the Cadillac ATS and CTS; a turbocharged four joins the range.
- High Feature V6 (LFX / LY7 / LF1)
- LT (Gen V small block, 5.3–6.2)
- LT4 / LT5 (supercharged Gen V) 6.2 L
- 10L80 / 10L90 10-speed automatic
- 8L90 / 8L45 8-speed automatic
- Tremec T-56 / TR-6060 6-speed manual
- Tremec TR-3160 6-speed manual
- Body styles
- Coupé · Convertible
- Platform
- GM Alpha
- Engines
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- 2.0 turbo — petrol · 202 kW (271 hp) · 400 Nm (295 lb-ft)
- 3.6 V6 — LGX · petrol · 250 kW (335 hp) · 385 Nm (284 lb-ft)
- 6.2 V8 — LT1 · petrol · 333 kW (447 hp) · 617 Nm (455 lb-ft)
- 6.2 supercharged V8 — LT4 · petrol · 485 kW (650 hp) · 881 Nm (650 lb-ft) · ZL1
- Transmissions
- 6-speed TR-3160 manual · 6-speed TR-6060 manual · 8-speed 8L45 automatic · 8-speed 8L90 automatic · 10-speed 10L60 automatic · 10-speed 10L80 automatic · 10-speed 10L90 automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive
Service information
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