- 1983–1986 Confirmed
replaced the 1.8 L OHV engine for 1983, 86 hp (88 hp for 1986, Wikipedia); Wikipedia's Skyhawk and 122 engine articles give it to the Skyhawk 1983–1986; gnttype.org's 1984–1985 Buick VIN tables print it for the Skyhawk, a second source (owner ruling, 2026-11-05: a T3 page that names the code for the Skyhawk, with Wikipedia dating every year)
LQ5 Confirmed
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Documented applications
This page aggregates every documented appearance of LQ5 in the Buick reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.