Engine, diesel, 5.7L V8

Years 1978–81, 1983–85 Models 6 Factory citations 12

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Also described as 350 cid V8 diesel (Oldsmobile 350N)Engine, 5.7L V8 diesel, 350 cu in

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Documented applications

C/K Trucks

1978–81 Confirmed

C10, Blazer, Suburban

Caprice — third generation, B-body (1983–1990)

1983–1985 Factory-verified

350 cu in with diesel fuel injection; 1984 rests on the air-conditioning weight remarks (p.38), its own engine line being illegible

GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Caprice, p.13.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Caprice, p.38.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Caprice, p.18.

El Camino — fifth generation (1983–1987)

1983–1984 Factory-verified

Optional; not with UF7, U14, F41 or N23

GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet El Camino, p.5.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet El Camino, p.5.

Impala — sixth generation, B-body (1983–1985)

1983–1985 Factory-verified

350 cu in; 1984: optional on sedans except California (power-teams page 5, printed LF9 with a footnote mark); 1985: engine heading on the transmission page 18; the 1984 (p.38) and 1985 (p.40) air-conditioning weight remarks also name it with the sedan (1BL69)

GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Impala, p.16.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Caprice, p.5.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Caprice, p.18.

Malibu — fourth generation, A-body (1983)

1983 Factory-verified

sedan and wagon; requires BS1 and the guide's diesel tires (QVJ on the sedan, QVT or QXX on the wagon); V10 recommended for cold climates; with NA6 (sedan) also requires C60, V10 and QVJ

GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Malibu, p.21.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Malibu, p.23.

Monte Carlo — fourth generation (1983–1988)

1983–1984 Factory-verified

1983: V10 cold climate package recommended, and required (with C60 air conditioning) under NA6 high altitude emissions; 1984: V10 required; federal only, not in California

GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.30.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.36.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of LF9 in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.