2.0 L (121 cu in) L4, electronic fuel injection

Years 1987–89, 2002–09 Models 5 Factory citations 16

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Also described as Engine, gas, 6 cylinder, 4.2L, multiport fuel injection, L6, aluminum, DOHC, GM

Also documented for Buick GMC Oldsmobile

Documented applications

Beretta — L-body (1987–1996)

1988–1989 Factory-verified

base engine; the 1990 option-weight pages still name it in their remarks, but the 1990 order guide and power teams list the LM3 instead; GM later reused LL8 for a 4.2L L6 (the rparts GM RPO PDF lists only that later meaning); same description as cavalier-gen2 and cavalier-gen1

GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Beretta, p.7.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet Beretta, p.7.

Cavalier — first generation (1982–1987)

1987 Factory-verified

base engine; the 1987 kit lists it in place of LQ5

GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.5.

Cavalier — second generation (1988–1994)

1988–1989 Factory-verified

base engine except on the Z24

GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.4.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.22.

Corsica — L-body (1987–1996)

1988–1989 Factory-verified

base engine; not with the LTZ (1989); the 1990 option-weight pages still name it in their remarks, but the 1990 order guide and power teams list the LM3 instead; same description as beretta-gen1

GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Corsica, p.5.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet Corsica, p.9.

TrailBlazer — GMT360 (2002–2009)

2002–2009 Factory-verified

GM Heritage factory kit — 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer, p.28.
GM factory document — 2002 chevrolet trailblazer 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2003 chevrolet trailblazer 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2004 chevrolet trailblazer 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2005 chevrolet trailblazer 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2006 chevrolet trailblazer 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2007 chevrolet trailblazer 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2008 chevrolet trailblazer 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2009 chevrolet trailblazer 2wd rpo code list, p.1.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of LL8 in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.