Engine, diesel, 6.2L V8

Years 1983–93, 2005–09 Models 6 Factory citations 34

Also described as Engine, gas, 8 cylinder, 5.3L, sequential fuel injection, aluminum, cylinder deactivation, high output, GM

Also documented for Buick Chevrolet Hummer

Documented applications

Envoy — GMT360 (2002–2009)

2005–2009 Factory-verified

GM factory document — 2005 gmc envoy 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2009 gmc envoy 4wd rpo code list, p.1.

Jimmy (full-size) — Square body (1983–1991)

1983–1986, 1988, 1990, 1991 Single-source

light duty 6.2 liter (379 cu in) diesel; requires B3J diesel equipment and MX0; 1988 from the 1988 truck engine data page, which lists it as standard on the V10/1500 Blazer/Jimmy diesel; the 1990–1991 pages mark it not available in California; shared square-body platform code; cited from the Chevrolet Blazer kit and the Chevrolet truck kit; 1991 rests on the Chevrolet-only 1991 Blazer book, so the row is single-source

GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Blazer, p.8.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Blazer RV Full Size, p.16.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Blazer RV Full Size, p.10.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Blazer, p.10.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Truck, p.49.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1990 Chevrolet Blazer, p.15.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet Blazer, p.15.

Sierra — GMT900 (2007–2013)

2009 Factory-verified

GM factory document — 2009 gmc sierra 2wd rpo code list, p.1.

Sierra — Square body (1983–1991)

1983–1987 Factory-verified

shared platform code; cited from the square-body C/K pickup kits; light duty emissions version of the 6.2 liter (379 cu in) diesel; requires B3J diesel equipment

GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Truck, p.13.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Truck, p.21.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Truck, p.21.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Truck, p.20.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet Truck, p.37.

Suburban — Square body (1983–1991)

1983–1991 Single-source

light duty 6.2 liter (379 cu in) diesel for the 10/1500 series; requires B3J diesel equipment; not available in California from 1988; 1985 from the power team chart (the 1985 option line prints LH8); the 1987 new-features page prints LM6; shared square-body platform code; cited from the Chevrolet Suburban kit; 1991 rests on the Chevrolet-only 1991 Suburban book, so the row is single-source

GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Suburban, p.13.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Suburban, p.16.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Suburban, p.9.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Suburban, p.15.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet Suburban, p.22.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Suburban, p.15.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet Suburban, p.15.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1990 Chevrolet Suburban, p.18.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet Suburban, p.18.

Vandura and Rally — Second generation G-series (1983–1996)

1983, 1984, 1986–1993 Single-source

379 cu in light duty diesel; requires B3J diesel equipment on every cited page through 1991; the 1991 and 1992 pages: not available for California registration; shared G-van platform code; cited from the Chevrolet G-Van kit; 1991–1993 rests on the Chevrolet-only G-Van books, so the row is single-source

GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Vandura, p.13.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet G Van, p.14.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet G Van, p.21.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1987 Chevrolet G Van, p.43.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1988 Chevrolet Vandura, p.10.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet G Van, p.17.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1990 Chevrolet G Van, p.15.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet G Van, p.20.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet G Van, p.9.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1993 Chevrolet G Van, p.23.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of LH6 in the GMC reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.