Oldsmobile · 1983-1985

Delta 88 — B-body (1983–1985)

eighty-eight · delta 88 · delta 88 royale · delta 88 royale brougham · delta 88 royale brougham ls

4 option rows 4 RPO codes 3 model years
75% Factory-verified
  • ✓ Factory-verified · 3
  • ● Confirmed · 0
  • ◑ Single-source · 1
  • ⚠ Disputed · 0

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Documented RPO codes

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Model year
Delta 88 — B-body (1983–1985) RPO codes
Code Option Years Notes & factory source Confidence
Engines
LD5 Engine, 3.8L V6, 231 cu in, 2 barrel 1983–1985
shared B-body powertrain code, cited from the Chevrolet Caprice kits, which print LD5 as the 231 cu in 3.8L V6; Wikipedia's Eighty-Eight article names the 231 V6 as the standard engine for 1983; for 1984 and 1985 no Delta 88 source names the engine except the article's generation infobox, which lists the 231 V6 for 1977–1985 under the code LD7, a code Wikipedia's Buick V6 article dates to 1977 only
GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Caprice, p.15.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Caprice, p.6.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Caprice, p.38.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Caprice, p.40.
Factory-verified
LV2 Engine, 5.0L V8, 4 barrel, 307 cu in 1983–1985
Oldsmobile 307 Rocket V8; Wikipedia's Oldsmobile V8 article lists the LV2 (VIN code Y) for the Oldsmobile 88 for 1980–1985, and its Eighty-Eight article names the 307 as a 1983 option and the 1985 cars as the last with Rocket V8 power; 1984 from a 1984 Royale Brougham with the Olds 307 (The Truth About Cars); the Caprice kits of these years show the Chevrolet 305 (LG4) instead, so no factory page prints the code for this car
Single-source
LF9 Engine, diesel, 5.7L V8 1983–1985
shared B-body powertrain code, cited from the Chevrolet Caprice kits (1984 also from the air-conditioning weight remarks); 350 cu in; Wikipedia's Oldsmobile diesel article lists the LF9 for the Delta 88, and its Eighty-Eight article names the 350 diesel as a 1983 option
GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Caprice, p.13.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Caprice, p.7.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Caprice, p.38.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Caprice, p.9.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Caprice, p.18.
Factory-verified
Transmissions
MX0 Transmission, 4 speed automatic, overdrive 1984–1985
shared B-body transmission code, cited from the Chevrolet Caprice kits (the 1984 page prints MXO); Wikipedia names the THM 200-4R four-speed overdrive automatic among the generation's transmissions, while the kits pair MX0 with the 700-R4 (1985) and with the 700-R4 or the 200-4R (1984), so the code is matched to the Delta 88 by its meaning, a 4 speed overdrive automatic, not by one unit; the 1983 Caprice kit shows the overdrive automatic without a code, so 1983 is left out
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Caprice, p.39.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Caprice, p.41.
Factory-verified

Source document: oldsmobile/delta-88-b-body.md. Rows marked — record an option the factory offered whose RPO code is not documented in the consulted sources.