As a division of General Motors, Chevy’s long history with diesel engines began with the Oldsmobile 5.7-liter LF9 Diesel V8, which unfortunately gained notoriety for being unreliable and severely underpowered. The LF9 fueled Chevy’s half-ton C-Series pickup between 1978 and 1981, after which it was replaced with the equally-disliked Detroit Diesel V8 engine for the 1982 model year. The Detroit V8 remained in production until 2001, when it was succeeded by the Duramax V8 engine. Unlike its out-of-favor predecessors,
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