Needed ChangeGeneral Motors Duramax Diesel Engine Key PointsThe First Of Many: LB7 (2001–2004)The LBZ (2006–2007)The L5P ...

with some being known as the most reliable diesel engines ever built, and others proving troublesome enough to be avoided. Even the least reliable Duramax engines are still very usable if you ...

This was, in fact, the last Duramax engine built without modern-day emission control technology, which became mandatory in subsequent models due to environmental regulations that kicked in the ...

Now, 14 years after DMAX Ltd. was created, more than 1.5 million Duramax engines have been built. The original Duramax was a vast improvement over GM’s previous indirect-injection diesel ...

Late last week, General Motors announced it had built its two millionth Duramax engine, an L5P unit bound for either a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado HD or GMC Sierra HD. The L5P, which was recently ...

Production of a re-engineered 2010 Duramax is scheduled to restart in late April. During the pause, GM will retool the Moraine, Ohio, plant where the engine is built, and GM engineers will tune ...

Duramax is the name of a series of diesel engines built by General Motors from 2001 onwards. Several GM vehicles have been offered with a Duramax diesel engine over the years, the most notable ...

It's a byproduct of diesel’s high combustion temperatures. The new Duramax diesel engines are built to meet new clean-air regulations, plus they feature other key improvements in technology and ...

produces the 6.6-liter Duramax engine. The 3-liter engine, built in Michigan, instead is temporarily impacted. “We stopped production due to a parts shortage,” Flores said. The recently built ...

“These improvements to the popular 3.0L Diesel Duramax build on the already advanced design of the first-generation engine,” said GM assistant chief engineer of diesel engines, John Barta.

Now, GM Authority has learned that the Chevy Colorado diesel Duramax engine has been built out for the 2022 model year. Specs for the 2.8L I4 LWN turbodiesel include 181 horsepower at 3,400 rpm ...