Comments on: anyone ever have a Chevy car with a diesel?

By: beyondraynenight

beyondraynenight — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:22:54 +0000

i know about the chevette having a diesel but my father had i think a 84 buick park avenue with diesel I know not a chevy but made by GM

By: Phantom

Phantom — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:17:14 +0000

yea, the duramax is great too, the 6.5 liter is bulletproof.

By: duff007

duff007 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:32:21 +0000

ive driven trucks w/ the 6.5, and they were highly reliable. but i didnt know chevy had any diesels in cars

By: ebay junkie

ebay junkie — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:06:54 +0000

The diesel you are describing ism the infamous 5.7 liter. It was based off the International 4.8 in the tractors and was actually a 350 block and the modified heads. Had 21:1 compression and rail distribution for the fuel management system. It was the start of what was to become. 5.7, 6.2, 6.5 turbo, 7.1 turbo etc.

As for the Chevette like the Vegas and the Opels they were built with weigh to HP and no frills added so less to go wrong. Simplicity at it’s best.

By: randyrich

randyrich — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:28:47 +0000

I wish they made them again. I think they would sell this time.
Diesels have come a long way on improvements in the past 20 years, quieter, more reliable. Isuzu is one of the best in diesels.

By: Mad Scientist Matt

Mad Scientist Matt — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:21:58 +0000

The diesel Chevette had an Isuzu engine. There were some other GM diesels in the late ’70s and early ’80s that used engines based on the Oldsmobile gasoline powered V8. Those particular diesels were absolute disasters.

By: Charley128

Charley128 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:41:17 +0000

He’s correct. They actually had an Isuzu diesel engine in it. I test drove one back then, and it ran really well. But, for some reason you couldn’t get AC on it.

By: dodge man

dodge man — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:50:37 +0000

yes i do agree with you the word indestructible ,,and chevette,,any way i did have a Chevy truck back in the 80,s,,and it was a dog,,i pulled the old engine out,,and put a gas engine in it,,after that it was a good truck,,good luck,,i hope this help,s.

By: DaFinger

DaFinger — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:41:06 +0000

i had a chevette once and it ran and ran and run it died because a tree fell on it. 300,000 plus miles.
it was driven for 20 miles with no oil in it in its first 100k
I think that had alot to do with the high tec oil I was running in it.