Oldsmobile Diesel V6 engine
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| Manufacturer | Oldsmobile |
| Production | 1978–1985 |
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| Cylinder block alloy | Cast iron |
| Cylinder head alloy | Cast iron |
| Valvetrain | Overhead valve |
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| Combustion | |
| Fuel system | Indirect injection |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Oil system | Wet sump |
| Cooling system | Water-cooled |
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| Successor | Detroit Diesel V8 engine |
Oldsmobile produced three versions of a diesel engine between 1978 to 1985: a 5.7 litre V8 1978-85, a 4.3 litre V8 in 1979, and a 4.3 litre V6 1982-1985. The engines all powered rear-wheel drive vehicles; the 4.3 litre V6 model was adapted to both transverse and inline front-wheel drive applications. Sales peaked in 1981 at approximately 310,000 units, which represented 60% of the total U.S. passenger vehicle diesel market. However, this success was short-lived due to decline in gas prices and difficulties resulting from large volumes of diesel fuel containing water or foreign particles being sold beginning with the diesel's introduction.
The Oldsmobile diesel subsequently gained a reputation for unreliability and anemic performance that damaged the North American passenger diesel market for the next 30 years.
In spite of this, the Oldsmobile diesels' strong blocks continue to see use in gasoline-powered race engines.
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