The GM L5P Duramax is a turbo-diesel engine produced by General Motors for use in full-size heavy-duty (HD) pickup trucks. Displacing 6.6 liters in a V-8 configuration, the L5P is part of a new ...

In the May 2017 issue ofDiesel Power, in an article titled “Inside the Duramax L5P,” we visited Gale Banks Engineering in Azusa, California, and documented the complete dismantling of a ...

A new video has hit the net claiming that the factory engine oil filter used on the Duramax-powered Silverado HD and Sierra HD is too small for the application.

Unbeknownst to many of you, we have been running and testing a defense-market version of the all-new, ’17 6.6L Duramax L5P engine on the dyno since late 2015. Based on what we’ve learned during this ...

The L5P Duramax diesel V8 is what powers heavy-duty work trucks like the 2025 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD and is an amazing powerhouse. It didn't exactly start off that way back in 1984 when GM first ...

445 horsepower (332 kW) and 910 lb-ft (1,234 Nm). That’s how potent the redesigned Duramax 6.6-liter V8 is for the model year 2017. Internally referred to as L5P, the newest Duramax is available in ...