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Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L six-cylinder

The L35 is the most common engine code the VIN decodes to on the 4.3L six-cylinder configurations below; hybrid variants of the same displacement carry their own code. We decode it on 20,699 VINs across 54 factory builds, and 100 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $7,885.

Cylinders
6
Induction
Naturally aspirated
Fuel
Gasoline
Fitted
1988–2005

◷ Updated November 14, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$7,885
Configuration price reference
100
On sale today with the 4.3L 6-cyl
1988–2005
Model years it was fitted
54
Factory configurations
20,699
Blazer VINs decoded with it

The price reference is the median of configuration medians, not the median of all active cars. Each configuration has equal weight. Configurations with at least 3 priced listings are used when available; otherwise the reference uses the configurations with a recorded price. Model years, mileage and condition vary. Open a model-year report below for its asking prices across all engines.

Where the 4.3L 6-cyl sits in the Blazer engine lineup

Every engine family this model was sold with, ordered by size. The bar spans the model years recorded for it; the price is a reference across priced configurations, with each configuration weighted equally. Older engines look cheaper because the cars are older — overlapping years alone do not match the vehicles by age, trim, mileage or condition.

Electric
2024–2027
$47,785
3,797 on sale
2.0L 4-cyl turbo
2020–2026
$26,432
13,140 on sale
3.6L 6-cyl
2019–2026
$24,693
4,482 on sale
4.3L 6-cyl this page
1988–2005
$7,885
100 on sale

4 engine families, one nameplate. Open the Chevrolet Blazer price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.

Which Blazer years got a 4.3L 6-cyl engine

Every model year this engine was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this engine was everywhere.

Year Share of VINs VINs On sale Builds
2005 313 — 3
2004 2,359 10 4 2003 1,900 8 4 2002 1,214 9 3 2001 3,639 16 4 2000 4,117 25 4
1999 795 7 3
1998 2,089 3 4
1997 1,311 4 4
1996 1,256 8 4
1995 758 2 3
1994 264 1 2
1993 157 1 2
1992 91 1 2
1991 231 4 4
1990 31 — 1
1989 132 1 2
1988 42 — 1

VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Blazer report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.

54 factory configurations with this engine

Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.

2004

1 build

2003

3 builds

2002

1 build

2001

1 build

2000

1 build

1999

1 build

1998

2 builds

1997

2 builds

1996

4 builds

1995

1 build

1994

1 build

1993

1 build

1992

1 build

1991

3 builds

1989

1 build

Showing the 24 most-built configurations of 54. Every 2004 Blazer build →

The 4.3L 6-cyl Blazer: common questions

Which Blazer years have the 4.3L 6-cyl?

1988–2005, without a break — 18 model years in our VIN decode, across 54 factory configurations and 20,699 VINs.

What does a 4.3L 6-cyl Blazer cost?

$7,885 is a configuration price reference: the median of configuration medians, with each priced configuration weighted equally. It is not a listing-level median or a valuation of an individual car. The year-by-year ladder shows VIN and inventory counts; its links open model-year price reports covering all engines.

What is the engine code, and does it matter?

L35 — the code the VIN decodes to on the configurations on this page. It matters when you order parts or read a service history: the same displacement badge on another model can be a different code with different outputs.

4.3L 6-cyl Blazer on the market

Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.