Chevrolet S-10 Pickup · Engine family · 3 offered

Chevrolet S-10 Pickup 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 28,079 VINs across 94 factory builds, and 151 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $7,800.

Cylinders
6
Induction
Naturally aspirated
Fuel
Gasoline
Fitted
1988–2004

◷ Updated October 3, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$7,800
Configuration price reference
151
On sale today with the 4.3L 6-cyl
1988–2004
Model years it was fitted
94
Factory configurations
28,079
S-10 Pickup 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 S-10 Pickup 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.

2.2L 4-cyl
1994–2003
$7,500
46 on sale
2.8L 6-cyl
1982–1993
$19,000
10 on sale
4.3L 6-cyl this page
1988–2004
$7,800
151 on sale

3 engine families, one nameplate. Open the Chevrolet S-10 Pickup price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.

Which S-10 Pickup 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
2004 918 5 1
2003 5,662 33 5 2002 4,167 27 5 2001 5,475 30 7 2000 2,906 20 5 1999 1,623 8 9 1998 1,771 5 9
1997 664 3 8
1996 1,279 5 9
1995 943 2 9
1994 1,059 5 9
1993 463 3 4
1992 407 2 3
1991 446 2 5
1990 55 — 1
1989 200 1 4
1988 41 — 1

VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full S-10 Pickup report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.

94 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
2004 S-10 Pickup Trim not recorded 1gcdt13x

2003

2 builds
2003 S-10 Pickup Trim not recorded 1gcdt19x 2003 S-10 Pickup Trim not recorded 1gcct19x

2002

2 builds
2002 S-10 Pickup XL 1gccs14w 2002 S-10 Pickup XL 1gcct19w

2001

1 build
2001 S-10 Pickup Trim not recorded 1gccs14w

2000

2 builds
2000 S-10 Pickup Trim not recorded 1gcdt19w 2000 S-10 Pickup Trim not recorded 1gcdt14w

1999

2 builds
1999 S-10 Pickup Trim not recorded 1gccs14x 1999 S-10 Pickup Trim not recorded 1gcct19w

1998

1 build
1998 S-10 Pickup Trim not recorded 1gcdt14x

1997

2 builds
1997 S-10 Pickup Trim not recorded 1gccs14x 1997 S-10 Pickup Trim not recorded 1gcct14x

1996

4 builds
1996 S-10 Pickup S10 1gcdt14x 1996 S-10 Pickup S10 1gccs19x 1996 S-10 Pickup S10 1gccs19w 1996 S-10 Pickup S10 1gccs14x

1995

2 builds
1995 S-10 Pickup S10 1gcdt19w 1995 S-10 Pickup S10 1gcdt19z

1994

1 build
1994 S-10 Pickup S10 1gcdt14z

1991

3 builds
1991 S-10 Pickup S10 1gccs14z 1991 S-10 Pickup Trim not recorded 1gccs19z 1991 S-10 Pickup S10 1gcct19z

1989

1 build
1989 S-10 Pickup S10 1gcct14z

Showing the 24 most-built configurations of 94. Every 2004 S-10 Pickup build →

The 4.3L 6-cyl S-10 Pickup: common questions

Which S-10 Pickup years have the 4.3L 6-cyl?

1988–2004, without a break — 17 model years in our VIN decode, across 94 factory configurations and 28,079 VINs.

What does a 4.3L 6-cyl S-10 Pickup cost?

$7,800 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 S-10 Pickup 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.