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  1. Silverado-Hareek
    Ok so the BG service is actually a 3 part process, not 2. The products used are BG Fuel Injection System Cleaner, BG 44k Fuel system cleaner, and BG ISC Induction System cleaner. It took the mechanic about an hour to hour and a half to do it right. Materials for my wife's Hyundai accent were about $60 and labor was about $100. I'm thinking for a silverado you'd have a little extra labor for time but probably most of the cost difference would be in more of the cleaning compounds since it's a V8 instead of a V4. Obviously one cleaning is nearly the price of the catch can. But if you plan on keeping the truck for a long time, it makes sense to do it once a year whether you have a catch can or not. I could see the catch can reducing how much crud has to be cleaned out and maybe you can do the cleaning service every 30,000 miles instead of 15,000. But I think in the long term there's really no way to avoid 100% any type of cleaning of the engine. As I said I'll probably add a catch can later and continue to do the yearly cleaning service.
  2. Silverado-Hareek
    Well mine is definitely temperature dependent and seems to occur when temps are between 60-80 degrees F outside. It's been fine all summer in the high heat and the truck was fine during the cold winter. As I've stated in the past I started to notice the vibration in the spring as temps started to go up but then early June it went away and never came back until this past week when temperatures dropped to the low 70's during the day and the low 60's at night. I'm still thinking it's tire related though, but affected by temperature.
  3. Silverado-Hareek
    Honestly I'll probably still add a catch can to help keep things clean but I'll probably wait until after my first BG cleaning service at 15,000 miles sometime next year
  4. Silverado-Hareek
    Check this video out as well:
  5. Silverado-Hareek
    It's a two part system. One is a cleaner that gets pumped through your fuel system at the gas tank, the other is a cleaner that goes in through the throttle body to clean off the valves where the carbon build up usually occurs. BG's website explains it more and the mechanic could explain it better than I can. Here's a video of the service:
  6. Silverado-Hareek
    So has anyone looked into BG cleaning services for DI engines? I was speaking to a trusted mechanic friend of mine last night about his take on oil catch cans. While he agreed they do help, he said they don't catch 100% of everything and stuff will still get through the can. In his opinion, you still should be cleaning these engines out about once a year or every 15,000 miles to keep them clean and functioning in tip top shape. He said an oil catch can would definitely help and he'd be glad to install one for me if I wanted one, but in his opinion it would be a waste of money from the standpoint that I would still need to clean the engine out anyway. He's a pretty knowledgeable GM guy and I trust his opinion. I will also add that I mainly commute to work in my truck with the occasional hauling/towing in doing home projects throughout the year so I don't push the vehicle very hard. I'm sure if I was towing more often and did some performance upgrades to get more speed and power, that increases the likelihood of oil blow by and deposits forming on the valves so an oil catch can would definitely be a good upgrade in that scenario. But it basically won't eliminate the need to clean the engine 100%.
  7. Silverado-Hareek
    Holy crap yeah Toyota is about to destroy the competition. The new Tundras are pretty nice looking too, much better than the previous body style. I too am a longtime GM guy and I love my truck, but if the problems get worse and the competition is putting out better products, I will reconsider owning this 2014 for sure.
  8. Silverado-Hareek
    Is Toyota coming out with a half ton diesel?!? GM missed a HUGE opportunity not pursuing small block diesel engines 5-10 years ago like originally planned.
  9. Silverado-Hareek
    This is probably the scariest post of the entire thread. This tells us a few important things: 1) If you don't have the vibration problem now, it doesn't necessarily mean you're out of the woods. 2) Test driving multiple trucks on the lot in an effort to find one that doesn't vibrate doesn't mean you won't develop a vibration later so those efforts can be futile 3) Developing a wicked vibration after 15,000 miles immediately rules out an improperly balanced drive shaft or tires/wheels. Perhaps a bad rear differential that got worse over time? A transmission problem that got worse over time? An exhaust system problem that got worse over time? 15,000 miles of perfection and then all of a sudden a wicked vibration? As I said this is probably the scariest post of the entire thread. 7,500 miles on my truck.....I don't think I'll ever sleep at night 100% peacefully as long as I own this truck.......
  10. Silverado-Hareek
    The automatic locking rear differential is related to the Z71 package, not the tow package. It may be related to the max tow package I haven't checked that package out that closely. But 2WD trucks and 4x4 (non Z71) trucks with a standard tow package do not have an automatic locking rear differential.
  11. Silverado-Hareek
    Yeah I see it best on the protective boot over the front shocks. That's interesting. For what it's worth, my uncle and a co-worker both happened to pick up 2014 F-150's this past labor day weekend and both trucks have rust forming on some bolts related to the front control arms and the rear axle/differential on both are showing signs of rust. Both trucks are brand new.
  12. Silverado-Hareek
    Oh well that's interesting I didn't notice that when I looked at a co worker's. So GM's logic here is: 1) Use cheaper wax coating to save money 2) Cheaper wax coating fails forcing GM to react 3) GM spends money to apply an additional clear coat to protect the cheaper wax coating. So a cheaper wax coating plus the cost of a clear coat is STILL less than the old wax formula they used without any issues? What a dumb company. I can't believe people get paid to make these boneheaded decisions.
  13. Silverado-Hareek
    I personally don't think there's a clear coat. I think the wax coating formula was probably adjusted to be better and has more of a sheen to it as a result. Either way it's not the same product they used on the GMT900's and earlier which was extremely reliable.
  14. Silverado-Hareek
    I have the opposite problem. Mine is just getting worse. I will be doing the hose clamp method here soon.
  15. Silverado-Hareek
    These key fobs are obnoxiously large and built like garbage. No doubt GM saved a few bucks going with crappier key fobs on these trucks. Maybe the OP abused it a little more than the average 2014 owner but at the end of the day, they're garbage and I don't think it's entirely his fault it looks that way. I expect the buttons on the steering wheel to look like crap too in a couple years. The steering controls on the GMT900's were a much better design as was the key fobs. It will interesting to see if they change on the 2015 trucks.
  16. Silverado-Hareek
    What about the folks that have dropped it into neutral or shut the truck off completely in neutral and just let it coast and the vibration is still there? Or the folks that have had the rear ring and pinion replaced and the problem went away? I'm not dismissing your transmission theory completely. But I don't think it's the only cause of the vibration as this thread seems to point to different vibrations and different causes/solutions of those vibrations.
  17. Silverado-Hareek
    Cue "Strong" by Will Hoge "A woman. A woman and her truck. A woman, her truck, and a 1,200 lb passenger."
  18. Silverado-Hareek
    It's mild in the sense that the whole truck doesn't vibrate, just the steering wheel. But you can definitely tell when the steering wheel vibrates and when it doesn't.
  19. Silverado-Hareek
    Same thing happened this morning that I previously posted about. The temperature out when I left about 7:30 AM to head to work was about 70 degrees. As soon as I got on the interstate 5 minutes later and got up to 70 mph, the steering wheel started vibrating and it subsided after about 5 minutes of driving down the interstate. Really f*****g strange dude............
  20. Silverado-Hareek
    Yeah I have goodyear wrangler SR-A's. I'm cheap though and driving them until they wear down. Then I'm going with either Michelins or BF Goodrich. You get what you pay for with tires I've learned.
  21. Silverado-Hareek
    I had a Dodge Dakota when I was 19 (10 years ago) but the Silverado has always been my dream truck. Bought my first one in 2007 which was a GMT900 series and it was ok....I had transmission problems at 80k miles and then the oil consumption issue developed around 95k miles. Faced with the prospect of replacing the engine, I went and test drove a Tacoma, an F150, and the 2014 Silverado. I just couldn't do Ford...I felt dirty sitting in the dealership. But really at the end of the day I was not impressed with the F150. I decided I didn't want to downsize to a Tacoma and I didn't like the Tundra at the time which was the previous body style. So I took a chance on Chevy again thinking they've turned a corner and there's no way I'd get another truck with the same problems my 2007 had. So far the worst thing with the 2014 for me has been the rust issue on the frame. The vibration comes and goes and I'm thinking it's tires but I'm not 100% sure....it's not bad enough to lose sleep over and as I posted above, it hasn't vibrated much at all this summer. But I'm like you man I'm classic GM-loyal. My dad has owned a Silverado or a Suburban since 1995 so I've grown up around these trucks and their changes over the years. I want them to succeed and be better after the bailout. Silverados/Sierras are still the best looking trucks on the road in my opinion.
  22. Silverado-Hareek
    What about a shake in the wheel that was there a lot in the spring through June, and then has been mostly non existent up through now except the occasional cooler morning (60-70 degrees) where it will shake for about a mile down the interstate and then stop. Tires? I'm still thinking tires..........
  23. Silverado-Hareek
    Yeah that's a fair point. I also don't haul very heavy loads or tow too often. But there is the occasional time when I work the truck like it should be worked and it's nice to know it can take it. Maybe I'm just old school in my thinking but I like trucks to be a little more rugged and simplistic in design. I also had a horrible experience with Dodge being a former owner so I admit my opinion is extremely biased. Also don't forget Suburbans and Tahoes have rear leaf springs
  24. Silverado-Hareek
    With all do respect to the Ram, it's built like a car with that rear suspension, not a truck. In my opinion the Tundra is a better alternative. 1) It's not a Dodge 2) Toyota is an INSANELY RELIABLE product 3) It still has the ass of a real truck (leaf springs) 4) It's frame is properly painted, not dipped in wax 5) With the offroad package, you actually get metal skid plates, Bilstein shocks, and BF Goodrich Tires 6) It's not a Dodge 7) It's not a Dodge I do wish everyone else besides Dodge offered a freaking small block diesel engine though. How many years of consumers screaming for this engine will it take before GM finally gets a clue?!?
  25. Silverado-Hareek
    Yeah I got confused. It looks like GM and Ford conspired on a 6 speed back in 2002ish, and now they're working together again on the 10. I'm assuming for the top 2 selling trucks in America to offer the same exact transmission, the 10 speed better be an engineering marvel like the Egyptian Pyramids.

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