NomadicCPO

About to pick up a new travel trailer next week. It’s well below all maximum load limits of my 5.3 CC with Max Tow, so not worried about that. Called up a couple of buddies that tow travel trailers often and got conflicting advice regarding the Trailer Sway Control system. One friend swears that a sway control hitch is nice to have, but overkill because the truck’s electronic TSC is quicker to react to sway than the mechanical system, but if I do install a sway hitch be sure to deactivate the TSC as they will work against each other. Friend #2 insists a sway hitch is necessary as it will prevent sway from happening in the first place, but leave TSC turned on as a backup. I’ve searched all over and found opinions supporting both options. Neither friend has ever had a problem operating their own ways, so hard to say who’s right. What say everyone here?

Was thinking the same, not great but not awful. Doubt that is causing any issues at all.

I’m in the same predicament with my rotors and like you mine started going at 45k. Went with the Delco police rotors and pads as well. Still waiting on the last rotor to come in (thanks to the GM strike) but excited to see how well they perform. What surprises me is how the factory rotors were shot so quickly. I’m not an aggressive driver and don’t tow or haul often. Not used to needing replacements so soon. Hope to get at least 100k from this set.

Had mine replaced with new style pump. Unfortunately it still makes the same tick occasionally, though not quite as frequently.

Just changed mine at 45k miles and a tad over 3 years. OEM filter still looked very serviceable..as in probably was good for another 45k. Have noticed zero change in engine performance or mileage since the swap with the same AC Delco filter.

Average-ish guy here...5’10” and 170. Seats are fine to me...for the first 4 hours. I start getting a serious case of butt rot after that. Back support is good though. Seats in friend’s F-150 are definitely better on long drives.

2016 5.3 now at 40k miles. No problems except torque converter shudder and weird-shifting transmission, both of which are now resolved.

"This is a normal occurrence with direct injection engines" Yes and no. Based on the used oil analyses I have seen, Direct Injection engines do tend to exhibit more fuel dilution than their non-DI counterparts, but typically does not consist of more than 1% of the oil volume unless there is a mechanical defect (such as a leaking injector as some have suggested). Seeing the oil quantity creep up as much as the original poster's does is not normal. Recommend an oil analysis to see what the % of fuel dilution.

My 16 does it also. It is completely random, but seems to happen more often at highway speeds. Sometimes lasts a few minutes, sometimes up to 30. How loud it is corresponds to how hard the gas pedal is pushed. Gas grade makes no difference.

Love my truck...hate the idle. Of all the small complaints I have, this one really grinds my gears. Mine is similar to yours..except it happens every 2-3 seconds. Having the air conditioner on or off makes no difference, nor does engine temperature. I know GM is trying to eek out every ounce of fuel economy they can, but at the expense of a smoothly operating engine?!? The idle is just plain set too low. Irks me that I would have to resort to an aftermarket tune to correct it. I miss being able to get under the hood and turning a screw on the carb to fix it (though I don't miss all the other bs that went with having carburetors!)