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This sale is for a set of 2 (two) OEM General Motors LED courtesy puddle illumination lamps for the LEFT and RIGHT side mirror assemblies of model year 2015-2022 Chevrolet Tahoe, model year 2015-2022 Chevrolet Suburban, model year 2014-2022 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Yukon, model year 2014-2022 GMC Sierra, and model year 2015-2022 Cadillac Escalade. Please ensure that your vehicle originally came from the factory with these LED courtesy puddle illumination lamps to ensure that no custom wiring will need to be done. Also please ensure that your vehicle originally came from the factory with these LED courtesy puddle illumination lamps to ensure that your side mirror assemblies are compatible with these LED courtesy puddle illumination lamps. These 2 (two) OEM General Motors LED courtesy puddle illumination lamps are used but have been verified to be in perfect working condition at the time of their removal from the vehicle. $50.00 includes shipping and handling.
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2018 Silverado with "Avalanche" Style Bed System
BlaineBug replied to BlaineBug's topic in Modifications & Accessories
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I recently saw this 2018 Avalanche on Carmax.com and it looks to have an Avalanche style bed system installed that I've never seen before, although it looks to make the bed with considerably more narrow.. I wanted to share with the group; https://www.carmax.com/car/23246685
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This sale is for 1 (one) genuine OEM General Motors Corporation plastic front skid plate splash shield part number 22847943 which is compatible with 2015-2020 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado, 2015-2020 GMC Yukon, 2014-2018 GMC Sierra, and 2015-2020 Cadillac Escalade. This sale also includes 1 (one) part number 22847944 skid plate splash shield mounting plate/bracket and 1 (one) 22847945 skid plate splash shield mounting plate/bracket as well. Local pickup in Northwest Indiana (Chicagoland) only. $125.00 or best offer.
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I haven't found any, but figured it can't hurt! The block and head are aluminum I figured which is a soft metal.
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Oh I see. I heard the motors in the Equinox (same as Terrain) were ****** and were costly to repair. Something about an engine-out water pump replacement or some other extreme labor B.S.? I popped in a magnetic-tipped drain plug in my 5.3 last year, haven't found anything on it out of the ordinary.
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All of this occurred with your 2015's 4.3 V6?
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I believe Whiting is a nicer town all around in comparison to its Southern neighbor Hammond and Eastern neighbor East Chicago. However Whiting is as close as you can get to the Chicago south-east suburbs which sucks equally. The homes in Whiting are kept in a lot better condition than surrounding towns too, which is unusual. I wish I could have seen it in the 1950s and 1960s. I'm 33 so I was born too late!
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I can't see how a 6,000 mile oil change could be destructive to a motor that's operating in tip top condition. We're not the type of people to drive around with a 5 year misfire plan! We're talking about full synthetic oil here too!
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Somehow the big city people don't mind paying more, but they minded paying more enough to relocate to Indiana from Illinois. I wonder what the hell is wrong with people when they beg for trillion dollar train projects so they have an easier commute back to Chicago even though they moved further from Chicago in the first place which created the problem of having a longer commute to work (that train ride is at least 1 full hour each way too, imagine adding 2 hours to your already long work day.) Apparently a lot of these people still enjoy working in and around Chicago. I for one can't stand the city. And crime is out of control too (but you can't talk about that unless you a raciss!)
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BP has operated for decades. Wasn't there a buyout in the late 1990s or early 2000s? Northern Indiana isn't all that great anymore. Filled with Chicago city types that escaped Illinois in favor of 50% property taxes but then vote for political candidates that propose changes that raise property taxes. Oh and everything in the border towns isn't priced in regards to Indiana's averages but rather is priced to be "slightly cheaper" than the premiums charged in Illinois to appear as cheaper to encourage Illinois residents to come across and buy here (especially gasoline.) The town I live in, I essentially can't shop here unless I want to pay Illinois-lite prices. I'm loving far, far south in 2024, as far away as I can get from Chicago!
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That guy going 2,500 miles on oil changes must be extremely bored with old age and is simply looking for things to do to stop from going insane
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I believe he worked in quality control. He wasn't one of those pompous ass Doctors or Chemists who went to college for the job. It was a promotion after working decades out in the cold at AMOCO. There's a differentiation between your typical worthless college educated moron and an experienced veteran of the industry.
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Never tested it, the Ford's 10,000 mile oil change was a mistake, not my fault, and that was hopefully just a one time thing. Oil went to the local oil change place as "orphan oil" in jugs and dropped off after hours like an abandoned baby. My Grandfather worked his entire career at AMOCO in Whiting, Indiana, and move out when he retired in 1986. How about yourself? The city of Whiting once enjoyed being completely property tax free (at least for residential as far as I am aware) as a result of living in an oil town. Not anymore.
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His argument was that the oil did not break down from age alone, considering that he didn't drive much. At the time I also used to try and convince him to change oil at least once yearly regardless of miles driven. He was on the 6,000 mile interval or so in his mind. He said read the owner's manual and follow what the manufacturer recommends rather than the oil change shop who's only in the business to earn a profit. I agree with the argument that most people should follow the "severe" maintenance schedule if they do a lot of stop-and-go city driving.
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My Grandfather who passed 10 years ago was a chemist at Amoco Oil Company towards the end of his career after moving indoors from outside. He always used to argue with me that OIL doesn't break down. This was back in the day when I used to follow a 3,000-4,000 oil change interval. He said I was wasting money! And I believe it too. The dealerships and oil change quick lube shops can make twice as much revenue by suggesting a 3,000 mile interval versus a 6,000 mile interval, yet neither interval will cause any engine damage. My Father bought a brand new Honda back in 2003 and kept it until 2016, and bought an extended warranty as well. For much of it's life he'd religiously take it in to the dealership for 3,000 mile oil changes. Sometime along the way I took over basic maintenance and he's never followed that low interval rule ever since.
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Yes, I am aware that it doesn't analyze the oil, but it's a little more than just a dumb timer as you state. Like I said my interval is 6,000-7,000 on full synthetic. One time my Father's ford went about 10,000 miles a few years back at a time when I wasn't putting oil change stickers on his windshield as a reminder.
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I'll follow the oil life indicator on my GMC and have been running a Purolator Boss oil filter myself, but now days when working on family vehicles, I like to run 6,000-7,000 on full synthetic oil and a decent oil filter, either OEM or Purolator. Also as of late have been using exclusively Costco's Kirkland Signature oil which is made by Warren Distribution which also sells the oil under other house brands such as Amazon Basics, Walmart Supertech, and Meijer grocery store brand oils. The last oil change I did on the GMC was exactly at 6,991 miles and 174.3 engine hours and it wasn't at 0%, it was at least a few percentage points away. There was a lot of highway driving involved during that interval. I'll notice the percentage of oil life remaining drops significantly sooner when just doing small daily commutes rather than lengthy highway drives at sustained speed.
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This sale is for a matching set of 4 (four) Michelin Energy Saver A/S P265/65R18 112T tires all with the manufacturing date code of the 33rd week (August) of 2018. These tires have 7/32 of remaining tread depth and also sell for $253.00 each per tire at Discount Tire. These tires sell for $253.00 each per tire at Discount Tire. Local pickup in Northwest Indiana (Chicagoland) only. $325.00 or best offer.
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