Black02Silverado

Refreshed the ceramic coating today. Cold out but it has been two years and I wanted to keep it looking good. Amazed at how well the water still beads on it even before the refresh. Sad that it will not be in a garage for a while. At least until I can get the garage cleared out.

So to most extended warranties are a moneymaker for the dealer but for us, it worked out. Well, when we purchased our 2016 suburban I went and got the extended warranty through GM for it. Cost us an extra $2k, most say it is a waste. Well, today it paid for itself. Our AC wasn't working. The compressor wasn't coming on and that meant low freon for the most part I was thinking. Well, I was right and the condenser was leaking. It is a known issue on these and it was just a matter of time before it went. While it was at the dealership, they noticed our front passenger strut was leaking. Since this has a magnetic ride that is expensive as well. The total for the bill was $2,400. I only had to pay $100. So now I'm hoping before the warranty runs out in 2025 that the other struts will go and get replaced as well. The dealer told me that they are up to $700 each now.

I will. I plan on doing a full detail to the truck tomorrow. Weather is going to be cold but at least sunny for the next few days.

I'm going to try AMSOIL's Mud Slinger on the carpet liners to see how well it helps keep the mud and road debris from sticking. It works well on everything else so it should do well on them I would think.

A UOA will definitely tell you if the oil is thinning due to fuel dilution. This is a baffling situation for sure. Running a thicker oil will not hurt anything to see how it effects this.

Yes, there are plenty of threads on here on this very topic. If you are interested in AMSOIL send me a PM and I can get you a quote on what it would cost for you delivered to your door.

As stated above, you are still under the 3/36 warranty. GM should fix it.

Anymore it is just best to put new rotors on when you put new brakes. Not to many places around here turn them anymore. Besides, brakes are one thing I don't skimp on. Especially as often as you would be changing them. Put quality parts on for brakes and feel confident that you have a vehicle that can stop like it supposed to with no issues down the road.

As you stated above as well as posting the video of the engine ran on propane. Fuel plays a good role in engine deposits. Take for example if you can find one, an engine ran 100% on E85 for 200k miles and open it up to one that was run on regular 87 any brand fuel. The inside of the E85 engine will be cleaner inside due to the cleaner combustion.

Drove mine to an appointment 90 miles away and then filled up with E85, took 10 gallons.

Welcome! Nice ride, love the color.

My 2019 1500 was my first order and sight unseen vehicle. Love it!

One can at least say the dealerships are making a little extra on transmission services since they got rid of the dipstick. If not them then the independent repair shops.

Same here, small drip, just about not noticeable but found it after a serious hard rain.

It will be interesting to see how much more mining is done for the raw materials for the batteries that will be needed to supply the millions of vehicles that will be produced. They think drilling for oil is bad, look at the damage caused by mining. Not to mention the oil burning vehicles doing the mining process. So is it really a better deal?

No issues at all running the AMSOIL filter. It is what AMSOIL recommends for your application so it meets the specifications per GM.

Yes, this is normal for the factory front diff fluid. I changed our 2016 Suburban out at 10k miles and it looked the same. Sent a sample off and it came back good. It is my understanding the color is from the factory using marking fluid when they assemble the differential. Good choice on fluids.

Yes, the Auto Hobby shop was great. All free and having lifts and such made it nice with tranny changes and such.

That is why I built this. Out of all the oil changes I do I get a couple of qts every month from what drains out of the bottles after an oil change. I use it in lawn equipment or when I get an old beater that uses oil every 1000 miles. I can add more to it to hold as many qts or jugs as needed. I just stopped at 5.. What I do is let the qts sit on their side over night then dump them on here. That way the oil is on the side and then drains right out and not trying to drip from the bottom of the container.

Good to hear that 2020 was not as bad for you as some. That is a plus. Sounds like you got a plan for the S10, not to just stick with it. Yeah, a V8 swap into a 4x4 isn't as easy as a 2wd. I bet it is going to be a great little truck.

Just grab a large zip-lock bag, put it over the filter and let the oil run down into the bag as you pull it off.

To each their own. I change out early. Do you have to? Probably not but like stated above, if you want to then go for it. There are move vehicles on the road that probably went to 5k or more on the original factory fill and never had issues. Those of us that change early are a low percentile.

If you can really use another vehicle, one like that, that gets good mileage and useful for your family then I say get it. They are rock solid vehicles.

I can't answer that since I don't know the answer. It is my understanding that GM sells Mobil because they gave them the best deal so that it can be sold at all GM dealerships. So Mobil is making a ton of money that they would not have otherwise. So if it did cost GM then it wouldn't be much since Mobil would be selling that much more. Especially for vehicles out of warranty that GM charges to fix. Mobil is giving GM a major break on cost. Going with a completely new vendor would be expensive. Not to mention GM would have to figure out how to break the contract with Mobil to be able to go with a new vendors fluid.

GM wouldn't be interested because it would cost them more money. They are not in the business to spend money but to only get the vehicle to the point that the warranty is no longer valid. So they can sell you a new vehicle. Case in point, the new T1's should not have any issues but here we are still having issues. T1's are supposed to be a completely new platform and all around revised vehicle. Also we still have rear windows that are leaking and have been happening for years.