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kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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You're catching up to my 2006. :lol:

 

Has the oil burning changed at all? Slowed down or sped up? I haven't ever had to add any on my truck.

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JaBradt85

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Still the same, uses it mostly on he highway. I have a guy with a tech II I may get it shut off next time I go over.

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JaBradt85 Enthusiast

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It was a long morning, Meguires Deep Crystal Wash, Meguires clay, Meguires 205, Optimum No Rinse, Colonite 845 wax

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Gotta do an oil change this week (Mobil 1) and grease the tie rods and we'll be good for winter. I also used Meguires 105 on the headlights and got the haze off them.

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JaBradt85 Enthusiast

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Well I demolded the doors as the passenger one was falling off. Sitting at 116,500 miles.043afde50574b9624d704b102fa81434.jpg31f803dd4ab48362cfc48c474602f267.jpg

 

 

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JaBradt85 Enthusiast

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A little update I never posted, last December I put new Cooper Discoverer AT3s on it, February I replaced all 4 ball joints, and a week or so ago I had the oil pressure sensor replaced a little pricey as I didn't do it myself. The mechanic who did it has an Suburban with an oil burner 5.3 said he's going to switch to synthetic blend vs Mobil 1 and suggested I do the same to try to eliminate the consumption. I don't know if I want to do that seeing as how smooth it runs on the Mobil 1. Here's where I sit now plus about 125 miles or so.

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Here is my 07 NNBS Sierra, I just finshed a rinseless wash with ONR. A week ago I washed it with Dawn, clayed and waxed it along with a full interior vacuum, glass and plastic cleaning. I recently had the trans and coolant flushed and I changed the transfer case fluid to Auto Trak II. My future plans are to debadge it but I'm worried about having ghost letters, replace rotors and pads and drivers hub asssembly its on its way out (slight hum) and do front and rear diffs I have the Mobil1 for that in my basement.I just rolled over 77k yesterday and burn about a quart of oil every 3,ooo.

 

 

Not to be overly critical, but I wouldn't wash your truck with dish soap. What's good for your skin is not the same for automotive paint. I remember watching a detail video online by Adams that stated not to use dish soap on your paint, I can't remember why, but that guy is the detail king, so I know there is a good reason.

 

77K and burning oil? You shouldn't be burning any oil at all, or is your truck one of the early AFM engines? There is a kit you can get where you can literally take all the AFM mechanical stuff out of the engine. Mine is disabled via software, but if it ever acts up, all that stuff is coming out.

 

Also, don't get hung up on Mobil 1. Why do you think Mobil 1 is so good? Every time I ask people that, they have no concrete evidence. Head over to BobIsTheOilGuy, do the research. Pennzoil Ultra is pretty much blowing every other oil out of the water these days, and has been for the last few years now. Mobil 1 is just medium grade stuff compared to what Pennzoil is spitting out. What's the downside? Ultra is quite pricey, at least in Canada. Up here the going rate is about $9.00/L of 5W30 Ultra.

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Not to be overly critical, but I wouldn't wash your truck with dish soap. What's good for your skin is not the same for automotive paint. I remember watching a detail video online by Adams that stated not to use dish soap on your paint, I can't remember why, but that guy is the detail king, so I know there is a good reason.

 

77K and burning oil? You shouldn't be burning any oil at all, or is your truck one of the early AFM engines? There is a kit you can get where you can literally take all the AFM mechanical stuff out of the engine. Mine is disabled via software, but if it ever acts up, all that stuff is coming out.

 

Also, don't get hung up on Mobil 1. Why do you think Mobil 1 is so good? Every time I ask people that, they have no concrete evidence. Head over to BobIsTheOilGuy, do the research. Pennzoil Ultra is pretty much blowing every other oil out of the water these days, and has been for the last few years now. Mobil 1 is just medium grade stuff compared to what Pennzoil is spitting out. What's the downside? Ultra is quite pricey, at least in Canada. Up here the going rate is about $9.00/L of 5W30 Ultra.

Any info about this dish soap not being good? I've always washed with dish soap on my 10 year old truck that had great paint and my brand new 14 and it seems to work great and hasn't damaged anything!
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Just researched this again last night to confirm.

 

Dish soap is a degreaser, and has abrasives in it. By using it, your are removing the essential oils, and if you have any, wax, from your paint. The abrasives in the dish soap cause thousands of small micro scratches that you can only see under the right light. To me, damage is damage, even if you can only see it in direct sunlight, I would want it fixed.

 

Car wash soap, Adams is all I use, is designed specifically to be healthy for your paint, and will not strip away oils or waxes that keep it protected.

 

I have seen a ton of vehicles where people think their paint is ok or in great shape. 99.9% of the time, the finish is trashed and they have no clue until you park the vehicle in a garage and go over it with a light. Suddenly your "prize ride" looks like garbage!

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Any info about this dish soap not being good? I've always washed with dish soap on my 10 year old truck that had great paint and my brand new 14 and it seems to work great and hasn't damaged anything!

Last time I checked Adam recommends their Car Shampoo and adding some APC in it, can't remember how much.

Reason is bc Dawn dries out the plastic and such.

GPGuy Senior Enthusiast

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Keep in mind there are very few if any vehicles out there that don't burn any oil at all. My 08 just turned over 100k miles a few weeks ago.

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Looks great! Mine needs a good detail too.

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