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mymaggiebell Enthusiast

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there was a special oil in it from the factory, from what i was told. i am dropping the the oil at 1000km and MAY do so again at 3500 km. the only debate i had i with myself was dino vs synthetic. there is lots of debate on that. i choose the full synthetic quaker state that dealership uses, as i am a believer in sticking to something after you use it. so that was my logic there.

ryan is that magnetic drain plug aftermarket or gm part??

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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All the one I have owned are dorman brand. Let me search the part number and post back

mymaggiebell Enthusiast

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All the one I have owned are dorman brand. Let me search the part number and post back

Thanks...I just didn't see one for our engine....is there a difference??

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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5.3 and 6.2 are the same they use the same drain plug. I used the one from my Tahoe on my camaro

MaverickZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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actually yes it was (the guy you referred to as a person who could never be made happy...however i was speaking for maverick, as i believe you didn't get what he was trying to say! :)also, sorry about your jeep, my friend had one from new (99 grand cherokee with the v8 and just recently retired it with over 550 km!

 

Exactly, mymaggiebell. BlackZ71Silverado took a couple of shots and then says "nothing personal". I shrugged it off. Cheers and good luck with your new 6.2!

BlackZ71Silverado Senior Enthusiast

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Exactly, mymaggiebell. BlackZ71Silverado took a couple of shots and then says "nothing personal". I shrugged it off. Cheers and good luck with your new 6.2!

 

No "shots" at all...Just can't understand why you were so upset about someone elses FREE motor :dunno: . Relax a little and enjoy life. No need in having hurt feelings over issues with a truck that is not yours. :banghead:

j-ten-ner Senior Enthusiast

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My understanding of the issue with the motor and why the OP is upset is not the fact that he's got a new engine for free.

He is/was upset about the hassle he had to go through to get to this point.

 

For most people time is money.

If they were able to charge GM for the lost time (and money) I bet it would go way smother to get the truck repaired.

 

so long

j-ten-ner

mymaggiebell Enthusiast

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IMHO, I wouldn't dump the oil before the manual recommends. Many new motors have a special oil used for the break in period and changing it early could cause damage. I'd follow the manual if I were you.

this was a correction to your statement and mine too, as i thought there was different oil used. my neighbour is tool and die guy at the st. catharines assembly plant, and i was told that they use a full synthetic mobil1 and powered by natural gas when they dyno test the motors!!

mymaggiebell Enthusiast

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ryan they had a the dorman brand plug at our local parts source store. however the counter guy recommended another brand from the back, which was fms 1039? wasn't sure if that was the brand name or the part number but is what it says on the bill. he also talked me out of the amsoil and i am moving forward with mobile 1 full synthetic and mobile 1 filter. that stuff wasn't exactly cheap either!!!

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