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YNOT
05-18-2009, 04:16 PM
What kind of bugs did they work out in the early years of the 5.3 Tahoe? Should I not buy a 00-02? I know that in 03' they coated the cylinder walls or pistons to help avoid that Chevy knock.

I heard to stay away from the 00's, but what about 01' and 02'?
nc6600
05-18-2009, 04:18 PM
I had an 02. Ran fine, no piston slap, but i had to have the intake gaskets replaced at 75,000.
YNOT
05-18-2009, 04:21 PM
i've noticed intake gaskets sound very common to go out on the 5.7 and 5.3, same with trannys at that mileage...hahaha.

did you change the intake gasket yourself?
nc6600
05-18-2009, 04:22 PM
i've noticed intake gaskets sound very common to go out on the 5.7 and 5.3, same with trannys at that mileage...hahaha.

did you change the intake gasket yourself?Nope i am lazy and had a GMPP so the dealer did them.
YNOT
05-18-2009, 04:30 PM
i'd hate to buy a truck with 75,000 miles and have that stuff crap out right away.

i'd be better off buying a higher mileage truck that had that stuff replaced.
nc6600
05-18-2009, 04:32 PM
I would love to find a tahoe that someone just replaced the tranny and intake gasket. i'd hate to buy a truck with 75,000 miles and have that stuff crap out right away.My tranny was fine. The tranny should be good till at least 160,000 miles ive seen a lot of them go longer than that.
YNOT
05-18-2009, 04:45 PM
My tranny was fine. The tranny should be good till at least 160,000 miles ive seen a lot of them go longer than that.
only if its never pulled anything.
nc6600
05-18-2009, 04:54 PM
We had towed with that one and the tranny was all good with 95k on the clock.
Volant1
05-18-2009, 05:08 PM
my truck is at 140,000 and its a 2000 I have never had a serious issue
DarkTahoe00
05-18-2009, 05:12 PM
What kind of bugs did they work out in the early years of the 5.3 Tahoe? Should I not buy a 00-02? I know that in 03' they coated the cylinder walls or pistons to help avoid that Chevy knock.

I heard to stay away from the 00's, but what about 01' and 02'?

Why is that?
YNOT
05-18-2009, 05:20 PM
i don't know, thats why i'm asking. haha. i read it somewhere.
nc6600
05-18-2009, 05:21 PM
If you take care of these trucks they'll last forever.
blueflamed03
05-18-2009, 05:42 PM
sorta, mine has been pampered, has some slight piston slap, and had to have a new tranny, just clocked 80K...
nc6600
05-18-2009, 05:49 PM
sorta, mine has been pampered, has some slight piston slap, and had to have a new tranny, just clocked 80K...Damn sorry to hear about that. What did GM say about that? The tranny shouldn't be going out that early, mine was no wear near pampered and it ran strong when i sold it.
YNOT
05-18-2009, 07:00 PM
common, it's said but true. intake gaskets, trannys going, piston slap. i'm still getting one......hahaha.
nc6600
05-18-2009, 07:18 PM
common, it's said but true. intake gaskets, trannys going, piston slap. i'm still getting one......hahaha.Yup the Intake gaskets and Piston slap is true(I'm surprised mine didn't have it.)But trannys going before 100k aren't very common. These year of Hoe/Kon are also prone to steering problems, and mushy brakes the ones in my '02 were terrible, but overall these trucks dont have many major problems just a few little annoyances.
YNOT
05-18-2009, 08:06 PM
i thought the mushy brakes was just the pre 2000.
nc6600
05-18-2009, 08:12 PM
Nope my '02 the brakes sucked. Both my NNBS the brakes are WAY better. In 04 they upgraded the brakes some i believe.
tast101
05-18-2009, 08:20 PM
from a audio point, if you ever want a DD radio get a 03+.
nc6600
05-18-2009, 08:31 PM
Yeah i would recommend an 03+ you get the better looking interior as well.
tybardy
05-19-2009, 12:34 AM
i recomend an 05 or 06 is you can afford it, all the best features of the NBS
YNOT
05-19-2009, 08:26 AM
what happened in 05 and 06?

i would like to do a 06' silverado front end swap on a tahoe though.
Chris
05-19-2009, 08:52 AM
Just a little fyi, I have an 03 tahoe, original owner was my dad. We towed horse trailers, a tractor, an srt-4 on a trailer, mowers, all kinds of crap and I have 104k on it and its fine.
tybardy
05-19-2009, 09:27 AM
well in 04 they made a bunch of interior changes, all for the better if you ask me, just some dash changes, added the DIC buttons on the stearing wheel and the HVAC is a little different.... then in 05 they added electric cooling fans ILO the belt driven fan, and in 06 the rear glass is a little different but who really cares about the rear glass?
UWMlax15
05-19-2009, 07:07 PM
The 03-06 taillights have black surroundings instead of red and they blend in a lot better. But, you're probably gonna get rid of those anyways.