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    Coolant leak??

    It was a great truck....moved on to a 2015 Silverado. Thanks for all the advice fellas.
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    Coolant leak??

    Coolant was down about a pint 2 days after last post...about 75 miles. The oil looks like it is getting a little creamy looking but I might just be a little paranoid. Only 2k on the oil but it looks a little thicker than usual. My mechanic gave it a once over and didn't see any visable leaks...
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    Coolant leak??

    Have an 01 5.3 Tahoe LS with 117k. Coolant light came on when I parked on an incline. I just figured it was the sensor as the passenger side was quite a bit lower than drivers side. Low coolant light went off when parked straight but it was a little below the fill line so I topped coolant tank...
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    What did you do to your NBS GMT800 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

    Just finished. All maintenance done. Running like a top. Finishing touches were black fender flares and a wash and wax
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    02 Tahoe radio/factory amp issue

    I know this is an old thread but I used the power antenna (blue wire on radio harness to pink wire on car harness) to fire up the factory amp. I used it because the blue wire is only hot when the radio is powered on and I'm deathly afraid of creating some sort of parasitic drain. Worked fine.
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    what plugins should I get for toque pro?

    Not sure what truck you have but in the event you don't have a factory trans temp gauge there is a way to get one with torque pro. Comes in handy on hot days if you tow anything. You have to play with some settings but you can Google it for instructions.
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    Just bought 2003 Z71 w/145,000 miles. Fluid change question...

    I did all mine at 110k. The transmission shop mechanic told me if the trans fluid didn't look good before the service he would recommend against it. I guess if the old fluid looks burnt and smells funny a fluid change might just speed up the eventual breakdown and cause customers to blame him...
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    ABS LIGHT ON

    Had same issue ebcm was the problem on my 01 tahoe. Very common problem on 00-06 trucks.
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    warm up time- noisy lifters

    I have an 01 tahoe with a slight knock on cold start ups regardless of outside temp. I've had a few other 5.3s in different years and they all did it regardless of type of oil but always ran mobil1 synthetic. Maybe piston slap? They all ran great with zero issues. Goes away after 30-60 seconds...
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    Noticed a rusty orange color inside oil cap and down filler tube.

    I would check and change the oil and keep an eye on the coolant. I had a 96 Cherokee that had the same issue and no coolant loss and the oil always looked good. It ran fine in spite of how it looked. Condensation coming from somewhere. Put 40k on it like that. Motor eventually died with 262k.
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    Security light

    Ok I'll give it a shot....thx
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    Security light

    While driving a few days ago the yellow security light came on and stayed on until I shut off my truck and was gone when I restarted it. I did adjust the steering wheel earlier that day as low as it could go when cleaning the gauge cluster. The light has not come on since. I'm pretty sure it's...
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    Normal 4x4 sound?

    I guess I got a problem then. Thx
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    Normal 4x4 sound?

    You guys don't hear any difference when driving and put the truck in 4h ? I always engage it once a month or so regardless if I need it or not for a few hundred feet.
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    Normal 4x4 sound?

    I've been doing little things here and there on my Tahoe. It's an 01 5.3 4x4 with 114k. Owned it almost 3 years. The past few northeast winters didn't have much snow and never really used the 4wd. I know some whining is normal when it's engaged. I've had a few chevy trucks from this generation...
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