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    Oil viscosity recommendation

    Guidance from the 1960’s may not be the reference point that’s particularly relevant — I mean things have come so far since then. I do recall manuals for older vehicles I’ve owned like My ‘84 Buick and ‘85 Chevrolet saying 3000k OCI. Or maybe it was 5k (3k may have been severe service), Now I...
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    Oil viscosity recommendation

    Does anybody actually know how long it takes for fuel dilution + contaminants to break down the oil to the point where it is no longer providing adequate protection? We hear a lot about fuel dilution and wear breaking down the ow20 oil to basically nothing, but I never hear concrete numbers...
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    Anybody else less than enthusiastic about the direction Chevy is taking with the Tahoes and suburbans?

    Not exactly, but just looking it up it looks like the 2026 models will have a 3.0 inline six, which is good enough for me to consider looking at one .. So then I stand corrected. Though one has to wonder, is that because of loosened regulation … or a total deadweight fall in sales because...
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    Replacing 4 year old Genuine GM Waterpump w/41K miles

    My OEM water pump failed at 130K and took the entire manifold out with it. It’s a crapshoot. Replaced with a Gates.
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    Anybody else less than enthusiastic about the direction Chevy is taking with the Tahoes and suburbans?

    Well, if that is the case I’m all for it. Especially since I’m a huge fan of how the new gen Charger looks. I mean I think it looks sweet. But I hate EV. If it was ICE I probably would already have one.
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    Anyone swap 2015-2020 seats into their 07-14?

    I had an 84 Buick Electra park ave and the seats .. had no business being that comfortable. Seriously.. soft plush pillow tops.. Now seats kinda feel more like a park bench. Compared to that at least.
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    Anybody else less than enthusiastic about the direction Chevy is taking with the Tahoes and suburbans?

    In all of what, the 2 models they’ve got left with ICE? Now if they brought back ICE powered Charger & Challenger, I’m game exactly. Interesting perspective. So run and buy 100,000$ work truck, 4x4, with capabilities you’ll never need and a pain in the butt to drive and park in the city...
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    Anyone swap 2015-2020 seats into their 07-14?

    With the captain’s chair driver seats… oooooooooooh yea :cool:
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    Anybody else less than enthusiastic about the direction Chevy is taking with the Tahoes and suburbans?

    Nothing’s going to change from the manufacturer standpoint. They’ll keep doing what they’re doing now. You can say well the laws have been changed. Who’s to say those laws wont change again in 4 years. Manufacturers are business that only care about the bottom line, and the risk vs. reward...
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    BREAKING: GM is officially recalling the L87

    Agree, but only if you put in 11 quarts.
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    BREAKING: GM is officially recalling the L87

    PSA: ZERO PAGES ARE MISSING. No “information” was lost. now please can we get back to arguing about oil.. I mean that is what this thread’s about , right ?
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    BREAKING: GM is officially recalling the L87

    Yes, “some variation” You’ve missed the point of the post. All I’m saying is when reading information deriving from the internet, consider the source. Right
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    BREAKING: GM is officially recalling the L87

    I know. I think we should clarify that we are not abiding by the factory standards when giving out a multitude of tech about oil in these particular engines.
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    Yukon braking when i press the accelerator in first gear.

    At first i was thinking like engine braking, maybe an issue with your brake calipers. But with a clunk sound, it sounds like a transmission issue, maybe torque converter ? Far from an expert on transmissions, so I’m just speculating.
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    Opinions wanted

    As/s is easily defeated, shouldn’t stop you from buying if you really liked/wanted it. @OP since we don’t know exactly what year or engine you’re talking about, I’d say keeping the oil clean and changed proactively would better your chances of longevity above all else. Disable as/s and fuel...
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