transmission and transfer case fluids replaced with Valvoline MaxLife Multi-Vehicle
transmission Fluid…meets and exceeds the OEM recommended fluids for my 2005 GMC Yukon Denali…Dexron lll H-Specification...
Thanks again for all the help,
Bill
well here is something interesting…the fluid mentioned above in the bulletin, 88861800 is no longer made and was GM’s new name for the discontinued Dexron lll as GM no longer offers a license for Dexron lll...
I think I will/should be okay using Valvoline MaxLife as it shows it is safe for Dex...
every time I see that recommendation it shows for 2007 and newer transfer cases while mine is a 2005…why is this so confusing?...
I look online at replacement transfer cases and the recommendation is Dexron Vl while some others even show 5W-30 full synthetic motor oil...
Bill
what does your owners manual call for???…mine says Dexron lll with the H designation Automatic Transmission Fluid for the transfer case…
remember I have a Yukon Denali with AWD and no low gear just AWD all the time…Borg-Warner 4481/NR3 transfer case
Bill
because Dexron lll H is no longer certified by GM…I did find that Valvoline MaxLife Multi-Vehicle fluid is Dexron lll H listed as well as Dexron Vl...
I keep being told this but have yet to find the actual source/TSB for it…the above mentioned Valvoilne MaxLife Multi-Vehicle transmission fluid...
no worries…I do know the Auto-Trak ll stuff is for later trucks and not mine...
my transfer case has a 4481 sticker on it…I see NP5 on the RPO sticker...
Bill
which one to buy???…I have seen so much conflicting information for the fluid to use in my 2005 Yukon Denali AWD transfer case.
Owners manual lists Dexron lll H
Valvoline lists blue bottle Dex/Merc covers Dexron lll (but doesn’t list the latest H version)
Valvoline lists red bottle Maxlife...
just filled the tank with Costco Top Tier regular unleaded (87 octane)…$4.05 a gallon in ChicagoLand just before prices jumped up another .10 cents per...
Bill
I believe the A/C Delco 41-962 is a Double Platinum plug, not an Iridium (if I am reading your post correctly eagle)…that is also the plug now spec’d for my 2005 GMC Yukon Denali over the original 41-985 Iridium plug…(going from iridium to double Platinum)
Bill
...I meant perhaps they discontinued the LSD for the AWD GMC Yukon Denali by 2005 since OP’ers 2003 has one and my 2005 does not (and I don’t show it was optional for 2005)...
Bill
GT4 is the RPO for a 3.73 gear ratio...I have it as well...I thought the LSD was G80...my Yukon Denali does not have that...perhaps they discontinued the LSD by 2005...
thanks,
Bill
does your Yukon Denali have an LSD or did you use LSD in your rear differential for another reason?...
am I reading correctly that your rear shocks were replaced with Bilstein shocks???...if so, what is your rear compressor able to do since you no longer have the Z55 Autoride unless Bilstein...
my 2005 GMC Yukon Denali does not have a cabin air filter despite RockAuto stating there is a replacement filter for one...there is no Cabin Air Filter listed in the owners manual either...
Bill
Chevron Techron Complete Fuel System Cleaner...do you have a Napa store near you???...they often run a sale on their "Complete..." ...when I've had any issue I "double dose" for one time (1 oz per gallon doubled to about 2oz per gallon)...then I use it about once a year in my gas tank and I use...
does it look like the pic of the one I attached above???...then it is a GMT400 (I believe)...Do you have a Vortec 350 or a 5.3/6.0 engine???...if it is the 350 it should be a GMT400...1999 and 2000 in the Escalade were GMT400s...
...Bill
Isn't the 2000 Denali a GMT400???...or did they switch to the GMT800 version during the 2000 model year...?
https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/1998-gmc-yukon-denali-101-65a80c3b0ebff.jpg
Bill
after a trip to Menards I had my glass hatch decide to close on my head after giving me no heads up ;) the struts were failing prior to the head bang...
a quick visit to RockAuto.com and I bought new STRONGARM struts for the glass hatch as well as the hatch door itself...
about $50 lighter in...
if having the lights ON all the time was the issue wouldn't they be damaged from the inside out???...
I think most of the damage on the outside is environmental as well as age, cleaning and abrasion
put mine on a Deltran Battery Tender to bring the battery up to full capacity as it has been sitting in the garage while I flirted with work on a 2012 Chevy Traverse for the last month...
...the Traverse went to Carmax yesterday so my Denali will be hitting the road for errands today...:cool:
Bill
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