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  1. George Owens

    Charcoal canister hose

    So I was getting ready to replace the charcoal canister when I noticed there wasn’t a hose connected to the one that was already in the car so I looked around and found this hose cracked on one side, and not connected to the other. Do anybody know the part number for this or at least could put...
  2. George Owens

    Intermittent issue Bcm/ecm

    Good afternoon all, I’m at my wits end with this thing. I’m having intermittent issues with my 08 Tahoe. 185k the dash will either act wonky (if I have the range device plugged in). or gauges will drop (if no range plugged in. Codes that came up always seem to be u0140 ( lose communication to...
  3. George Owens

    Possible ecm issues? Need help

    So a few months ago my dash started acting weird like I had a negative battery cable issue ( I didn’t) I pulled the code and it said lost communication with ecm. Further testing suggested I had a failing ecm. I got it replaced and it lasted about a month before it started acting weird again. I...
  4. George Owens

    P0315

    Good evening, so I replaced my ecm and now I’m getting a p0315 code, (crankshaft position system variation not learned) now I’ve seen videos on how to do this but most of them are in a different language, also it seems like a tech 2 is needed which is needed. Is there a way to do this without a...
  5. George Owens

    LIFTERS 08 Tahoe 5.3

    Good morning, I am getting ready to order parts to replace valve seals and lifters. There is nothing wrong with the lifters as of now but I figure I would do it just to prevent anything from happening. seeing as though I’m at 180k. I want to keep the AFM I do not want to do any delete. repeat I...
  6. George Owens

    Multiple Codes Possible ECM?

    pretty much all of these codes popped up. the dashboard it was acting weird, doors was locking and unlocking by themselves. Was shifting hard between first and second and wouldn’t go over 35 mph. My question is would the negative battery cable cause all of this ? Pretty much the same thing...
  7. George Owens

    Burning oil at start up

    On start up most of the time after letting the car sit for a while I get a puff of blue smoke and then after that it’s fine. It got to the point that I had to change the number six spark plug because it was covered in oil no other spark plug had been replaced, I’ve been reading it could be valve...
  8. George Owens

    Passenger front window not working

    OK my passenger side window doesn’t seem to work. I know the motor is good because I’m able to move it up and down when I bypassed from the battery to the motor directly. I don’t know if there’s a fuse for the passenger front side switch or where to find it none of the fuse panel say anything...
  9. George Owens

    P0442 code

    Good evening, so I’ve been getting a p0442 code (small evap leak) now I’ve already changed that one part before, I forgot what it was called but I had to remove the spare tire to get to it and it sat on top of the fuel tank if I remember correctly. From time to time it also says to tighten the...
  10. George Owens

    5.3 lifter tick?

    Hey, I believe I have the infamous lifter tick, there’s no codes and the 08 Tahoe LT seems to run like normal. One of the spark plug wire seemed loose as I saw it wiggle while idling. I went to push it in and I felt the tick through the spark plug wire. You can hear it too. My question is what...
  11. George Owens

    Passenger side window issue

    Alright I’ll give as much detail as I can for this so here goes.... I was doing a job and I pressed the ebrake down, when I was finished I forgot it’s a latch release and I pressed further on the ebrake thinking it would release. There was a spark. None of my windows or seat would move, I...
  12. George Owens

    P069e

    I have an 08 Tahoe LT. A check engine light recently came on and it showed p069e. Now everything seems fine it starts And what not acts normal, the fuel pressure was 42-44 psi. That’s what it ran on the . I cleared the code and so far nothing came back on. But what should I look out for with this?
  13. George Owens

    Changing sway bar links

    Went and changed my sway bar links and made a quick video, what would you have used to get off that stuck bolt?
  14. George Owens

    Passenger front and rear windows wont go up

    OK so i was working on changing the sway bar links today and when i work on the car i always keep the windows down. so when i get done i roll up the windows except the passenger front and rear wont go back up. they click but they wont go up. the driver side front and rear works fine, i tried...
  15. George Owens

    Front end noise STUMPED

    so I have this roaring/rubbing/clunking noise from what seems like the front drivers side. I changed the hub bearing twice (once cause it needed to be done, the seconds time I suspected I got a bad bearing). Now I also have a remanufactured cv joint on there, I’m thinking that could be the...
  16. George Owens

    P0174

    Good afternoon to all. I have an 08 Tahoe with the 5.3 engine. Today my check engine light came on and I notice it was a little bit rough especially at idle it was fine yesterday this kind of came out of nowhere. I connected my scan tool and got the code P0174 I also took some pictures of the...
  17. George Owens

    Changing front differential fluid

    i didn’t see a lot of info on the web that give information on how to do this so I made a video hopefully it helps someone
  18. George Owens

    Overextended cv joint

    ok soninwas replacing the cv joint on ma 08 Tahoe and I may have over extended the inner joint from where the bolts go into the differential. Because of this I can’t put on the upper control arm? Is there any way to pop that into place?
  19. George Owens

    Overextended cv joint

    ok soninwas replacing the cv joint on ma 08 Tahoe and I may have over extended the inner joint from where the bolts go into the differential. Because of this I can’t put on the upper control arm? Is there any way to pop that into place?
  20. George Owens

    Weird electrical issue...alternator?

    Ok so I’m gonna start working on this issue tomorrow but here’s what happened driving down the high way and the TPMS starts blinking again along with the airbag light. ( out of nowhere)So then I roll the windows up then a slight stall happened, airbag light, radio start skipping,lights were...
  21. George Owens

    Delphi o2 sensors

    Recently I decided Change my oxygen sensors as part of my tune up I used Delphi, and now I have p0131 low voltage o2 has anyone else had this issue or can I go back to ac delco
  22. George Owens

    Annual oil changes

    Anybody here use that oil that can last a year? I have to admit I am curious
  23. George Owens

    Tpms issue

    OK so here is the scenario I have an 08 Tahoe in the tpms was off the left front and both rears showed up blank so I went and got some new sensors I even went and got the tool to relearn them to the car now here is the issue the tour won’t read the left front but will read the right Frank the...
  24. George Owens

    Good aftermarket speakers

    good evening to all, I had a question I have a 08 tahoe lt I don’t think I have the factory amp. But I was looking to get some aftermarket speakers for both the front and the rear doors, I want them to be a by louder and with more bass then the ones installed. I can deff hear the difference when...
  25. George Owens

    TPMS

    For the tpms the front left and rear right shows up blank on the message center. I tried to relearn it by pressing the lock and unlock buttons on the key fob at the same time, it honked then i started with the front left by letting air out but it never honked to let me know it worked. I’m...

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