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This is what my trusted transmission guy told me about by 99 and as a result it’s close to 160k with no fluid change or issues, knock wood lol. Many others will tell you it’s an old mechanics saying.
What did you do to your 2015-2020 K2XX Tahoe/Yukon Today?
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Doesn't the trans filter catch the friction material? Or should a guy delete the filter that way the friction material stays floating around and keeps "doing its job".
I'll stick to changing my fluid yearly in all my automatics.
I'll stick to changing my fluid yearly in all my automatics.
"in my opinion" if you change it somewhat often (like I do) you are fine, it's when you decide to change it after the "the book said 100k" then you are asking for trouble
the 100k gm notates in the manual is hogwash and is under the presumption you drove it 55mph or less for 100k, never towed, yada yada.
to each there own, but I change mine about every 20k, why? well for one when you have a warranty from a shop (not gm) most of them require it in order to keep your warranty valid.
so why on gods green earth would a 3rd party shop say that if 100k is in the manual???? put 2 and 2 together
the 100k gm notates in the manual is hogwash and is under the presumption you drove it 55mph or less for 100k, never towed, yada yada.
to each there own, but I change mine about every 20k, why? well for one when you have a warranty from a shop (not gm) most of them require it in order to keep your warranty valid.
so why on gods green earth would a 3rd party shop say that if 100k is in the manual???? put 2 and 2 together
the 18th letter
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When I took my 15 to the dealer at 98k, for the manual suggested, service of changing transmission fluid the dealer refused advising “they see too many problems” changing the fluid in high mileage vehicles. “But the book says 100k yadda yadda” they wouldn’t do it. Mind you I had no issues and called myself doing preventive maintenance."in my opinion" if you change it somewhat often (like I do) you are fine, it's when you decide to change it after the "the book said 100k" then you are asking for trouble
the 100k gm notates in the manual is hogwash and is under the presumption you drove it 55mph or less for 100k, never towed, yada yada.
to each there own, but I change mine about every 20k, why? well for one when you have a warranty from a shop (not gm) most of them require it in order to keep your warranty valid.
so why on gods green earth would a 3rd party shop say that if 100k is in the manual???? put 2 and 2 together
What brand and fluid are you using? Mine is coming up on that milestone.
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Installed the rear sway bar, front will be coming once I find some replacement 38mm bushing for it.
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I always just use AC Delco Dexron VI.
I use a harbor freight hand pump and ~15 feet of some clear tubing from Home Depot and I shove it down the fill tube and pump out roughly a gallon and then refill a gallon. (Therefore it’s it’s not a full drain and refill, but more of a refresh of a large portion of the fluid every 10k miles.)
Still shifting like butter at 110k miles currently.
At larger intervals of ~40k miles I drop the transmission pan and do a full filter change etc
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Had to replace both liftgate actuator/lift support AND the freaking liftgate latch. Guess it was good to do both at once instead of separately. 
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How much did that entire repair run ya ? YikesHad to replace both liftgate actuator/lift support AND the freaking liftgate latch. Guess it was good to do both at once instead of separately.
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About $130. Got my parts from Amazon and watched a couple YouTube videos. Took maybe 2 hours, the hardest part was popping the trim off without breaking any of the clips.
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I might need to do this too. My hatch seems to go reaaally slow lately.
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Hell yea that's not bad at all , good stuff
that rear hatch trim panel is not easy to remove by any means if you ever go to tackle it I would recommend getting one long reach metal trim puller tool for the clips that are difficult to reach on the inner part. for those the plastic trim tools do not have enough leverage
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Concur 1000%
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Got home from a 3600 mile drive up to north Idaho, Montana and back. Truck ran solid and didn't skip a beat.
I had cruise control set at ~89-90mph for about 11 hours on Interstate 15 from Vegas through Utah, southern Idaho, and into Montana. Averaged around 19mpg, which given the bigger tires and the speed at which I was cruising, I'm okay with.
Love using this vehicle for the reasons I bought it, like these snowboarding trips with family and friends.
I definitely need to add fog lights from cmatt on here. There were some parts driving through the night where the fog was so bad up there and I had to slow way down because I couldn't see anything.
I had cruise control set at ~89-90mph for about 11 hours on Interstate 15 from Vegas through Utah, southern Idaho, and into Montana. Averaged around 19mpg, which given the bigger tires and the speed at which I was cruising, I'm okay with.
Love using this vehicle for the reasons I bought it, like these snowboarding trips with family and friends.
I definitely need to add fog lights from cmatt on here. There were some parts driving through the night where the fog was so bad up there and I had to slow way down because I couldn't see anything.
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Last night I did a driveway oil change. It was dark, about 35 degrees F out, raining lightly. Was likely the best day I'd have available for the next 10 days and I had a blast. Came back inside soaked and with a huge grin.
I've had my '16 Tahoe for 8+ years and it continues to be a delight. Most recent big trip was a late January solo 14 hour blast up the east coast where I averaged 69 mph including stops.
I've had my '16 Tahoe for 8+ years and it continues to be a delight. Most recent big trip was a late January solo 14 hour blast up the east coast where I averaged 69 mph including stops.
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got stuck @ autozone picking up a batt for my parents car lol , tahoe wouldn't start u think it's due to the e85 mix , luckily I was at autozone bought a can of starter fluid sprayed some in intake and away I went lol
After sitting around for the last couple of weeks, we used the Suburban to drive around this weekend in the bad weather. Even though it has the worst tires of any of our vehicles, but i wanted to give her some love since i have a pile of parts sitting in the garage for her that i'm now hoping to be able to install next weakened after i get back from Alaska
