What did you do to your NBS GMT800 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[NO4NSHIT]

03 Chevrolet suburban 5.3 180 thousand Miles two wheel drive
Fixing oil leaks and hoping not to have to replace the rear main seal
Can I pressure wash this or not even pressure wash it but hold it down and spray it down with a pressure on the water hose to clean it up cuz I still have to replace the valve cover gaskets and the camshaft position sensor and then oil pressure sensor I'm going to replace as well but I don't want to take the valve covers off and have all that dirt and grime fall down inside the heads and I don't want to have problems in the future with knock sensors I know that wetting them causes big problems.

I've also got a replace the motor mount and last time I did this it was a hassle we could have had no engine hoist to like pull the motor forward so my only option is to put a chain around the back part of the motor right there on that metal bar or whatever and then hook it to a strap and then use my big gigantic pine tree to pull it forward so that I can line the boats up correctly and I have no other option but to take intake off so it was kind of win-win situation I can fix everything and and do it the only way I can figure out on doing it without engine hoist.


I am however going to pop the boot and make sure that they're going in good shape down there and then put some silicone down and seal the boot to the the top cover.
I've got metal intake gaskets I've got everything I need I just have to do it but I don't want to do something wrong.

 

[latvius]

03 Chevrolet suburban 5.3 180 thousand Miles two wheel drive
Fixing oil leaks and hoping not to have to replace the rear main seal
Can I pressure wash this or not even pressure wash it but hold it down and spray it down with a pressure on the water hose to clean it up cuz I still have to replace the valve cover gaskets and the camshaft position sensor and then oil pressure sensor I'm going to replace as well but I don't want to take the valve covers off and have all that dirt and grime fall down inside the heads and I don't want to have problems in the future with knock sensors I know that wetting them causes big problems.

I've also got a replace the motor mount and last time I did this it was a hassle we could have had no engine hoist to like pull the motor forward so my only option is to put a chain around the back part of the motor right there on that metal bar or whatever and then hook it to a strap and then use my big gigantic pine tree to pull it forward so that I can line the boats up correctly and I have no other option but to take intake off so it was kind of win-win situation I can fix everything and and do it the only way I can figure out on doing it without engine hoist.


I am however going to pop the boot and make sure that they're going in good shape down there and then put some silicone down and seal the boot to the the top cover.
I've got metal intake gaskets I've got everything I need I just have to do it but I don't want to do something wrong.

I wouldn't spray water around, get you pack of microfiber towels and some type of cleaner and a little bit of time you'll have it looking just fine.

 

[Tonimus]

New headlights and fog lights. Got LEDs for the headlights that were just delivered, too.

 

[Tonyrodz]

New headlights and fog lights. Got LEDs for the headlights that were just delivered, too.

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If the new lights are aftermarket they usually come with cheap/thin plastic brackets bolted to them. I've reused my factory plastic brackets on my aftermarket lights. Nothing better then OEM.

 

[ScottyBoy]

If the new lights are aftermarket they usually come with cheap/thin plastic brackets bolted to them. I've reused my factory plastic brackets on my aftermarket lights. Nothing better then OEM.

I was just about to say the SAME thing. I swapped my headlights with aftermarket lights, and very quickly realized how flimsy they were. I went and dug my stock stock lights out the trash can and compared the mounting bracket/headlight buckets. The stock headlight buckets are FAR thicker, stiffer, and stronger than the aftermarket lights. So I swapped the stock buckets over onto the new aftermarket lights. Now the lights aren't wiggling all around like they were doing with the flimsy aftermarket headlight buckets.

 

[5x10]

Noticed the front left wheel has a slight hum to it, almost like I had mud tires on it
Over time , it’s gotten louder
No play in the wheel but I’m fairly certain it’s the wheel bearing
Getting that replaced today along with an alignment (been needing that for a bit)

 

[Run4st]

At 150k it was water pump day (serpentine belt, thermostat while in there)...also did the TrueCool trans cooler upgrade (knock off version)...all are working.

 

[Tonimus]

If the new lights are aftermarket they usually come with cheap/thin plastic brackets bolted to them. I've reused my factory plastic brackets on my aftermarket lights. Nothing better then OEM.

It wasn’t the brackets, but the adjusters that were the issue. Didn’t fit tightly. A little JB Weld fixed that, though. And I’m keeping my originals for polishing eventually.

 

[Tonyrodz]

It wasn’t the brackets, but the adjusters that were the issue. Didn’t fit tightly. A little JB Weld fixed that, though. And I’m keeping my originals for polishing eventually.

Aren't the originals glass?

 

[89Suburban]

for the last week or so i was getting a vibration from the right front, it was small and im only at 70 mph for like 1/2 a mile on the hwy when it would do it. today it felt worse. sadly had to work today, but only 1/2 day, so i rotated the tires in all of 15 minutes, both sides. still cant believe i did it that fast, even gave the front end a quick check over. no more vibration at all. front tires were cupped pretty good too. they were likely right about the 6,000 mile mark, when i normally do my rotations.

pro tip for those who may not know, with a 3 ton jack you can lift one whole side in the air with the jack on the frame between the doors. then swap front to back. repeat on the other side.

Yeah even a little stone stuck in the tread can affect the balance

 

[latvius]

Changed out the RR tail light wiring harness.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Changed out the RR tail light wiring harness.

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You never hear of those going bad.

 

[latvius]

You never hear of those going bad.

What going bad? The harness?

 

[Tonyrodz]

What going bad? The harness?

Yeah, I assumed that was the reason you swapped it out.....?

 

[latvius]

Yeah, I assumed that was the reason you swapped it out.....?

OH gotcha I read the word "never" as "ever" , I did the whole thing as I didn't want to just change the sockets 1 by 1.

 

[915_Tahoe]

Ripped off the 24 year old door molding. Struggled a bit, those moldings were really on there. Now I just gotta clean up the mess from the tape.

 

[Run4st]

Replaced the frozen/rusted spare tire hoist...did some wire wheel rust scraping and then hit it with some rattle can spray....(04 Yukon)

 

[Tonyrodz]

Replaced the frozen/rusted spare tire hoist...did some wire wheel rust scraping and then hit it with some rattle can spray....(04 Yukon)

Maybe put a little lube on the cable. Did you replace with oem or aftermarket?

 

[Tonimus]

Aren't the originals glass?

No, the OEM headlight housings are plastic. I wish they were glass. They wouldn't have fogged and gone yellow.

 

[Tonyrodz]

No, the OEM headlight housings are plastic. I wish they were glass. They wouldn't have fogged and gone yellow.

It's been a long time since I've had the original headlights in mine.