What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[Sparksalot]

I got a good look at the roof patina of theothertwin this afternoon. Nice and even, except where the light bar was.

 

[RooTBeeRthe1st]

I got a good look at the roof patina of theothertwin this afternoon. Nice and even, except where the light bar was.

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My hood and roof are really bad, I never really thought to look where the light bar was though.

 

[89Suburban]

I got a good look at the roof patina of theothertwin this afternoon. Nice and even, except where the light bar was.

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That's kinda cool, gives it character.

 

[Sparksalot]

My hood and roof are really bad, I never really thought to look where the light bar was though.

That hood was actually the original one on thecopcar. It had been resprayed black at some point So is in good condition. I swapped that one and the white one so my daily was at least all one color. Plus the white one plays back into thecopcar theme.

 

[avalonandl]

Oil change w/Mobil 1 and Microguard filter because that's all they had at O'Reilly's.

Should have taken 20 mins to do, but the last person who put on the filter used the 1,000 lb./ft. setting. I had to drive a screwdriver through the filter, then hammer a 12" pry bar through it, just to get it to spin. Then the giant channel-lock pliers I had were enough to spin the thing off. What a nightmare. But hey, now that's done.

Question: after resetting the dash monitor for oil change life, how long is the computer programmed to go between intervals? Is it strictly mileage based, or is there a formula for engine hours & miles factored together with fancy maths?

The OLM is actually very robust and takes duty service, time, temps etc into account to come up with the %. I change when it gets to around 15% being a higher mileage engine. AND I ALWAYS use a good synthetic.

 

[wsteele]

It definitely factors in other things. When my radiator blew up and I overheated it, it dropped the oil life from ~55% to 0% in a matter of minutes.

I am sure the computer keeps track of all sorts of things over time, temps, TPS %, load, start cycles per hour, etc. etc. etc. Or at least, I would be disappointed if they didn't, it is all there just waiting to be analyzed.

My analysis of when to service my truck is mileage, months and how dark is my oil... That's your authentic AI right there.

 

[madmanjustice]

Got my PPV steelies installed.

 

[RooTBeeRthe1st]

I am sure the computer keeps track of all sorts of things over time, temps, TPS %, load, start cycles per hour, etc. etc. etc. Or at least, I would be disappointed if they didn't, it is all there just waiting to be analyzed.

My analysis of when to service my truck is mileage, months and how dark is my oil... That's your authentic AI right there.

I always have made it easy on myself, 5,000 miles
Will change tire rotation. Then I never have to write it down or remember the last time I did it.
Although, the way I drive this I do have to add about a quart in between that 5,000. I really should be changing it sooner as dark as it gets.

 

[wsteele]

I always have made it easy on myself, 5,000 miles
Will change tire rotation. Then I never have to write it down or remember the last time I did it.
Although, the way I drive this I do have to add about a quart in between that 5,000. I really should be changing it sooner as dark as it gets.

I definitely watch consumption and how dark it is getting. I had that TSB work done where GM paid for new pistons and rings (consuming like qt every 1K). Now it stays pretty clean, relatively speaking, between changes every 5K in non-Covid times, about every six months last year.

Do you have a catch can?

 

[Just Fishing]

Here i was fiddling around on google maps so i could try and find a for sale listing in my neighborhood.
Then i saw my hoe from last year now shows!

Enter grainy image of my Hoe with the boat connected.

That color even looks good from space.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Got my PPV steelies installed.

Looks good. Gonna drop or level it? You could always plastidip your mirror covers.

 

[iamdub]

Got my PPV steelies installed.

Was it you that had a thread asking where all the PPV steelies were? I saw a set on my local FB today for $200 OBO. They were sold within a couple of hours. Center caps and all!

 

[madmanjustice]

Looks good. Gonna drop or level it? You could always plastidip your mirror covers.

No drop or level planned at this time. I was taking a closer look at the mirrors and those chrome covers look like they are just stuck on over basic black covers. May try to confirm and just peel them off.

 

[madmanjustice]

Was it you that had a thread asking where all the PPV steelies were? I saw a set on my local FB today for $200 OBO. They were sold within a couple of hours. Center caps and all!

Yeah, I could not find any, and then all of a sudden I found 3 sets for sale. I bought the ones that had all 4 center caps.

 

[RooTBeeRthe1st]

I definitely watch consumption and how dark it is getting. I had that TSB work done where GM paid for new pistons and rings (consuming like qt every 1K). Now it stays pretty clean, relatively speaking, between changes every 5K in non-Covid times, about every six months last year.

Do you have a catch can?

I don't. Not yet anyway. Unfortunately because of this kommy state, some smog inspectors won't pass you with a catch can even when you are just intercepting the PCV hose and still running it back to the intake like factory.

I've never seen smoke, smelled oil, the plugs always look clean, and even the throttle body stays pretty clean. I've only cleaned it once in 50,000 miles that I've owned it, and I doubt if it got cleaned before then.

 

[wsteele]

I don't. Not yet anyway. Unfortunately because of this kommy state, some smog inspectors won't pass you with a catch can even when you are just intercepting the PCV hose and still running it back to the intake like factory.

I've never seen smoke, smelled oil, the plugs always look clean, and even the throttle body stays pretty clean. I've only cleaned it once in 50,000 miles that I've owned it, and I doubt if it got cleaned before then.

The one I got, I just bypassed the OE plastic line. It would be super simple to pop that plastic hard line between the PCV and the intake back in, get smogged and put the can back in, maybe 5 minutes.

 

[madmanjustice]

Also today. I thought my fog lights were not working so I bought new ones, only to figure out that I was pushing the wrong button. They do work! But at least now I have spares. (LEDs, may swap them in anyway)

 

[RooTBeeRthe1st]

Also today. I thought my fog lights were not working so I bought new ones, only to figure out that I was pushing the wrong button. They do work! But at least now I have spares. (LEDs, may swap them in anyway)

Darn tricky newfangled contraptions and their fancy eletronicals!

Glad it was easily fixed.
I actually had a similar situation with my interior lights when I first got mine. Didn't know there was a button to turn them off, actually spent the first couple months without them and just used the aftermarket dome light when I needed it which wasn't very often anyway. Lol

 

[madmanjustice]

Darn tricky newfangled contraptions and their fancy eletronicals!

Glad it was easily fixed.
I actually had a similar situation with my interior lights when I first got mine. Didn't know there was a button to turn them off, actually spent the first couple months without them and just used the aftermarket dome light when I needed it which wasn't very often anyway. Lol

Going from a PPV to a LT has been quite the learning experience.

 

[RooTBeeRthe1st]

Going from a PPV to a LT has been quite the learning experience.

I was in a '98 Windstar and then a '97 f250 for a while before my 2014... Heck, the newest vehicle I had owned and driven before that was a 2007. Lol a lot had changed.