Typical oil change and noticed oil all around the bell housing coming from the very top of the engine/ everything else before the rear main seal is bone dry.
Took the intake manifold off and low and behold oil..... Now I replaced the oil pressure sensor just in case when I bought the Tahoe (to...
Let’s see replaced oil pan gasket, oil cooler gasket, and oil pick up tube gasket o ring with upgraded flange kit using both bolt holes on pick up tube and well as all fluids changed oil changed 3 times in a month due to me forgetting put the drain plug back.
Well it’s runs but got some more...
Update: flushed tranny fluid new filter and gasket install. Noticed drive shaft links were covered in oil residue as well and is leaking somewhere somehow. Any pointers on whats causing this and how severe it is. The rubber boot seems dry and fine the u links are caked however.
Which 3rd part company did you order dash from, gmparts.com ect ? I’m having to replace mine I busted the whole thing out lol. A lot of sites that sell oem parts been deemed as scammers for delivering wrong parts/broken no refund ect.
Updates: All fluids changed, have not ran it for 10 min and I look to see oil residue once again where I wiped it clean.
Seems it’s coming from the oil cooler gasket. I saw other threads talking about replacing it and changing the block of plate or something. Dont know if that’s the only place...
About to do coolant flush, manual says 18.3 quarts for mine. Most originals posts are showing 16 quarts for theirs, now which is it. It’s a PPV so is that bigger coolant capacity. Need to know for proper coolant mixture. I got close to 10 quarts out now.
Update: took a look under to drain the oil first, and seems the oil pan gasket is failing there is residual oil all along the seam of where the oil pan is bolted to. And and they over filled it by almost 2 quarts. Drained about 1 3/4 gal of oil into my measuring bucket. I do plan on replacing...
Will be $500 out of pocket for fluid maintenance fluid/flush, brake fluid is black, trans fluid is overfilled been sitting for 2 days and is at hot mark when checked, trans pan looks like its never been dropped so filter never has been changed i have pics :0, oil is over filled by a quarter of...
there she blow, maintenance project under way. Soon to have all fluid change/flush cosmetic interior replacement and then up and skirtin the streets of ga.
Hello,
Asking for some advice and assistance into inspecting our just bought Chevy Tahoe PPV 2011 5.3L from a local dealership.
I do have the old manual left in the glove box luckily but what are some lists of things I should inspect/Repair/drain-refill/ ect on these types of cars besides the...
Hi, nice to meet y’all hopping to get a lot of tips and info from here and to reciprocate. Recently bought a 2011 Chevy Tahoe PPV pretty good condition was in service in Texas according to Car fax, besides some cosmetics need to be repaired it is all blacked out ofc with 115k miles, already...
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