Gearz
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I have had Range Technology AFM delete for 10 years and I won't drive the truck without it especially having dual exhaust the sound is just terrible in V4 mode. V8 power all the way!
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With 100% accuracy for each specific iteration? No, of course not.... I’ve decided after 8 years of owning vehicles with the AFM that the question is unanswerable because no one can predict the future ...
And you don't blame the previous owner at all, whatsoever?... bought a newer Escalade trying to avoid lifter failure due to the high mileage.
Well, 6 months/12k miles into ownership I ended up with a stuck lifter and a bent push rod on the newer vehicle.
I don’t. He took great care of the vehicle, and it had good service records from the dealer. I believe it sat too much in the last year, and that resulted in the issue. The oil hadn’t been changed in almost a year when I bought it, but that was because it had only been driven 300 miles in the last year.With 100% accuracy for each specific iteration? No, of course not.
But this is like saying, maybe I don't need to wear my seat belt, it might not save my life at anytime during this specific drive.
Frankly, the seat belt has NEVER protected me ... so far ...
Disabling Engine Half@$$ does not guarantee that the two mode lifters will not fail in the future.
Leaving Engine Half@$$ on does not guarantee that the two mode lifters MUST fail in the future.
HOWEVER
Disabling Engine Half@$$, even with just a plug-in, WILL extend the serviceable life of the TCC (can't tell you by how much, I'm not psychic),
and WILL improve the odds that your two-mode lifters will last longer.
Please note that changing motor oil sooner / more often than GM's OLM suggests also helps; how much sooner / more often is up to you.
Which brings me to my next point:
And you don't blame the previous owner at all, whatsoever?
So, in AFM's OPINION, was it that the oil hadn't been changed in almost a year,it sat too much in the last year, and that resulted in the issue.
The oil hadn’t been changed in almost a year when I bought it, but that was because it had only been driven 300 miles in the last year.