YukonGold12
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Hey all! New around here as I’ve just purchased myself and the family a 2007 with 190k miles on it. The primary use for this is going to be for the kiddos getting around.
This truck doesn’t seem to have too many issue from what I can tell. I crawled all around it to inspect and find anything of concern. Not too much from what I can tell but here is what I’ve found.
- small oil leak underneath the engine, near the oil filter (see picture). I’ve heard it can leak from all sorts of places here. Could be a valve cover gasket or the rear main seal.
- rotors need to be replaced.
- light shaking at 80 mph, hard to pinpoint the issue. No play in the suspension or steering components. This could be just a wheel balance issue.
So that this can serve us well and be reliable for the foreseeable future. I plan on doing the following.
Drain and replace all fluids to start us off at a good baseline.
1. Oil and filter
2. Brake fluid
3. Coolant
4. Transmission fluid (sounds like you can get about 60% of it if you drop the transmission fluid case)
5. Front/back diff fluid
Replace front and rear brake pads and rotors
The rotors are obviously warped. I can feel the slow pulse as I come to a stop. So front and back rotors are being replaced with power stop rotors and pads.
Suspension/steering linkage
I want to attempt to address that small shake. At the very least tighten things up a bit.
1. Replace front inner/outer tie rods
2. Replace ball joints
4. Replace sway bar bushings
5. Replace stabilization bars
A/C and Cooling
I’ve heard that it’s good to get these hoses replaced to reduce chance of coolant failure.
1. Top and bottom radiator hose
2. Cooling T
3. Serpentine belts
4. Small tensor for the AC belt.
Nothing else planned yet but I’m sure I’ll find more as I go along. Let me know if you have any recommendations to check or replace. Thanks!
![IMG_8287.jpeg IMG_8287.jpeg](https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/data/attachments/428/428550-bd803d216a091b8e279ecade6db7d19e.jpg)
This truck doesn’t seem to have too many issue from what I can tell. I crawled all around it to inspect and find anything of concern. Not too much from what I can tell but here is what I’ve found.
- small oil leak underneath the engine, near the oil filter (see picture). I’ve heard it can leak from all sorts of places here. Could be a valve cover gasket or the rear main seal.
- rotors need to be replaced.
- light shaking at 80 mph, hard to pinpoint the issue. No play in the suspension or steering components. This could be just a wheel balance issue.
So that this can serve us well and be reliable for the foreseeable future. I plan on doing the following.
Drain and replace all fluids to start us off at a good baseline.
1. Oil and filter
2. Brake fluid
3. Coolant
4. Transmission fluid (sounds like you can get about 60% of it if you drop the transmission fluid case)
5. Front/back diff fluid
Replace front and rear brake pads and rotors
The rotors are obviously warped. I can feel the slow pulse as I come to a stop. So front and back rotors are being replaced with power stop rotors and pads.
Suspension/steering linkage
I want to attempt to address that small shake. At the very least tighten things up a bit.
1. Replace front inner/outer tie rods
2. Replace ball joints
4. Replace sway bar bushings
5. Replace stabilization bars
A/C and Cooling
I’ve heard that it’s good to get these hoses replaced to reduce chance of coolant failure.
1. Top and bottom radiator hose
2. Cooling T
3. Serpentine belts
4. Small tensor for the AC belt.
Nothing else planned yet but I’m sure I’ll find more as I go along. Let me know if you have any recommendations to check or replace. Thanks!
![IMG_8287.jpeg IMG_8287.jpeg](https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/data/attachments/428/428550-bd803d216a091b8e279ecade6db7d19e.jpg)