KVacek
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Bought our 2005 Yukon Denali XL in January 2008 as an off-lease vehicle. Noticed the oil cooler lines were weeping and had them give me a set with the deal. FInally got around to changing them yesterday - yes, 14 years later.
I've done this job with a 4WD 93 Suburban and had NO IDEA what an ordeal I was in for on this vehicle. Changed rear coolant and AC lines on this, the old Suburban, and evern a (pardon my swearing) Caravan, some more than once. Not that bad to do.
But this Yukon... So many places where they put things together on a stand and then drop the whole engine into the vehicle and have unskilled workers snap things together. Things that are SO much fun to find, let alone get to to work on.
I see many people actually drop the front differential to do this job. I have the driveshaft disconnected now and think with the radiator out I can get those LOOOONG front hard lines clear and get it all out the rear. But this is just inexcusable. So little is made to be serviced. One-way plastic fasteners all over, hose retainers that just don't come undone without breaking things, fighting quick-connect fittings that make assembly quick but disassembly really tough.
Grrrr - been working on all of my cars, motorcycles, airplanes, and lawn equipment since the early 60's, but I just hate this job.
Rant off. I apologize to anyone who actually read this.
;-)
I've done this job with a 4WD 93 Suburban and had NO IDEA what an ordeal I was in for on this vehicle. Changed rear coolant and AC lines on this, the old Suburban, and evern a (pardon my swearing) Caravan, some more than once. Not that bad to do.
But this Yukon... So many places where they put things together on a stand and then drop the whole engine into the vehicle and have unskilled workers snap things together. Things that are SO much fun to find, let alone get to to work on.
I see many people actually drop the front differential to do this job. I have the driveshaft disconnected now and think with the radiator out I can get those LOOOONG front hard lines clear and get it all out the rear. But this is just inexcusable. So little is made to be serviced. One-way plastic fasteners all over, hose retainers that just don't come undone without breaking things, fighting quick-connect fittings that make assembly quick but disassembly really tough.
Grrrr - been working on all of my cars, motorcycles, airplanes, and lawn equipment since the early 60's, but I just hate this job.
Rant off. I apologize to anyone who actually read this.
;-)
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