Recent content by Yukon_2A_FTW

I was considering a ow for the winter cold starts. It starts up fine due to being fully winterized but is pretty chattery at first (seems like lifters) then quiets down. Was thinking ow might help prevent minor wear since it has better cold flow.

I got it 7 years ago for $4k. It had the original tranny the guy had rebuilt. When he installed it he didn't tighten the converter bolts all the way and they backed out just enough to tap the block. He gave up and sold it to me. Little money and time it ran like a champ until last summer the...

New to the forum I have a 2003 Chevy Silverado LL LQ9 6.0 with 203k miles. 4l80e AWD. Has kooks long tube headers/full exhaust. Truck runs great. No oil loss between services. Oil pan is very lightly wet but not dripping. Oil pressure is 35psi at warm idle with current Mobil 1 High Mileage...