is a diesel injector more affordable? maybe swap in a used Duramax ?Holy
I thought only Audi drivers run away when warranty protection vanishes......
2017 Yukon 6.2 suddenly running very rough and check engine light
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I thought only Audi drivers run away when warranty protection vanishes......
Sheesh this is making my old-timey BMW look totally reasonable 
$1500 for a fuel injector? dayam, just dayam. Got my septic tanks and leach fields pumped out for $700.
Not any higher of a failure rate than other GDI Injectors.....They're made by Bosch same as many other manufacturers.
they have 8 so twice the chance of a vehicle with 4? or some other engineering issue that is harder on the injectors in this application?
Are we assuming that Injector failures are in fact higher on GM Ecotec3 engines than other GDI equipped engines?
I was looking at the new 3.0 Duramax Yukon XL/Suburbans as a replacement and was intrigued by the 8 year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty until I saw it doesn’t cover any of the fuel system. The fuel pumps and injectors seem to be the issue on all the small diesels and the manufacturer usually requires a full fuel system replacement ($$$$$) when things go south.
Still high
Well I can assure you I’ve now owned two GDI vehicles, a 2013 Accord and a 2018 Sonata. I can’t recall anyone on any of the forums having injector issues.
There have been a few people on this forum who have complained about rough idle with the L83 V8, supposedly cured with PEA fuel system cleaner.
The belt driven oil pump at the back of the engine that requires the transmission to be dropped and inspected every 150,000mi is a turn-off IMO. That and GM config limitations is making me look elsewhere.
Want a double cab standard bed with the fancy 10speed transmission? LTZ and diesel it is then.
I get it, but that means an inspection at 150,000 miles and the next one at 300,000 miles. Also, the tranny would have to come off for something like a main seal leak or a torque convertor failure. Not sure if that is a real reason to reject that engine. I wonder who has the perfect diesel engine and transmission guaranteed to have 300,000 trouble free miles. ( I am listening).
Toyota fanboys are firing up their keyboards right now.I wonder who has the perfect diesel engine and transmission guaranteed to have 300,000 trouble free miles. ( I am listening).
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Yes they are...and there are plenty of repair videos on how to replace them. The problem last year was that the injectors were on back order, and for an aftermarket injector there are three different injectors for the same truck - so you'll need to physically remove the bad injector and match up the part number for the new injector.
Got a call and it’s repaired. $1377 was the total. I’ll pick it up later today and hope it runs. Normally this would be something I’d tackle on my own as I like working on cars and we have an extra vehicle so it’s not a huge inconvenience if it takes a few days longer than it should. Recent back surgery and an adrenalectomy make it basically impossible for me to lean over the hood so I get to pay someone to do it.
I wouldn’t let this cloud your judgement with the vehicle. All cars have issues at some point. A fuel injector replacement is a very minor repair, just in this case it was a bit costly. An independent shop would be probably been much cheaper than the dealer for future reference.
I considered going to an independent shop but hoped the injector extended coverage for other states might apply or GM may reimburse some of the cost. I figured my only shot of that happening was to go to the dealer. Also, as clinebarger said, I didn’t want to be paying diagnostics and repairs for a shop’s learning curve that was unfamiliar with this particular model’s issues. Mainly, I’m just annoyed that a modern $81,000 vehicle can’t make it to 100k on factory fuel injectors in the 4th model year of this generation Yukon/Tahoe/Escalade.
Well after updates every 2 business days about submitting for authorization GM Customer Care was able to reimburse 10% of the repair cost. Better than nothing but frustrating that it’s covered at 100% in certain stages up to 10 years/150,000 miles. My threats of this being my last GM purchase didn’t do anything and I guess the joke is on me since I traded the 17 Denali on a 2021 Suburban Z71. GM wins in the long run!
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What motor you choose for the burban?
