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Been driving around this 2005 Tahoe for the past month or so.
Body has 286k, engine has about 150k (swapped in a 4.8 I had sitting years back for the 231k 5.3 that was tired), trans has about 100k.
Went through the trans, front and rear diffs and transfer case. Trans got a new ACDeclo filter and fill of Mobil Delvac 1 ATF (TES-295) spec. Transfer case got AutoTrak II, front and rear diffs got Mobil Delvac 1 75W-90.
The front diff was pretty gross, dirty old fluid and metal on the plug. The rear diff was dirty, some metal, but the teeth on the ring gear looked real good. Transfer case looked pretty clean -- it had been done a month prior and was dirty. But good to see this time it was clean still.
Trans looked like 100k fluid. The 4L60e seems to really like the TES-295. Shifts are just as confident as before, overall seems to shift smoother and quicker.
Overall drivetrain in the truck seems more free and quieter. I am pleased. Think I am going to buy this off my Dad and keep it around for a while. With the way the used market is, and already knowing it's history and what is good/wrong with it, seems like a much more solid choice than buying something uknown. Plus Dad don't want a lot and will get a vehicle out of his yard.
I figured it out -- for me driving about 400 miles a week, it would take $9 per gallon gas to be at a point where a $400 car payment per month with a new vehicle obtaining 30mpg would be cheaper to drive than paying for fuel costs on a 15-16 MPG GM truck. Additionally, the $400 car payment might even be on the low end as I like the finer things in life, good stereo, leather, sunroof. So unfortunately a $200/mo. car would never be a thought for me. Tahoe is an old girl but the Bose still sounds good, leather heated seats and at the end of the day its a truck that can tow.
Overall I am very pleased and happy.
Body has 286k, engine has about 150k (swapped in a 4.8 I had sitting years back for the 231k 5.3 that was tired), trans has about 100k.
Went through the trans, front and rear diffs and transfer case. Trans got a new ACDeclo filter and fill of Mobil Delvac 1 ATF (TES-295) spec. Transfer case got AutoTrak II, front and rear diffs got Mobil Delvac 1 75W-90.
The front diff was pretty gross, dirty old fluid and metal on the plug. The rear diff was dirty, some metal, but the teeth on the ring gear looked real good. Transfer case looked pretty clean -- it had been done a month prior and was dirty. But good to see this time it was clean still.
Trans looked like 100k fluid. The 4L60e seems to really like the TES-295. Shifts are just as confident as before, overall seems to shift smoother and quicker.
Overall drivetrain in the truck seems more free and quieter. I am pleased. Think I am going to buy this off my Dad and keep it around for a while. With the way the used market is, and already knowing it's history and what is good/wrong with it, seems like a much more solid choice than buying something uknown. Plus Dad don't want a lot and will get a vehicle out of his yard.
I figured it out -- for me driving about 400 miles a week, it would take $9 per gallon gas to be at a point where a $400 car payment per month with a new vehicle obtaining 30mpg would be cheaper to drive than paying for fuel costs on a 15-16 MPG GM truck. Additionally, the $400 car payment might even be on the low end as I like the finer things in life, good stereo, leather, sunroof. So unfortunately a $200/mo. car would never be a thought for me. Tahoe is an old girl but the Bose still sounds good, leather heated seats and at the end of the day its a truck that can tow.
Overall I am very pleased and happy.