 |
|
|
|
Next: motronic compatibility question
|
| Author |
Message |
External
Since: Sep 30, 2006
Posts: 1
|
(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:55 pm
Post subject: suburban 289,000 miles & counting
Archived from groups: alt>autos>4x4>chevy-trucks (more info?)
|
|
|
I've got a 1993 suburban with 289,000 miles original engine. The only things
I have doe are:
rplace a battery (2x)
replace entire rearend (ruined a right rear seal & axle housing)
replace alternator
replace A/C compressor (twice)
the thing runs pretty well and uses no oil. It has developed a slight
roughness.
Any ideas on what part is the next to go?
I've heard timing chain and distributer. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 | |
External
Since: Oct 23, 2005
Posts: 431
|
(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 8:31 pm
Post subject: Re: suburban 289,000 miles & counting [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
Per "john h" <jf)hawk.nospam@yahoo.com>:
>I've got a 1993 suburban with 289,000 miles original engine. The only things
>I have doe are:
>rplace a battery (2x)
>replace entire rearend (ruined a right rear seal & axle housing)
>replace alternator
>replace A/C compressor (twice)
>the thing runs pretty well and uses no oil. It has developed a slight
>roughness.
>Any ideas on what part is the next to go?
>I've heard timing chain and distributer.
I'm aspiring to 250k - having 130k on it now.
I'm getting about 3,000 miles per quart of oil when running
Mobil-1 and can make it between 3k oil changes without adding
any when running dino.
You seem tb doing a lot better than I have with my '98 1500:
----------------------------------------------------------
00000: Hood spacers rusting badly & sloppy seat install
05000: STRANDED Rear brake froze
07000: Steering noise
13000: Bad tire
20000: Trans shifting problem
27000: Front rotors warped
29000: Burning Oil
30000: Violent shifts 1st-2nd
34690: STRANDED Alternator
35940: Xmission Valve Body...
36240: Serpentine belt replacement
37000 "Clunking" noise when starting from full or near stop
39000: Steering became hard momentarily
39800: Rear clunk starting to return in rear (re/37000)
61060: New sus parts
67120: Trans shift prob (like 30000/35940)
68260: Pads+turn rotors+
75040: STANDED Crank sensor failed
75350: "Check engine..." lite
75837: Valve Body (trans) required rebuild
77100: Water pump
77439: Intake manifold gasket
85000: (approx) Wiper board
89000: Wiper board
98000: (approx) Serpentine Belt - preemptive replacement
98340: Alternator Failed
120000: Trip Speedo Failed
-------------------------------------
--
PeteCresswell |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Sep 20, 2005
Posts: 1695
|
(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:55 pm
Post subject: Re: suburban 289,000 miles & counting [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 21:44:59 GMT, "john h" <jf)hawk.nospam@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>I've got a 1993 suburban with 289,000 miles original engine. The only things
>I have doe are:
>rplace a battery (2x)
>replace entire rearend (ruined a right rear seal & axle housing)
>replace alternator
>replace A/C compressor (twice)
>the thing runs pretty well and uses no oil. It has developed a slight
>roughness.
>Any ideas on what part is the next to go?
>I've heard timing chain and distributer.
>
I have 180K on my 89 and replace very little on it. Still has same
starter and altenator minus a new rear bearing in alt about 5 years
ago. Water pump if you have not yet (mine went out around 140 K). You
can check timing chain slop by trying to rotate dampner pully back and
forth. If there is about 10 degrees or more sloop, timing chanin is
getting loose and at about 15 degrees you are on borrowed time. Tranny
maybe too unless you have serviced it regularly with fluid and filter
changes. Yes on more thing, the gasket seal between the TBI unit and
intake manifold is known to fail with age (mine did about 5 years ago)
-----------------
TheSnoMan.com >> Stay informed about: suburban 289,000 miles & counting |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Oct 01, 2006
Posts: 1
|
(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 3:40 am
Post subject: Re: suburban 289,000 miles & counting [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Oct 04, 2006
Posts: 2
|
(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:55 am
Post subject: Re: suburban 289,000 miles & counting [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
every 3000 miles with 10-40w texaco usually
"Michael" <kd4hvz DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1159699258.826955.314230@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
>
> john h wrote:
> > I've got a 1993 suburban with 289,000 miles original engine.
>
> John,
>
> Excellent success with your 'burb! What kind of oil do you use and how
> often do you change it?
>
> -Michael
> >> Stay informed about: suburban 289,000 miles & counting |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Apr 21, 2005
Posts: 19
|
(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:55 pm
Post subject: Re: suburban 289,000 miles & counting [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
That reminds me. I have 342,000 on my S10 and I've never done the timing
chain. If I do that should I get a new distributor as well?
Lannie
"john h" <jf)hawk.nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:vzBTg.3424$Y24.2873@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> I've got a 1993 suburban with 289,000 miles original engine. The only
> things
> I have doe are:
> rplace a battery (2x)
> replace entire rearend (ruined a right rear seal & axle housing)
> replace alternator
> replace A/C compressor (twice)
> the thing runs pretty well and uses no oil. It has developed a slight
> roughness.
> Any ideas on what part is the next to go?
> I've heard timing chain and distributer.
>
> >> Stay informed about: suburban 289,000 miles & counting |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Sep 20, 2005
Posts: 1695
|
(Msg. 7) Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 8:55 pm
Post subject: Re: Re: suburban 289,000 miles & counting [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 11:52:53 GMT, "john hawkins"
<john_f_hawkins.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>every 3000 miles with 10-40w texaco usually
GM had train loads of stuck ring problems with 10w40 oil in 80's and
not longer approves its use and has not for some time either.The high
VI content can cook out and stick rings. You have been lucky.
-----------------
TheSnoMan.com >> Stay informed about: suburban 289,000 miles & counting |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Nov 12, 2004
Posts: 805
|
(Msg. 8) Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 8:55 pm
Post subject: Re: suburban 289,000 miles & counting [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
In article <t3alj2hr0b0nc1s9a0pg4fdiithsp4pu7f.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>,
SnoMan <admin.TakeThisOut@snoman.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 11:52:53 GMT, "john hawkins"
> <john_f_hawkins.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >every 3000 miles with 10-40w texaco usually
>
>
> GM had train loads of stuck ring problems with 10w40 oil in 80's and
> not longer approves its use and has not for some time either.The high
> VI content can cook out and stick rings. You have been lucky.
> -----------------
> TheSnoMan.com
Yes, I'm sure John was wondering why his oil pressure plummeted. >> Stay informed about: suburban 289,000 miles & counting |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Oct 01, 2006
Posts: 82
|
(Msg. 9) Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 2:55 am
Post subject: Re: Re: suburban 289,000 miles & counting [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
My dad bought an 83 5.0L new. He used 10w40 as well. Also, everyone in the
family used the "havoline supreme" oils of the past. Hopefully, today's
Havoline oil is a good as before even though they can't use the "supreme"
word anymore. I've always liked that it was honey-colored in the can...not
like that brown Pennsylvanian stuff (that of course...isn't from
Pennsylvania anyway).
Anyway, he put over 300K miles on that thing and finally gave it to the
salvation army when he bought one of the first 97 Fords....too many strikes
at the GM shop. Which might explain Pete's trouble with his 98....I was
thinking 97/98 were strike years....but don't hammer me if I'm wrong.
Back to the 83, they didn't tow it...he dropped it off for them. The rest of
the truck was falling apart...the only thing that had any life left was the
engine....it didn't smoke, knock, or leak. To bad is was a 305, not a 350.
I guess he was just lucky.
"SnoMan" <admin.RemoveThis@snoman.com> wrote in message
news:t3alj2hr0b0nc1s9a0pg4fdiithsp4pu7f@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 11:52:53 GMT, "john hawkins"
> <john_f_hawkins.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>every 3000 miles with 10-40w texaco usually
>
>
> GM had train loads of stuck ring problems with 10w40 oil in 80's and
> not longer approves its use and has not for some time either.The high
> VI content can cook out and stick rings. You have been lucky.
> -----------------
> TheSnoMan.com >> Stay informed about: suburban 289,000 miles & counting |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Sep 20, 2005
Posts: 1695
|
(Msg. 10) Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 11:55 am
Post subject: Re: Re: suburban 289,000 miles & counting [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:06:21 GMT, aarcuda69062
<nonelson DeleteThis @sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>Yes, I'm sure John was wondering why his oil pressure plummeted.
As usual always a wise a$$. What ever flips your skirt.
The VI problem with GM engines and 10w40 was real (and likley before
your time) and the reason you will not find 10w40 listed as aprroved
in any GM owners manual for over the last 15 to 20 years. Some brands
of 10w40 were worse than others.
-----------------
TheSnoMan.com >> Stay informed about: suburban 289,000 miles & counting |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Nov 12, 2004
Posts: 805
|
(Msg. 11) Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:55 pm
Post subject: Re: suburban 289,000 miles & counting [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
In article <f41nj2hh16kabn9aujouj8o8p4mkd7mtao DeleteThis @4ax.com>,
SnoMan <admin DeleteThis @snoman.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:06:21 GMT, aarcuda69062
> <nonelson DeleteThis @sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> >Yes, I'm sure John was wondering why his oil pressure plummeted.
>
>
> As usual always a wise a$$. What ever flips your skirt.
Better a wise as than a dumb ass.
> The VI problem with GM engines and 10w40 was real
That would make it a GM problem, not an oil problem.
> (and likley before
> your time)
I still have the paper version of the TSB.
> and the reason you will not find 10w40 listed as aprroved
> in any GM owners manual for over the last 15 to 20 years. Some brands
> of 10w40 were worse than others.
<chuckle> 15 to 20 years?
Anything that applied to motor oil *3* years ago is now obsolete.
I _do_ think you should be appointed as head luddite though... >> Stay informed about: suburban 289,000 miles & counting |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Sep 20, 2005
Posts: 1695
|
(Msg. 12) Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 10:55 pm
Post subject: Re: Re: suburban 289,000 miles & counting [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 21:11:42 GMT, aarcuda69062
<nonelson DeleteThis @sbcglobal.net> wrote:
aarcuda69062 is such a inmature child that he is not even worthy of
wasting any more time with in this thread. Knock yourself out as you
are a legend in your own mind.
-----------------
TheSnoMan.com >> Stay informed about: suburban 289,000 miles & counting |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Nov 12, 2004
Posts: 805
|
(Msg. 13) Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 11:55 pm
Post subject: Re: suburban 289,000 miles & counting [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
In article <gc6oj2tkpi2nf6leonbu167t42qd8juh2d DeleteThis @4ax.com>,
SnoMan <admin DeleteThis @snoman.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 21:11:42 GMT, aarcuda69062
> <nonelson DeleteThis @sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> aarcuda69062 is such a inmature child that he is not even worthy of
> wasting any more time with in this thread. Knock yourself out as you
> are a legend in your own mind.
Making such statements is nothing but a convenient cop out to
avoid having to substantiate the erroneous information that you
post.
Quit the cop out.
Answer the questions posed earlier.
Prove that what you claim is correct. >> Stay informed about: suburban 289,000 miles & counting |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Oct 23, 2006
Posts: 12
|
(Msg. 14) Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:55 pm
Post subject: Re: Re: suburban 289,000 miles & counting [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
289,000... This is nothing
I have and use a 94 Burb everyday that has 417,000 + on it. No rust and
everything works.
I have run Mobil One 5W-30 in it since 44K and it doesn't burn any oil. I
have replaced almost everything on the truck with the
exception of the engine. 5.7 that has never been opened and still runs like
a top.
Replaced it with a 04 Avalanche last week and I am in the process of selling
it now.
--
All Email Scanned and declared
Virus Free by Norton System Works
"SnoMan" <admin DeleteThis @snoman.com> wrote in message
news:t3alj2hr0b0nc1s9a0pg4fdiithsp4pu7f@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 11:52:53 GMT, "john hawkins"
> <john_f_hawkins DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>every 3000 miles with 10-40w texaco usually
>
>
> GM had train loads of stuck ring problems with 10w40 oil in 80's and
> not longer approves its use and has not for some time either.The high
> VI content can cook out and stick rings. You have been lucky.
> -----------------
> TheSnoMan.com >> Stay informed about: suburban 289,000 miles & counting |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
|
You can post new topics in this forum
You can reply to topics in this forum
You can edit your posts in this forum
You can delete your posts in this forum
You can vote in polls in this forum
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ
Profile
Private Messages
Log in
